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In 1960, the Singapore Children's Society initiated several educational and training programmes for intellectually disabled children, leading to the formation of the Singapore Association for Retarded Children (SARC) in 1962. [1] [2] Medical social worker Daisy Vaithilingam was involved in the creation of the group. [3]
The year 1984 also saw Singapore Children's Society launch Tinkle Friend, a hotline dedicated to children aged between 7 and 12 for them to voice out their problems. Four years later, in 1988, the Society initiated and developed voluntary services for the prevention of child abuse .
Singapore Children's Society; Singapore Christian Home for the Aged; Singapore Chung Hwa Medical Institution; Singapore Committee of the World Organisation for Early Children Education; Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises; Singapore Council of Women's Organisations; Singapore Dental Health Foundation; Singapore Disability Sports ...
Red Cross Youth, Singapore Red Cross Archived 9 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine; Saint John Ambulance Brigade, Singapore; Girl Guides Singapore; The Boys' Brigade in Singapore; Girls' Brigade Singapore; The Singapore Scout Association
The organisation is the national coordinating body for Social Service Agencies (SSAs) in Singapore. SSAs are non-profit organisations that provides welfare or social service to vulnerable or disadvantaged groups in Singapore, and in 2018 were renamed from the term Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs). SSAs are members of NCSS.
Singapore Children Society [32] Singapore Disability Sports Council [33] Special Olympics Singapore [34] Very Special Arts Singapore [35] See also.
The government argues that this is necessary to deter would-be immigration offenders, as Singapore remains an attractive destination for illegal immigrants. It feels that imprisonment alone is not a sufficient deterrent, and that long-term overstayers who are not able to work will pose social problems and may turn to crime.
The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY; Malay: Kementerian Kebudayaan, Masyarakat dan Belia; Chinese: 文化、社区及青年部; Tamil: கலாசார, சமூக, இளையர்துறை அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies related to the arts, sports, youth and community ...