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Community Chest supports about 80 social service agencies in Singapore, allowing them to focus on caring for the disadvantaged through over 200 critical services.
 

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Examples of Outcomes Met

At Community Chest, we believe in engaging the wider community through volunteering and fund-raising efforts. Through your sustained giving, you enable the social service agencies to focus on delivering critical social services to help:

EMPOWERED
SKILLED
INDEPENDENT

36% more persons with disabilities
experienced improvement in functional skills for greater independence in FY18, as compared to FY17.

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COMMUNITY LEVEL


85,000 people were reached through digital platforms to showcase empowerment of persons with disabilities through Community Chest's Look Closer outreach initiatives.



ORGANISATIONAL LEVEL
 

12 employment development centres were supported to equip adults with disabilities with skills and improve their employability through training & support programmes.



INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
 

3852 persons with disabilities accessed opportunities to achieve their potential.

425 persons with disabilities experienced improvement in functional skills for greater independence.

487 persons with disabilities had social support to integrate in community settings.
 

Find out more about our causes and the programme types supported for persons with disabilities.

EMPOWERED
MOTIVATED
RESILIENT

55% more children & youth experienced improvement in well-being and/or developed life skills for positive youth development, in FY18 as compared to FY17.

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COMMUNITY LEVEL

 

350,000 people were reached through Sharity public education efforts & events to promote caring & inclusive attitudes.

 

ORGANISATIONAL LEVEL

 

19 special education schools were supported to provide quality education for children with special needs or disabilities.

20 social service agencies were enabled to provide support & outreach services for children or youth-at-risk.


INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
 

501 children with special needs have opportunities to achieve their potential.

621 children with special needs experienced improvement in functional skills for greater independence.

16 children with special needs had social support to integrate in community settings.

Find out more about our causes and the programme types supported for children with special needs and youth-at-risk.

EMPOWERED
RESOURCEFUL
SELF-RELIANT

8% more families enhanced their self-reliance in coping with trying circumstances in FY18 as compared to FY17.

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COMMUNITY LEVEL

 

Over 2,000 volunteers were mobilised through our signature event, Community Chest Fu Dai 2019, to pack and deliver 6,000 bags of household essential items to seniors and families in need.

 

ORGANISATIONAL LEVEL

 

46 family service centres were enabled to provide critical support services to families in need and help them stay resilient through their challenges.


INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
 

5073 have been successfully connected to appropriate services.

8035 families became more self-reliant to deal with challenges.

283 families have improved skills and familial relationships for better family functioning.

Find out more about our causes and the programme types supported for families in need.

EMPOWERED
CONFIDENT
SOCIALLY-INTEGRATED

82% more persons with mental
health conditions had the opportunities
to achieve their personal potential in
FY18 as compared to FY17.

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Reach Through Social Service Ecosystem

 

COMMUNITY LEVEL

 

10,429 people were reached through digital platforms to showcase talents & abilities of our service users, including persons with mental health conditions through Community Chest's Look Closer outreach initiatives.

 

ORGANISATIONAL LEVEL

 

5 social service agencies were supported to help persons with mental health conditions overcome their challenges through rehabilitation services and counselling.

INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
 
51 persons with mental health conditions accessed opportunities to achieve potential.

494 persons with mental health conditions acquired skills to better manage their condition.

289 persons with mental health conditions had social support to integrate in community settings.

Find out more about our causes and the programme types supported for persons with mental health conditions.

EMPOWERED
COMFORTED
SOCIALLY-ENGAGED

3% increase in caregivers that learned to provide better care for their loved ones & put their newly acquired skills to use at home, in FY18 than FY17.

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COMMUNITY LEVEL

 

2,500 volunteers, community partners & senior social service users were engaged through the Community Chest Getai-Xinyao Charity Concert 2019, in building a caring and inclusive society.

 

ORGANISATIONAL LEVEL

 

5 senior day care centres and homes were enabled to provide counselling & other support services to keep seniors meaningfully engaged in the community.


INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
 

353 seniors' well-being were maintained to contribute in community settings.

5425 seniors were provided access and/or participated in social/community networks.

Find out more about our causes and the programme types supported for vulnerable seniors.