善導會 2023-2024年報

㼠겗佦✲ Feature Story ㊥㼬剚 SideBySide 60 “Run For Our Life” Ah Sau has been a member of the “Run For Our Life” running team for over six years. While he is looking like as a typical runner now, his journey to this point was fraught with challenges. In his twenties, under the influence of peers, he fell into the depths of substance abuse, leading to two prison sentences. This not only strained his relationship with his family but also, he lost control due to drugs and nearly caused a family tragedy. As a result, he was sent to the Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre for treatment. After leaving the treatment center, with the support and encouragement from SideBySide, Ah Sau not only overcame a five-year battle with addiction but also established a structured life through running. “Having been addicted for so long, I felt very insecure and often avoided making eye contact with others. However, after joining the running team, my life became more disciplined. I began to see a confident version of myself in the mirror and liked myself a little more”, he shared. Regular training sessions fostered not only a positive mindset but also gave him the STTSVXYRMX] XS VIHMWGSZIV LMQWIPJ ERH KVS[ MR GSRƼHIRGI Initially, running even a few hundred meters felt challenging. However, with the support of fellow runners and coaches, he gradually fell in love with the sport. Over the past six years, he has participated in numerous races, with the most memorable being the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run in 2018, where he successfully completed his first ten-kilometer race. Each race he finished represented a personal boundary crossed and a goal achieved, symbolizing his journey of recovery and resilience against temptation. His family has also begun to notice the changes in him. “What touched me the most was the moment my mom handed me the house OI]W -X W]QFSPMWIH LIV XVYWX MR QIƉ %L 7EY VIƽIGXIH ,I JIIPW JSVXYREXI XS have encountered the “Run For Our Life”, running team which has helped him reclaim a healthier self and earn his family’s acceptance. The Meaning of Running Tom, the social worker at SideBySide, serves not only as a counselor but also as the coach of the “Run For Our Life”, running team. Every Sunday at 8 a.m., regardless of the weather, he meets with team members for XVEMRMRK HIQSRWXVEXMRK XLI [MPPTS[IV GSRƼHIRGI ERH IRHYVERGI VIUYMVIH for such dedication. “Sport is fair. The results depend on one’s self- discipline. Similarly, in the journey of recovery, steadfast will and effort lead to change; running teaches resilience”, he explains. Running often requires individuals to confront challenges alone. Throughout this process, Tom guides participants in transforming their willpower into resilience, helping them navigate daily challenges and manage their emotions. The team includes not only individuals in recovery but also their families and community volunteers, creating a supportive environment where members feel the encouragement of “mutual support, together along the way”. This camaraderie has motivated many individuals in recovery to actively reintegrate into society. 㼦㔐駵꥙ ♧ⶰ垦彋駵䩛魨勞涸꣚⥜⸈Ⰵ✫չ㼦㔐駵꥙պ䊺 竤剤Ⱉ䎃㢵♶麕㖈⨴䐁涸垺㶩涸胝䖕Ⱖ㻜 ꣚⥜⛳剎铐Ⰵ娂鸁䒒㢵娔儘㔔剦鰳䕧갠♴尐帮 嫬嵳刿㔔嫬ㅷ⯓䖕Ⰵ柱Ⰽ妄♶⫦莅㹻➃❜ 䟅欩荛剎㔔「嫬ㅷ䕧갠♴㣟⿡椚兰䎙⛖倬鷑 鋷➃䚍ㄐ❠㔔罜鄄ⴼ鷑䖃㼭奭礶牟氻屛派⚥ 䗱 ꨆꟚ✫屛派⚥䗱涸꣚⥜㖈㊥㼬剚涸䍲⸔ㄤ렽⺑ ♴ꤑ✫䧯倬✫侮侮禾糼✫❀䎃涸嫬涗刿鷴麕 駵姿䒊用饱✫鋊䖒涸欰崞չꟀ䎃嫬涸䧮⼧ⴕ 荈⼻欩荛♶侒姻滚劆➃⡎僽㖈⸈Ⰵ駵꥙䖕 ꤑ✫欰崞隶䖤刿荈䖒䧮㖈ꖏ⚥溏ⵌ✫荈⥌涸垺 㶩刿㋐姹荈䊹♧럊պ꣚⥜剚㹁劍⿮莅駵姿鎯 箻㖈鎯箻⚥♶⡎䒊用✫刿姻꬗涸䙼笞刿ꅾ銴 䖤ⵌ堥剚ꅾ倞钢陏荈䊹隶䖤刿荈⥌ 歋駵侸涰碜鿪䠮鳟蕲㖈駵⿼ㄤ來箻涸佅䭰♴ ♧姿姿䠦♳駵姿Ⱉ䎃⢵駵麕馄麕㣐㣐㼱㼱涸飓 ✲剓ꨈ䘎涸蜓麕倴㖈 2018 䎃⿮莅✫嵳㢫飓✲ Эչ랔窣䌟纏駵պ Yellow Ribbon Prison Run  刿僽꣚⥜껷妄䧭⸆㸤䧭⼧Ⱇꅽ飓✲嫦㸤䧭♧㜥 嫲飓鿪僽騗馊荈䊹涸歲ꣳ麨䧭✫♧⦐⿶♧⦐湡 垦㽠㥪⡂刿欰騟♳騗麕ꨈꡠㄤ钸䞨䧭㽠✫刿 㥪涸荈䊹㹻➃❠鷷恸溏ⵌ꣚⥜涸佖隶չ鸏䎙 䎃⢵剓⟂䧮䠮⹛涸僽㱙㱙鋷䩛㼟㾋⟱ꓳ⻑❜窍 䧮涸齡♧ⵠպ꣚⥜⼧ⴕ䣔䎋腋㣁麂♳չ㼦㔐駵 ꥙պ雊➮〳⟃䪪㔐♧⦐⨴䐁涸荈䊹㼦㔐㹻➃涸 䱺秝 駵姿涸䠑纏 ㊥㼬剚爢䊨闒私葻 (Tom) ꤑ✫二⟤鰊㼬涸錬蒀 ❠僽չ㼦㔐駵꥙պ涸來箻嫦ヰ傈傍♳Ⱄ儘僽駵 ꥙涸꧌鎯儘꟦➮鿪剚괐ꨎ♶佖㖒莅駵꥙䧭㆞♧ ず鵔䱺乽箻鸏鿪⼧ⴕ꨾銴䠑䘋⸂⥌䗱ㄤ罣 ⸂չ麌⹛僽Ⱇ䎂涸㢵㼱䧭卓鿪僽《对倴荈䖒 莅や㽠㥶㖈刿欰⛓騟♳銴剤㛚㹁涸䠑䘋ㄤ➰ ⴀ䩞剚剤佖隶罜駵姿㽠僽銴雊㣐㹻㷸绢隶䖤㛚 ꯅպ駵姿䖎㢵儘⦬鿪銴栬荈꬗㼩涮欰涸㉏겗 㖈熌箻涸麕玑⚥❠꨾銴䒸㼬刿欰➃㡦㼟䠑䘋⸂ 鱲⻋䧭䫒鷠⸂䥰➰傈䌢欰崞ぐ珏䮋䨞ㄤ盘椚䞕 筱姽㢫駵꥙⚥ꤑ✫刿欰➃㡦❠剤➮⦛涸㹻 㿂爢⼦纏䊨〳⟃雊䧭㆞⦛䠮「ⵌչ✽湱佅 䭰屡鸁剤⡹պ涸䠮錏렽⺑✫♶㼱刿欰➃㡦琎 噲ꅾ㔐爢剚 竸ざ刿欰䐁䗂剪⹡ Integrated Service for Ex-offenders