Services and programmes that support vulnerable individuals and families towards resilience and stability.

Family Service Centres
Family Service Centres (FSCs) are a key community-based focal point and social service provider for families in need. The objectives of FSCs are to promote and improve the social well-being of every individual in the family, at every stage of life. FSCs are staffed by social workers and other professionals who can provide a helping hand. Click here to find the FSC nearest to you.
 

Remarriages and Step-Families
PPIS Vista Sakinah helps remarried couples and their families cope with their new roles and adjust to their reconstituted families. The services provided include family casework and counselling, support groups, programmes for children, and public education.
 

Marriages involving Minors
INSPIRASI PPIS is a hub that serves as a one-stop centre to centralise the coordination and provision of the various programmes and services for minor couples who plan or eventually choose to marry.
 

Divorce Support Specialist Agencies
Divorce Support Specialist Agencies emphasise child centricity through the divorcing process, provide support for divorcing and divorced families and children in the form of workshops on co-parenting, support groups, case management and counselling.
 

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Maintenance Support Central – Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations 
A one-stop drop-in centre that provides advice and assistance with problems relating to payment of court-ordered maintenance following a divorce or legal separation. This includes legal advice, credit bureau reporting, filing and/or enforcement of fresh maintenance orders as well as public education.
 

Transnational Families Support Centres
Transnational couples will be prepared for a cross-cultural marriage in Singapore and equipped with knowledge on where they can get assistance in the community.
 

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Rehabilitation services help former offenders and their families reintegrate into society.

Halfway Houses
Halfway Houses are transitional homes that help offenders through the process of reintegration into society. They provide rehabilitative programmes as well as case management services. There are currently eight halfway houses appointed by SCORE to implement the Halfway House Service Model.

Case Management
SACA and SANA provide aftercare case management service to assist former offenders in attaining employment, job training, securing accommodation, developing social support and coping skills, and attaining a positive lifestyle.  These facilitate the reintegration of former offenders into their families and the society, and in turn minimise the cycle of reoffending.  Family sessions are also conducted to support the recovering persons’ rehabilitation.
 
WE CARE Drop-In Centre provides a safe and supportive place for recovering persons and their family members to find fellowship and support. The centre provides a range of activities and programmes that helps the recovering persons re-integrate into family and work life.
 
Self-Help Support Groups
WE CARE hosts various self-help Recovery Support Group meetings on a regular basis.

CARE Network
The CARE Network was formed to coordinate and improve the effectiveness among many agencies’ effort in engaging rehabilitative works for ex-offenders in Singapore. For more information on the member agencies, please refer to the CARE Network website.

 

Immediate and short-term support for individuals or families who are financially, emotionally, psychologically or physically distressed.

 

Family Violence Specialist Centres
Provides family violence intervention work ranging from remedial to preventive and developmental services. The three family violence specialist centres in Singapore are PAVE, TRANS SAFE Centre and Care Corner Project StART.
 

Star Shelter – Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations (SCWO)
SCWO Star Shelter provides temporary refuge for women and their children who are victims of family violence. It empowers service users to manage and take responsibility for their lives, and assists them in rebuilding a life free from violence.
 

Pregnancy Crisis
BABES provides pre- and post-natal support for teenage girls facing unplanned pregnancies. Counsellors provide information and emotional support to enable the teenager to make informed decisions regarding her pregnancy. The programme also helps support strained relationships between the teenagers and their families.
 

Transitional Shelters
Transitional shelters provide temporary and safe accommodation to help families and individuals to cope with their challenges and transition towards self-reliance.  At present, there are three social service organisations that run the Transitional shelters.
 

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Provide emotional support to individuals, couples and families facing psychological issues arising from relationship problems and lifestyle pressures.
 

Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE)
AWARE aims to support and empower women to deal effectively with problems and crises through a helpline, face-to-face counselling, a legal clinic, befriending and care services.
 

A specialised track of the above is available for victims of sexual assault.
 
Care Corner Counselling Centre
Counselling and therapy services for marital relationships, including pre-marital, in-marriage, extra-marital and post-marriage situations. The centre does this through individual face-to-face counselling, couple counselling, group counselling, a helpline and support group services. Care Corner started out as the first counselling centre with a focus on the Mandarin-speaking community.
 

Counselling and Care Centre
Counselling and Care Centre counsels individuals and families, providing therapeutic support to them. The centre also provides consultancy, training and publication.
 

Eagles Mediation and Counselling Centre
A specialist in mediation, an alternative dispute resolution method, which supports individuals and families in resolving psychoemotional and relational issues. Eagles Mediation and Counselling Centre combines mediation and counselling to provide a continuum of support for clients through the different stages of relationship issues and decision-making.
 

Shan You Counselling Centre
The centre provides support to individuals and families facing mental health issues arising from the anxiety and stresses of lifestyle pressures.  It integrates Mind-Body Medicine and Mindfulness into its counselling services.
 
WINGS Counselling Centre
The centre provides counselling support for children-and- youth-related issues, within the context of the family system. The centre customises its counselling and therapy services towards individuals, couples and families, based on their ages and developmental stages.