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Families for Life

Families for Life

Families for Life Council’s vision is to build strong and resilient families because that makes for stronger communities and better individual well-being.

What We Do

Families for Life

The National Family Council was first formed on 1 May 2006 to champion and promote resilient families. On 7 February 2014, the National Family Council was renamed as "Families for Life" to reflect its evolving approach to connect with Singaporean families, and to better mirror the Council's community-driven identity.

Families for Life (FFL) Council’s vision is to inculcate a “Families for Life” mindset and value among Singaporeans, by building strong and resilient families, as that makes for stronger communities and better individual well-being. A people-sector Council comprising 14 volunteers from the people and private sectors, the FFL Council is chaired by Mr Ishak Ismail, Regional Director (Asia) of BAE Systems Hägglunds AB.

The FFL Movement rallies like-minded individuals, families and organisations to strengthen family bonds through large-scale events, national celebrations and online digital campaigns.

We Listen. We listen to the issues that Singaporean families are facing.
We Explore and Promote. We bring people and organisations together to create platforms for family bonding and to engage Singaporeans in conversations about families.
We Voice. We voice out concerns that people have on family issues and continue this conversation with our partners and the community.

For More Info

Families for Life Website
https://www.familiesforlife.sg/

Families for Life Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/familiesforlife.sg

Families for Life Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/familiesforlife

Council Members

CHAIRPERSON

Mr Ishak Ismail
Council Chairman, Families for Life

MEMBERS

Mr Albert Lim
Director
El-Shaddai Resources Pte Ltd

Dr Ann Tan
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Women Fertility & Fetal Centre

Dr Elly Sabrina Binte Ismail
Family Physician and Director of Banyan Clinic Pte Ltd
Director of Madison Academy of Music

Ms Joanna Portilla
Co-Founder
The Collective Effort LLP

Dr John Wong
Associate Professor
Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine, NUS & NUH
Director, NUS Mind Science Center

Ms K Thanaletchimi
President, Healthcare Services Employees’ Union
Chairperson, NTUC Women’s Committee
Vice President, NTUC Central Committee

Mr Kelvin Ang
Blogger & Founder
CheekieMonkie.net

Mr Kua Soon Khe
Chief Executive
Singapore Buddhist Federation

Mr Lim Hock Yu
Chief Executive Director
People's Association

Dr Mathew Mathews
Principal Research Fellow
Institute of Policy Studies
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Prof Paulin Straughan
Professor of Sociology (Practice), Singapore Management University
Dean of Students, Singapore Management University

Mrs Sher-li Torrey
Founder, Mums@Work (Singapore)
Director, Career Navigators Singapore

Ms Sim Siew Moon
Retired Partner and Former Head of Tax
Ernst & Young Solutions LLP

Who We Help

  • singles
  • couples
  • parents
  • families

Contact Info

Families for Life
20 Lengkok Bahru
Family @ Enabling Village
#04-02
Singapore 159053
Email: ask-familiesforlife@msf.gov.sg 
Website: www.familiesforlife.sg