Care Corner

Our community support programmes tap into the needs of specific target groups. As people adapt to the constant changes around us, Care Corner has been taking pragmatic steps to evolve new programmes in order to cope with the growing demands of overlooked groups among us. This includes single parents, juveniles and abused victims.

All of our Family Service Centres offer innovative programmes to anyone regardless of age, race, language or religion. The primary objective is to promote family and individual well-being with our wide network of comprehensive social support.

As part of the overall support, Care Corner works with the Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports (MCYS) and the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) to offer a diverse set of programmes catered for the different communities.

Care Corner Family Service Centre (Admiralty)

Learn and Play Programme
This programme is designed for primary school students from low-income families. It offers a comprehensive, child-centered approach that aims to meet the child’s intellectual, psychological and social needs. Each session is designed to be fun and creative.
Guidance Programme
GP Programme is a 6-month programme that offers counselling and personal growth guidance for youth who have committed petty crimes.

Admission to the programme is only by referral from the police. In the course of the programmes, the mix of activities is designed to inculcate the youth with the right values as well as to build up resiliency in their characters. Other practical skills such as decision-making and relationship management are also taught.
Parenting Support Service
The programme organises regular workshops to introduce relevant parenting and communication skills. It encompasses 1) Group sessions – parenting with confidence 2) parenting clinic 3) talks and workshops.
XRAY
X-Ray programme aims to empower early young school-leavers in the job-market by providing them with proper training and employment opportunities while empowering them with greater self-esteem. These training will make their transition into the marketplace a less rocky journey.

The programme will run for 6 months and focuses on 4 core areas: sense of belonging, independence, skills mastery and relationship. This ground-breaking work will equip the participants with marketable skills, knowledge and leadership qualities. Not confining to just classroom theories, programme leaders will also offer vocational training and career advice. As part of the curriculum, social entrepreneurship is also strongly encouraged.
STEP-UP
This school-based programme offers talks and workshops conducted at the school premises. It aims to help students to deal with personal and social issues, e.g. anger, theft and motivation. In addition, it also offers tips and insights to teachers and parents to understand the student’s psychology so that they can offer more effective support during their growing years.
Open Hands Programme temporarily relieves the financial burdens of clients, as well as improve their employability. Working together with the organisation: Food from the Heart (FFTH), we provide bread and food rations on a weekly basis to close to 100 low income families. This immediate assistance helps clients put food on the table, giving them much needed encouragement as they venture towards gaining self-reliance. Talks on finance management and English conversational classes have helped clients in their employment journey.
Drop-In Area - (Open to public) Aimed at engaging Youth in their free time, we have computers, X-Box, and a Pool table, amongst the attractions at the Centre. Open on weekday afternoons, an average of 40 youth gather here daily under the watchful eye of trained social workers and befrienders.

For more information, please contact:
Care Corner Family Service Centre (Admiralty)

Care Corner Family Service Centre (Queenstown)

Kidstart!

New Rainbow Support Group

Step-Up. Targeted at youth-at-risk, we organise programmes such as motivation groupwork, assembly talks, sexuality workshops and also provide casework and counselling for the youths and their families.

Care Connection promotes active ageing among the high risk and vulnerable elderly residing at Tanglin Halt and Commonwealth Drive area through its elderly programme and drop-in services. Our ‘Club 88’ organises activities and courses that enhance the holistic well-being of the elderly. Members participate in daily activities, special events and outing trips.

W.A.Y. stands for ‘We Are Youth!’ attracts a colourful variety of youth participants including gradates from our Children’s programme, and youth from low income families, who would drop-in to our ‘Chill out Cabin’ three times a week. Youth are engaged in outdoor activities and interest groups.

For more information, please contact:
Care Corner Family Service Centre (Queenstown)

Care Corner Family Service Centre (Toa Payoh)

Project 170

Care Express

Project Ywap

K’w@p is a programme that reaches out to children aged 7 to 12 yrs old living around the Toa Payoh neighbourhood. Activities include: supervised study, ‘learn & play’ activities, and holiday workshops and outings. Many of the participating children were receiving financial assistance from the Centre.

Care Corner Family Service Centre (Toa Payoh)

Care Corner Family Service Centre (Woodlands)

Healthy Start Programme

Learning Bees

STEP-UP

Youth-Inn (YINN) seeks to support Secondary 1 and 2 school-going students from low-income families, helping them transit from the “pre-teens” period to adolescence through our Mentoring and Enrichment components. Participating students are from families receiving financial assistance at our centre, or are schooling within our service boundaries.

For more information, please contact:
Care Corner Family Service Centre (Woodlands)