SGX Bull Charge Beneficiaries Programmes

SGX Bull Charge
Beneficiaries Programmes
SGX Bull Charge 2014 Beneficiaries Programmes
Funded by SGX Bull Charge 2013
Thanks to the generous support from our donors, SGX Bull Charge 2013 raised more than $3 million for
our adopted beneficiaries – Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA), Autism Association
(Singapore), Fei Yue Community Services and Shared Services for Charities (SSC).
The contributions from our donors aided the beneficiaries’ programmes held in 2014, and enabled many
of them to receive care, therapy and training necessary for a more meaningful and comfortable life.
Below are some highlights of the various beneficiary programmes.
Children and Youth
Programme: Alpha Kidz Programme
Fei Yue Community Services
Being a preventive and developmental programme, the Alpha Kidz Programme aims to raise awareness
among children and parents, to help them better manage issues such as peer pressure and negative selfidentity. Beneficaries of the programme include single mothers and their children, non-English speaking
families, low income families and School Pocket Money Fund Recipient families.
Through several trainings,
programmes, retreats and activities
organised, 84% of the adult
participants learned at least two
new budgeting skills, 73% learnt at
least two effective coping skills and
100% learned at least two family
bonding skills. In addition, 85% of
the children participants also felt
more competent about coping with
their studies as compared to before.
Programme: Coaching for Excellence (CFE)
Fei Yue Community Services
CFE is a mentoring programme that reaches out to youths from disadvantaged backgrounds, or lacking
in social support. Through activities in the programme, older youths befriend and support these youths,
allowing them to establish positive community groups, and steer them away from negative vices. The
programme seeks to enhance their social
skills, improve relationships with
significant others and improve selfesteem or confidence.
93.8% of the youth indicated that they
would continue to practice what they
have learnt from the programme,
reflecting that they have found the
programme helpful. 75% of the youth
also shown improvement in at least one
change and 42.75% shown improvement
in at least two changes.
Programme: Eden Centre for Adults – Clementi
Autism Association Singapore
The Eden Centre for Adults is a day activity centre for adults with autism aged 18 – 55 years of age, who
have completed their special school programmes. The activities are centered on health and fitness, daily
living skills, social interaction and recreation skills, community living skills and pre-vocational skills.
Through such activities, the Centre serves to familiarise and assist persons with autism to develop their
full potential. Coaches were also recruited to aid activities in the Centre, and construction for the centre
had begun in December 2014.
Programme: Project Equip
Fei Yue Community Services
Project Equip works with young offenders in the Reformative Training Centre. By equipping them with
the necessary awareness and life skills, their successes can be increased while reintegrating into society
after the completion of their prison sentence. The youths underwent employment preparation to help
them confidently source for jobs, and also received education on young parenting and sexuality. With a
total of 18 runs, almost 200 young offenders participated in this programme, and achieved a satisfaction
rate of 4.46 out of 5.
Programme: Special Student Care Centre
Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA)
AWWA Special Student Care Centre organises weekly enrichment activities for students, so as to provide
respite to caregivers, for family members to be more financially viable, and have more time for their
career and children.
Examples of the enrichment activities are
visual and performing arts, horticulture,
sports, housecraft, complementary Pet
Therapy and Art Therapy. Through these
activities, 67% of the students achieved
three individual daily life skills and
sustained them for 6 months. Such skills
comprise accountability, expression,
independence and socialisation.
Programme: Transportation to Enable Education
Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA)
Children and youth with special needs have distinct issues around learning, mobility, communication
and socialising, whereby certain activities can be demanding even for young people who don’t face
similar challenges. For special needs children, sometimes education could be relatively inaccessible and
not seen as compulsory, therefore hindering their education progress.
With the provision of 7 school vans
increasing convenience and accessibility,
AWWA was able to provide 2 round trips for
AWWA School students and 4 round trips
for Early Intervention Centre students. 90%
capacity was achieved and 220 students
with special needs were able to attend
school to receive education.
Family
Programme: Family & Caregiver Support
Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA)
Through both the Centre for Caregivers and Family Service Centre, AWWA hopes to provide family and
caregiver services in ensuring a coordinated, holistic support system for families. Through public
education programmes, outreach initiatives, caregiving awareness talks, life skills training workshops
and psycho-social support programmes, the Centre for Caregivers has since reached out to more than
35,000 people. It strives to empower caregivers and caregiving families of persons with disability and
seniors. On the other hand, the family
service centre works on the family unit
and bigger community family
approach; providing a foundation to
nurture the individuals and families of
our next generations to grow the
nation and economy.
1,100 participants attended the
caregiver awareness and life skills
talks and workshops, and 97% of them
indicated that they were useful to
them. Also as of 31 March 2015, 652
active cases are being managed by the
Family Service Centre.
Programme: Happy Family Programme
Fei Yue Community Services
Designed to meet the needs of individuals in families, the Happy
Family Program offers a one-stop family life education through a
series of fun, exciting, indoor and outdoor activities, teaching,
role plays, group work and mini lectures. It taught low-income
families spending and budgeting skills, and provided
opportunities for family bonding and practicing effective
communication within the family.
To facilitate the programme, 51 facilitators were trained. A total
of 278 families participated, and at least 85% of them were
satisfied with the programme.
Programme: Resource & Training Centre
Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA)
The Resource & Training Centre provides specialised teaching and learning resources, programmes and
workshops. It targets to aid professionals, parents, caregivers, students and volunteers who work with
children and adults with disabilities and learning
difficulties. The Centre also provides self-help
learning materials for children and youth with
special needs, and presents popular workshops
and talks from both local and visiting professionals
and practitioners.
609 new members of the Centre were acquired
this year, bringing the total number of members to
2,455. The number of loans for books and teaching
aids reached 8,000 and for toys 5,054. Workshops
and disability camps were also held, reaching out
to 1,382 and 94 participants respectively.
Senior Citizens
Programme: Golden Age College Programme
Fei Yue Community Services
The Golden Age College is a certification programme for low-income English-speaking seniors to acquire
new knowledge and skills related to social service and personal development. This helps to sustain their
self-esteem, healthy living, independence and
continued activity. Through this programme, the
elderly participants were able to improve
intergenerational bonding with their grandchildren
and gain knowledge in various areas of wellness. In
personal development, the elderly participants
were able to improve their logic, visual observation,
creativity, memory and fine motor skills.
The programme had a total participation rate of 290
seniors/retirees, and achieved a satisfaction rate of
4.5 out of 5.
Programme: Senior Activity Centre
Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA)
The AWWA Senior Activity Centre provides recreational and social activities for seniors who are at least
60 years old living in the vicinity of Block 123, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6. The Centre provides an
environment for senior citizens to gather together and engage. Participants can interact, find support
and enjoy a range of recreational and therapeutic activities ranging from games and day trips to dancing
and exercise. The Centre encourages seniors to remain integrated in society through community
outreach programmes and social recreational activities, as well as to improve their quality of life and
prevent social isolation.
The Centre has an average monthly
attendance of 1,087 participants, and
82.8% of the seniors surveyed gave the
Centre an overall satisfaction measure
score of 80%. In addition, 100% of the
homebound seniors agreed that the
frequency of visits by SAC staff is
adequate.
Others
Shared Services for Charities (SSC)
To supplement the need for good governance and transparency in strengthening public confidence, SSC
strives to make it affordable for charities to engage professional services. To keep rates affordable, a
pricing model at direct cost recovery, leaving indirect and operation costs to be met through grants and
donations was adopted. A total of 120 governance and independent internal control reviews were
delivered, benefiting 41 charitable organisations.
SSC also continues to engage with corporate and individual volunteers in efforts to keep costs down, tap
on their expertise and align with the nation’s call for volunteerism. SSC promoted volunteerism by
engaging 1,089 volunteer days. In addition, with increasing relevance of the Personal Data Protection
Act (PDPA), SSC strives to build its competency and readiness to assist charities. In total, 10 PDPA
policies and procedures manuals were completed.
SGX Bull Charge 2015 Beneficiaries Programmes
Funded by SGX Bull Charge 2014
In 2014, we had more than 120 corporate sponsors supporting SGX Bull Charge, raising a total of $2.6
million for our adopted beneficiaries. The contributions from our donors will aid our beneficiaries’
programmes held in 2015, and will go a long way in helping them. Below are details of the various
beneficiary programmes and funding received.
Focus
Children
and
Youth
Beneficiary
Asian
Women’s
Welfare
Association
(AWWA)
Programme
Details
Funding
Empower
Children to Live
Dignified
Lives –
Transportation
Due to mobility constraints of students and
challenges faced by caregivers, this
programme aims to sponsor vans to transport
students from AWWA School and Early Years
Centre to and fro school for the whole year.
$350,000
Empower
Children to Live
Dignified Lives
– SMILES
Due to a lack of after school care for students
with special needs in Singapore, caregivers
often have to give up their job and families
may end up facing financial challenges or
children forgoing education. SMILES is a
programme that will provide after school care
so as to provide respite to caregivers and help
students to pick up individual daily living skills
to gain independence.
$240,000
Empower
Children to Live
Dignified Lives
– Early Years
Centre
Early Years Centre hopes to provide early
intervention to children with special needs
through a holistic approach. Structured
teaching can help students to develop social
appropriate behavious and enhance learning
and independent living. The Centre offers two
programmes – First Challenge, a daily
programme for children with Autism Spectrum
Disorder, and Early Intervention Programme
for Infants and Young Children (EIPIC).
$75,336
Autism
Association
(Singapore)
Children
and
Youth
Eden Centre
for Adults
(Hougang and
Clementi)
The Centre serves as an autism-specific day
activity centre for individuals with moderate
to severe autism unable to access workrelated options. The activities provided are
based on a balance of individuals’ needs,
strengths, preferences and interests; and
centered around daily living, community living,
social and recreational, health and fitness, and
vocational skills.
$206,334
Alpha Kidz
This programme aims to serve low-income
families with multiple issues such as low
literacy and poor budgeting issues. It is
targeted at 3 family types – single mothers
and their children, non-English speaking
families and low-income families in general for
quality holiday programme. Participants will
be equipped with budgeting, effective coping,
and family bonding knowledge and skills.
$310,000
Project Equip
Project Equip works with young offenders
from the Reformative Training Centre (RTC) to
provide them with the necessary awareness
and life skills to reintegrate into society after
the completion of their prison sentence. The
programme covers employment preparation
and young parenting and sexuality.
$90,000
Promote &
Building
Healthy
Families –
Family Services
Professional advices can help to ensure the
well-being of families and empower
individuals to build resilience and
independence in building healthy families. This
programme seeks to provide family services
for families to look into their needs such as
career preparation, workshops, outreach and
awareness. It also provides counselling and
advocates financial literacy education through
family empowerment bonding.
$60,000
This programme aims to reach out to the
lower income group by running family life
related programmes and equipping them with
knowledge and life skills, such as parenting,
financial literacy, couple-hood, stress
management and anger management.
$325,336
Fei Yue
Community
Services
Asian
Women’s
Welfare
Association
(AWWA)
Family
Fei Yue
Community Happy Family
Services
Asian
Women’s
Welfare
Association
(AWWA)
Empower
Seniors to be
Active and be
Involved –
Seniors Activity
Centre (SAC)
Seniors
Fei Yue
Golden Age
Community
College
Services
Others
Shared
Services for
Charities
(SSC)
The strategically situated SAC seeks to
promote active aging and provide care and
support to frail elderly staying alone or with
limited care and support. The programme
consists of house visits to frail elderly and
weekly activities such as karaoke, handicraft,
sports day and dinners, to encourage
socialising amongst the residents.
$100,000
Golden Age College hopes to reach out to lowincome seniors to take up certified courses to
build up their self-esteem, adopt a healthier
lifestyle and play a more active role in their
family and community. Through this
programme, seniors can acquire new
knowledge and skills related to social service
and personal development.
$100,000
Support for
Governance
and Internal
Control
Reviews for
Charities
Provide affordable resources to charities to
engage professional services assisting with
consultancy, and governance and internal
control reviews.
Advocacy,
Education and
Training on
Charities
Governance
This project seeks to increase awareness in the
charities sector that good governance and
internal control practices provide for better
accountability and transparency to their
donors, stakeholders and the community.
Probono
Reviews
As an extension of “Support for Governance
and Internal Control Reviews for Charities”,
SSC aims to make available professional
services to charities that desire to improve
their governance and internal controls, but
have limited or no resources.
$206,334