fostering

​Keynote speech by Minister Tan Chuan-Jin at the Rehabilitation and Care Conference 2017

​Fact sheet on updates of MSF's efforts to strengthen family-based care for vulnerable children through the Safe and Strong Families (SSF) Pilot programme and growing capacity of fostering.

​The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) will appoint a third fostering agency in 2017 to better provide support for foster parents and facilitate the care of foster children. This is in line with MSF’s vision for vulnerable children to be placed in family-based care such as foster care.

​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 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.

​Mr Tan Thian Huat and Madam Mary Chan are among the 247 volunteers honoured at the MSF volunteer Awards on 16 October 2015. MSF paid tribute to volunteers with seven Outstanding Volunteer awards, 14 “Friends of MSF” awards, and 163 Long-Service awards.

Speech by Mr Tan Chuan-Jin at the MSF Volunteer Awards on 16 October 2015, 6.20pm, at The Regent Singapore

​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

​Organised since 2009, this conference brings together individuals and organisations working together to build up the professional capability of staff in Singapore’s out-of-home care (OHC) sector so as to improve the quality of care for children in need of care and protection.