In ZaoBao newspaper, May 15, 2019:
Joanne Yau, a community worker at Beyond Social Services, is also a mother of two. She shares, “My conversations with parents who live in rental flats usually revolve around our children’s education and health. I’ve learned that some things we take for granted are very difficult for them to access.”
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 and do good. Read on to discover the unique beginnings of Beyond Social Services.
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 client expectations, and highlighted the importance of considering the psychological need for autonomy and relatedness in bridging the gaps.
With regards to Beyond-specific data, the youth participants of Beyond Social Services reported more positive experiences of psychological needs (autonomy, competence and relatedness) and physical needs in their lives, as well as through the programmes at Beyond.
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 with a lot of children, especially young children loitering around.”
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 where no one feels displaced, rather than one that helps the displaced fit in.”
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. “Their personal stories become a strength, an opportunity for them to educate other people.”
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 as other factors including personal empowerment, neighbourliness, and support from the community.”
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 mother-of-two, who has been a volunteer since 2007″.
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 relationships between rental block residents through activities and common interests and through such ties, residents come together to tackle their neighbourhood’s and their own issues.”
