Helping to find a lasting home for Tin-Fun through fun and joy

On February 29, 2016, Taoyuan Mike Mountaineering Climbing Club (桃園市麥克家族開創協會) invited various volunteers and organizations in the music field to Tin-Fun Special Education Home (庭芳啟智教養院), which is located in Taoyuan’s Daxi District. In addition to prizes, there was also a whole host of wonderful singing and dancing performances, bringing the spirit of joy and merriment to patients at Tin-Fun. 

Chairman and founder of Tin-Fun Special Education Home, Xie Qian-fan (謝乾芳) said that following a subsidy reduction by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the institution’s financial situation has deteriorated and is facing difficulties. Moreover, a high degree of difficulty in the work, coupled with relatively low salaries, means that recruiting staff can be challenging. Although the center is designed to house 55 patients, it is currently only able to provide proper care for 52. In spite of this, the county and city governments have a never-ending line of patients in need of the facilities. For example, two patients from New Taipei City have been waiting for 2 years, but the center is still unable to house them.

At Tin-Fun Special Education Home, some of the patients are without any family, and the home is their only refuge. In light of the fact that the home is located on land rented from Yang's Ancestral Hall (楊氏宗祠) and faces relocation at the end of its 10-year tenancy, it is hoped public assistance can be found to secure Tin-Fun a true and lasting home. 

Helping to find a lasting home for Tin-Fun through fun and joy

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(以下是中文對照)

歡樂滿庭芳 & 幫庭芳找到屬於自己完整的家

2016年2月29日，桃園市麥克家族開創協會邀請多位音樂志工與團體，一同到位於桃園市大溪區的庭芳啟智教養院，除致贈物資外，並表演拿手絕活，載歌載舞，與院生一同歡樂。

教養院創辦人謝乾芳董事長表示，由於衛福部補助減少，且募款情況大不如前，教養院的經營相當困難；另外因為工作辛苦、待遇有限，工作人員的招募也相當不易，雖然依編制可招收55名院生，現在卻只能服務52名，但各縣市政府欲委託的個案仍絡繹不絕，例如新北市已有人排了2年仍然無法入住。

院方表示，有些入住的院生沒有家人，這裡就是唯一的家，而現在教養院使用的土地是向楊氏宗祠租借，當十年合約到期時，就有需要搬家的問題，因此期待各界能伸出援手，幫他們找到一個屬於自己完整的家。