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Year of Celebrating Social Service Partners

Enabling persons with disabilities to lead independent lives

APSN, a social service agency, provides special education, vocational training and employment support services for individuals with mild intellectual disability.

At APSN Centre for Adults, trainees are equipped with the necessary skills required for the workforce through vocational training, on-the-job training and support services.

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Photo credit: APSN

Partnerships with companies like ASTONS, IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Uniqlo have provided job-specific training and employment opportunities for beneficiaries, enabling them to lead more independent lives.

Over 6,000 beneficiaries, students, trainees and alumni have benefitted from APSN's programmes and services across its four SPED schools, APSN Student Care Centre and APSN Centre for Adults.

Find out how you can support APSN in its mission to empower individuals with special needs:
For individuals: www.apsn.org.sg/volunteer-with-us
For organisations: www.apsn.org.sg/donate-now

Empowering our mums and dads

By supporting mums and dads in Singapore to be more confident and competent in their parenting styles, Centre for Fathering is making a giant impact in helping Singaporean families build stronger bonds.

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Centre for Fathering
Photo credit: DadsforLife.sg

Since 2000, it has reached out to over 600,000 families via workshops and programmes. Its Deputy Group Head, Engagement and Programmes, Kevin Goh, draws inspiration for his work from an important woman in his life – his wife. She inspires him constantly by the way she lives out her passion to make a difference, her pursuit for solutions, and by rallying her community to do their part.

 

Centre for Fathering Video

If you are looking to contribute as a corporate partner, Kevin’s advice is to start small. “Start with your interests and work with others, collaborating to make a giant impact”.

To support Centre for Fathering,
For organisations – Partner Centre for Fathering here.
For individuals - Support Centre for Fathering here.

Making a Difference through Empowerment

United Women Singapore (UWS) is a local non-profit organisation working to bridge the gender gap through education. They do so by encouraging young women to pursue STEM education. Since 2014, over 28,000 young women have benefitted from their programme, Girls2Pioneers.

Working with corporate partners, UWS delivers workshops, hands-on activities, webinars, field trips, mentoring and scholarships to expose young women to the possibilities of a STEM career.

 

United Women Singapore Video

 

UWS - Priya Ravi
Photo credit: Priya Ravi

Priya Ravi, an Associate overseeing the programme has seen first-hand the impact it has on the confidence of young women. Her word of advice to those who want to contribute is to discover the ways they can get involved in their respective fields.

Find out how you can support UWS in its mission to impact young girls and women.
For individuals: https://uws.org.sg/be-a-volunteer
For organisations: https://uws.org.sg/other-ways-to-get-involved

Consider supporting some of our social service partners who serve children and women:
Daughters of Tomorrow: https://daughtersoftomorrow.org/corporates/ways-to-be-involved