Warm Wellcome in store as children with special needs learn new skills
Supermarket visits offer 2,000 kids with special needs the chance to pick up some important skills - along with the groceries
Supermarkets are being turned into classrooms for children with special needs, as Wellcome opens its stores for them to learn life skills.
The supermarket chain has partnered with the Heep Hong Society for three years in a social adaptation programme for children with autism, dyslexia and other developmental problems.
The children, aged two to six, are given hands-on experience in skills such as selecting goods, paying at the cashier and using environmentally friendly bags.
More than 2,000 children have taken part in more than 100 sessions in various districts.
"The children and their parents enthusiastically joined in this year's activity, proving its popularity," Heep Hong Society director Nancy Tsang said.
"We hope Wellcome will continue to support us in the coming year to give children a chance to adapt to different social environments," she said.