Fact Sheets

​The Marital First Responder Training is one way in which the Ministry of Social and Family Development partners community stakeholders to build the capability of community volunteers to provide basic marriage advice and help.

​The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) announced initiatives to enhance support for parents of preschoolers and the early childhood sector.

​MSF announces the pilot of two key initiatives to better support at-risk children and youths (i) a Localised Community Network pilot and (ii) a lengthening of Post-Care Supprot for youths discharged from MSF Youth Homes.

​Factsheet on ROM's Valentine's Day Celebrations

Since December 2018, the SSOs at Geylang Serai and Bedok have set up video-conferencing links with the Housing & Development Board (HDB), SG Enable and the Special Needs Trust Company (SNTC). MSF has also worked with government agencies to co-locate complementary services at the SSO where opportune.

​The Bill will strengthen the Government's ability to intervene to protect VAs, who have fallen through the net of family and community support, from abuse and neglect. 

​The Ministry of Social and Family Development has worked with the Ministry of Health to include MSF's Client Assessment Form (CAF) as an alternative assessment tool for those with cognitive impairments such as Intellectual Disability (ID) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to be assessed on the level of support required for ADLs. 

​The Special Needs Trust Company (SNTC) will step up its outreach to caregivers of persons with disabilities in 2018. 

​SG Enable will set up a Caregivers' Space at the Enabling Village by the end of 2018, to serve as a meeting place for peer support groups, training of caregivers of persons with disabilities, and engagement sessions by Voluntary Welfare Organisations as well as community partners for caregivers.