“Food is just a method to survive … day by day. … If you are talking to me about nutrition … I don’t think we people [in this neighbourhood] get …
MIND THE CHASM: COVID-19 & Deepening Inequalities in Singapore
It has been more than a year since COVID-19 landed on our shores and we have adapted to stay relevant; responding quickly and helping families who have been badly hit …
Household Incomes, Arrears, and Impacts on Employment: Preliminary Findings from Beyond Social Services’s COVID-19 Study
In March 2020, shortly before the circuit breaker was announced, Beyond Social Services launched its COVID- 19 Family Assistance Fund. Since then, Beyond has provided financial assistance to over 1900 …
Evaluation of the Healthy Start Child Development Centre
Author: P. Keerthana Based on the views of parents whose children attend the Healthy Start Child Development Centre (HSCDC) across two years (2017-2018), this report assesses the effectiveness of the …
COVID-19: Impacts on Employment & Household Income
By Stephanie Chok, 18 March 2020, BEYOND SOCIAL SERVICES Almost a month ago, Beyond Social Services started calling members to find out how they have been impacted by the COVID-19 …
Ground-Up Efforts at Community Development in Singapore
The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) organised a workshop to showcase findings from two case studies conducted by IPS on organisations that adopt ground-up approaches to community building: Beyond Social …
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 …
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 …