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This is a list of social service agencies (SSA) in Singapore. [1] These agencies are members of the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) in Singapore. Legend
The organisation is the national coordinating body for Social Service Agencies (SSAs) in Singapore. SSAs are non-profit organisations that provides welfare or social service to vulnerable or disadvantaged groups in Singapore, and in 2018 were renamed from the term Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs). SSAs are members of NCSS.
In 1960, the Singapore Children's Society initiated several educational and training programmes for intellectually disabled children, leading to the formation of the Singapore Association for Retarded Children (SARC) in 1962. [1] [2] Medical social worker Daisy Vaithilingam was involved in the creation of the group. [3]
City Harvest Community Services Association [1] Disabled People's Association; Touch Community Services [2] Rainbow Centre [3] Presbyterian Community Services [4] Christian Outreach for The Handicapped [5] Extra•Ordinary People [6]
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF; Malay: Kementerian Pembangunan Sosial dan Keluarga; Chinese: 社会及家庭发展部; Tamil: சமுதாய, குடும்ப மேம்பாட்டு அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the community infrastructure ...
The Social Development Network (SDN), formerly of Social Development Unit (SDU) and Social Development Service (SDS), is a governmental body under the Ministry of Social and Family Development of Singapore. It works closely with the community and commercial sectors to foster opportunities for singles to interact in social settings in Singapore.
Singapore, in comparison to other similar countries, does not spend a lot of money on social welfare services. [18] The government emphasizes the ideas of self-reliance with the family being the first line of a person's support and volunteer and grassroots organizations helping next. [18]
Founded in 1958, the Singapore Council of Social Service leads and coordinates the social service sector in Singapore. The council was renamed National Council of Social Service in 1992. The NCSS works closely with voluntary welfare organisations to build organisational capabilities for better management and delivery of social service programmes.