Concern & Care Society is a Voluntary Welfare Organization set up to provide assistance to people in crisis and promote good values. CCS was registered with the Registry of Societies and Commissioner of Charities in 2001. The Society became a full-fledged member of the National Council of Social Service on 21 April 2003. In 2003, CCS partnered with the Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports to set up the Concern & Care Bukit Batok Neighbourhood Link (NL) to assist and befriend the residents in the neighbourhood, especially those who are elderly and lonely in obtaining appropriate services that meet their needs.

The services of the NL include Information & Referral, Weekly Home Visit to Lonely Elderly, Escort to Clinics, Friendly Phone Calls, Help in Correspondences, etc. The 5 core programmes run by the NL are as follows:

.Music Academy for the Elderly: For retirees to integrate back into society through volunteerism and to help other less fortunate elderly in the community

.Music Therapy Exercise: For residents of all age groups to promote healthy living

.Home Help Service: For frail and homebound elderly.

.Body & Mind Renewal Exercise: For elderly suffering from stroke and/or Parkinson’s Diseases

Y4EP Youth Volunteer Training: CCS established the “Youth for Elderly Project” (Y4EP) to meet the needs of the neighborhood youths who have lost their direction in lives and who may not know how to express love at home. Through the training sessions, we guide them and lead them to become better persons

Official Website: www.concernandcare.org.sg

Handicaps Welfare Association

Handicaps Welfare Association (HWA), founded in 1969 by a group of 23 persons to promote self-help and provide mutual support among the disabled in Singapore, is an organisation run by people with disabilities, for people with disabilities. It was first registered as the Singapore Handicaps Friendship Club. It later became known as Singapore Association for the Disabled in 1975. In 1976, it adopted the present name - Handicaps Welfare Association.

HWA has come a long way from a very modest beginning to what it is today. In the early years, our activities were confined to mere social gatherings. There was no office premises or staff to speak of. Meetings were held in a church library and HWA leaders had to contribute towards the purchase of refreshments. Our Association has since grown to a large and respected organisation with over 1,700 members, most of whom are physically- disabled. HWA, occupying an old school building at Whampoa Drive, now has proper offices and other facilities. The Association has a full-time staff of 42 people.

Over the last 35 years, HWA has progressed beyond the traditional areas of social and recreational activities. It has expanded and developed its range of services and taken on various innovative projects to meet the increasing and changing needs of its members.

Official Website: www.hwa.org.sg

 

Methodist Children and Youth Centre

The Methodist Children and Youth Centre (MCYC), instituted in 2001, is an agency of the Methodist Welfare Services (MWS). It is supported by the Ministry of Community Development Youth and Sports and the National Council of Social Service.

Services and programmes focus on helping children, youths and their parents, to bring about holistic help.

MCYC's Learning Centre is one key programme children. This programme provides specialised help for children in mainstream schools, but with learning difficulties, like Dyslexia, Learning Development Delays, Attention Deficit / Hyperactive Disorder, etc. The Learning Centre also helps children from learning-disadvantaged families, who do not use English at home.

MCYC also works with schools to help youths with psycho-social and behavioural problems. Through counselling, group work, workshops, talks and camps, MCYC helps youths with problems such as self-identity, self-esteem, self-motivation, teen sexuality, anger, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, cyberspace and gambling addictions.

To help children and youths in the home front, MCYC provides counselling and skills training to parents. By equipping and empowering the parents, parents will be more able to provide a stable home environment for their children.

MCYC is also involved in the Bukit Batok, providing various programmes and services to the local community.

Official Website: www.mcyc.mws.org.sg

 

Metta Welfare Association

Founded in 1992 by Venerable Shi Fa Zhao and registered as a charity in 1994, Metta Welfare Association (Metta) provides quality health care and welfare services to the needy regardless of race or religion. From the young to the elderly, the infirmed to the terminally ill, we offer a wide range of services that go beyond the mere fulfillment of their needs.

Endorsed by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education, we are also a member of the National Council of Social Service, Singapore Hospice Council and Singapore Disability Sports Council.

.Disability Care: Metta Home for the Disabled, Metta Home Day Activity Centre, Metta Day Activity Centre for the Intellectually Disabled

.Special Education: Metta School, Metta Pre-School

.Community Care: SE CDC – Metta Student Care Centres 1 & 2, North East CDC – Metta Student Care Centre

.Social Enterprise: Happy Arts Enterprise Ltd, Happy Arts Deli

.Medical Care: Metta Day Rehabilitation Centre for the Elderly, Metta Hospice Care

Official Website: www.metta.org.sg

Tampines Family Service Centre

Tampines Family Service Centre (TFSC) is a neighbourhood-based social service agency operated by Methodist Welfare Services and supported by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and National Council of Social Service (NCSS).

Opened in 1992, TFSC provides a wide spectrum of services and programmes to meet the needs of the multi-racial community living in Tampines and Simei. Our preventive, developmental and remedial programmes cater to individuals and families at different life stages.

Besides disbursing financial assistance to low-income families, we offer holistic services; arranging tuition for children, counselling for individuals, family life education programmes such as marriage preparation/enrichment workshops, support groups for stepfamilies, parenting programmes, and women's support groups. In addition, we reach out to youths through groupwork, talks, forums, counselling and conduct Guidance Programme for youth offenders.

This year, we intend to start a men’s support network and invite more professional speakers to conduct family life education programmes. To effectively sustain TFSC’s work, we need funds to run our programmes to serve the growing needs of the community. This will help us develop enriching programmes for their clients that will assist them in their quest to get back on their feet.

Together with grassroots organisations and other social service organisations, TFSC endeavours to mobilise and ensure the availability of resources for the community.

Official Website: www.tampinesfsc.mws.org.sg

 

Tan Tock Seng Hospital Community Charity Fund

In keeping with our Legacy of Giving, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) set up the TTSH Community Charity Fund in August 1995 to improve the quality of life of our less fortunate patients.

.The purpose of the TTSH Community Charity Fund is to:

.Provide financial aid for our needy patients when other avenues of help are lacking

.Support medical research for better clinical care

.Support medical education and training for better patient care

Through the years, our Charity has helped countless needy patients, lightening their financial and emotional burdens. In 2006, our Charity has disbursed over 1.2 million through our Needy Patients Programmes. From non-standard drugs (treatment for cancer, diabetes, HIV etc) to medical aids (wheelchairs, oxygen concentrators, home care services etc), the fund has made a difference with tremendous support from our donors.

Our Needy Patients Programme consists of HELP (Helping Elderly Patients) Programme, See Better Programme, Hear Better Programme, Living Breath Programme, MovE (Moving with Ease) Programme, Stopping SID!( Stopping Serious Infectious Diseases) Programme and Home Care Programme.

The Fund is an IPC and a registered charity under the Charities Act. All fundraising programmes run independently and do not receive funding from Community Chest.

Official Website: www.ttsh.com.sg/new/about/charity.htm

TOUCH Community Services, a not-for-profit charitable organisation, was officially registered in 1992 and has been a member of the National Council of Social Service since 1994. TOUCH is committed to the well-being of all people, reaching out to various levels of needs in the community. Our mission is to establish and provide for the needy and disadvantaged in our society an integrated network of community-based services that strengthens the family, believing that every individual is unique and capable of reaching his or her highest potential.

TOUCH has an integrated network of 17 services with 17 centres located at different parts of Singapore, including Bukit Merah, Clementi, Geylang Bahru, Hougang, Serangoon, Toa Payoh, Ubi and Yishun. Its clients include children from low-income and/or single-parent families, youths-at-risk, needy families, people with special and healthcare needs, and the elderly. To promote greater awareness and exposure to overseas community work, we partner closely with organisations in various countries in the areas of adoption of children, community development and humanitarian relief. Over the last 15 years, TOUCH has reached out to more than 80,000 individuals from all religions and races.

Official Website: www.tcs.org.sg