Hong Fook Opens New "Garden of Hope" Office for North York's Asian Communities

Written by Media Release - Hong Fook Mental Health Association Thursday, 26 January 2012 10:54

Celebrating 30 years of quality services in the Asian communities, the Hong Fook Mental Health Association and Hong Fook Mental Health Foundation are officially opening the doors to their newest office in North York on Friday, February 3.

There will also be an announcement by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, who is supporting the addition of the new branch office through its Community Capital Fund. This new office will allow Hong Fook to expand their services in the North York area and serve a more diverse population that encompasses the Cambodian, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese communities.

Hong Fook Mental Health Association works with the Asian communities to keep people mentally healthy and manage mental illness from recovery to wellness through promotion and prevention, treatment, capacity building and advocacy. In 2011, Hong Fook provided direct services to 2,527 clients and reached out to 16,871 community members through mental health promotion efforts.