In the stories section of the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre, May 7 2019: 50 years ago, something prompted a Buddhist monk, Catholic missionaries and service clubs to come together …
Self-Reliance from the Perspective of Financial Assistance Beneficiaries and Social Workers: a Foucauldian Discourse Analysis
Author: Pee Abigail, National University of Singapore Partnering with Beyond Social Services, Sengkang FSC and Serangoon Moral FSC, the study employed semi-structured interviews of beneficiaries and social workers to understand …
Understanding the Underserved Needs of Youth-At-Risk in Singapore: A Self-Determination Approach
Commissioned by Caritas Singapore, this study identifies gaps in services for youth-at-risk from the perspective of social service professionals and youth-at-risk. Results showed a mismatch between social service provision and …
Pair of rental-flat-living “kaypoh makciks” turned a drug-ridden estate in S’pore into a big family
In Mothership newspaper, Dec 23, 2018: “When we went door-knocking to meet the residents, I found out that a lot of people actually need help, the senior citizens and big families …
Stop seeing people as problems. They’re assets who build social capital
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 …