In Rice Media October 30th, 2019: “For these women who come from the lower-income community, self-care is Whampoa Drive, friendship, walks in the park, spending time with children, sitting at …
This Charity Lets Communities Solve Their Own Problems, And It’s Working
In Rice Media October 19, 2019: “If we, the public, truly want to help, the best solution is often the simplest one: to listen and pay attention to the communities …
Attaining New Baking Skills: Turning Lives arounds at Beyond
In Lianhe Zaobao newspaper November 26, 2019: “In five years, not only has Yashmin moved from the shelter to a rental flat, she has also met her husband, who also …
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 …
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 …
Strengths Model
Author: Stella Jayanthi In 2007, this paper advocated for a model in casework that focuses on strengths and harnessing the potential for change from within our clients. When using their …