In Straits Times newspaper Jan 3, 2019: “In Singapore, social services help those at the margin. But there’s a different way to do things: Create an environment of mutual help …
Giving Choices Back
In ArtsWokCollaborative E-Newsletter Issue #2, Dec 19, 2018 Community development is “about giving the choices back to the community” says Izzaty Ishak, a theatre-maker and community worker with Beyond Social Services. …
Youths living in rental flats feel empowered when engaged with their communities: Study
In Mothership newspaper Nov 21, 2018 “The research project looked at how children, youths, and their parents living in three different HDB rental estates viewed their living conditions as well …
Meet Diljan, home baker, cook, and mummy to her AMK neighbours
In TodayOnline newspaper November 21, 2018: “’The kids also come to us with problems… Parents come to me and say their kids are doing well, and share incidents,’ said the …
How Beyond Social Services scheme gets rental block residents to help one another
In Straits Times newspaper Nov 21, 2018: “It is such strong neighbourly ties that Beyond Social Services hopes to foster through its Youth United Programme. It facilitates the building of …
The Big Read: Social stratification — a poison seeping into S’pore’s housing estates and schools
In TodayOnline newspaper May 27, 2018 “On her decision to enrol both her sons in a neighbourhood school, Ms Lim said she and her husband ‘wanted them in an environment …
The Big Read: Educators flag absentee rate of children of low-income families as a concern
In TodayOnline newspaper August 1, 2015: “Beyond’s Healthy Start Child Development Centre, more than 90 per cent of its children are from households in the lower income bracket. The centre …
Youth United Impact Study- Beyond Social Services
In Singapore today, 26.65% of households have incomes less than half of the national median income. Families in 276 public rental housing blocks across Singapore are also getting by on …
Youth and Social Interaction
Author: Tan Jiang Ling Germaise from Ngee Ann Polytechnic Having problems with social interaction and relationships has been shown to be linked with aggressive verbal and physical behaviour. This kind of …
Uncovering Community Visions
Author: Beyond Social Services Beyond Social Services believes in a strengths based approach when improving the conditions of youth and their families. One of the first steps in achieving this …