​As part of the celebrations, MSF has launched the inaugural Foster Care Week (FCW). FCW is a week-long celebration of foster care, to raise awareness of foster care and encourage families to be part of the fostering movement in Singapore.

The Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P) is an evidence-based programme that equips parents with techniques to promote their children’s (aged up to 16 years) psychological, social and emotional competence. 

The Ministry of Social and Family Development amends the Child Development Co-savings Act to support active fatherhood, and children of single unwed parents.

The Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill 2016 was passed in Parliament on 14 March 2016 to better protect the mentally incapacitated.

​The MSF Fostering Services (FS) organises the annual foster parent appreciation event as a gesture of recognition for the many contributions made by foster parents in caring for children in need.

Fact sheet on MSF-funded early intervention services

​MSF would like to recruit more foster families and expand the fostering scheme. MSF’s objective is to double our fostering capacity to be able to care for about 600 vulnerable children within the next 5 years.

Factsheet on foster care in Singapore

Factsheet on Divorce Support Specialist Agencies