About Us
Our Story - OneHub Growth
集大莊 Ji Da Zhuang
A Place of Integration
OneHub Growth, a not-for-profit organization, aims to address individual and structural barriers faced by disadvantaged individuals. “One hub” means an integrated place for people, and “Growth” means fostering a growth mindset among us, driving us to help one build their community connections and security. OneHub Growth believes in the power of community work to create equity impact. Since 2022, we have used a social work lens to set a clear direction for our organization, working with vulnerable populations, including seniors, newcomer youth, newcomers, low-income families, and individuals with special needs. We bring our mission, vision, values, and mandates to life by reducing local poverty and maintaining the well-being of vulnerable groups from a social determinant of health perspective. Our service delivery and practices are culturally competent, prioritizing the best interests of service users within our compassionate community.
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To honour the grandfather of our co-founder, we used the Chinese name集大莊to pass on the legacy of his grandfather’s Chinese calligraphy brush company, which played an important role in promoting traditional cultural practices in the Hong Kong community. 集大莊means a place of integration. The words “集大成者” were used by the famous Chinese scholar Mencius(孟子) to praise Confucius (孔子) as the one who epitomizes success in career, knowledge, skills, and morality. This is a perfect match for the goal of OneHub Growth, which is to optimize the strengths and potentials of individuals in the communities.
Since 2022, OneHub Growth has begun offering community-based programs and services to people in need. OneHub Growth has the uniqueness and capacity to play a key role in supporting vulnerable members of the community. Living in vulnerable circumstances can be caused by limited capacity or inadequate access to resources and opportunities. Anyone can find themselves in these situations at some point in their life (CIHR, 2018). From the perspective of social determinants of health, our community work addresses social justice issues such as local poverty, unemployment, equity, and inequalities. In response, we explore the contemporary realities of different populations, including newcomers, women, youth, older adults, persons with special needs, and low to modest-income families.
