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Beneficiaries of SingTel Touching Lives Fund 2007
APSN Tanglin School Tanglin School, managed and run by the Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN), provides special education for children with mild intellectual disabilities. The special education programme provides education and training to equip these young people with necessary skills and attitude to lead normal independent lives in adulthood.
The school runs the BEST (Basic Education for Skills Training) Programme for English and Mathematics with an emphasis on computer literacy. The school also provides opportunities for pupils with special interests and abilities in the form of co-curricular activities such as choir, dance, guitar club, scouting and sports.
Tanglin School serves a total of 464 beneficiaries aged between 13 and 16 years. Website: http://www.apsn.org.sg/sch_spec.htm#tss
Autism Resource Centre – WeCan The WeCan Early Intervention Programme, offered by the Autism Resource Centre, provides a curriculum that is geared towards preparing young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) for mainstream schools. The programme is targeted at children with ASD who are between 2 and 6 years. It also offers training for the caregivers of these children. The WeCan Early Intervention Programme serves the needs of 134 children and their caregivers. Website: http://www.autism-we-can.com/HTML/index.html
 Fei Yue Community Services – eGen
eGen uses an integrated blog and e-counselling facility for youths to tackle issues related to them. These could be anything from experiencing difficulty in schools or family problems to boy-girl relationships and suicidal thoughts. eGen is the first local blog community with an in-built online counseling facility for youths and young adults in Singapore. The site was started by Project180 (Youth Services under the umbrella of Fei Yue Community Services) as an alternative platform to encourage expressions of different life issues among youths. The service targets youths aged 13 to 25 years old. Website: www.eGen.org.sg
Singapore Children’s Society - Tinkle Friend Tinkle Friend Helpline is toll-free helpline operated by the Singapore Children’s Society. Started for primary school students to call when they feel distressed, lonely or afraid and need to talk to someone, the helpline received more than 4,400 calls in 2006. The Tinkle Friend Programme also organises talks and distributes newsletters in order to reach out to primary schools to promote awareness of the Helpline. In 2006, Tinkle Friend Programme reached out to 63,880 children through 50 schools. Other outreach activities include the Tinkle Friend Camp which aims to provide children with opportunities for character development and constructive use of time. Website: http://www.childrensociety.org.sg/social.html
Students Care Service Students Care Service is a community-based social service agency. There are two services run by the Students Care Service that funded by NCSS, namely the School Social Work and Educational Psychological Service. School Social Work helps students who face difficulties in their developmental process, socio-emotional development or in adjusting to school life. Educational Psychological Service is a learning support programme for mainstream school students who have learning difficulties and/or special needs. The programme focuses on diagnosis and intervention for these students. Students Care Service operates from three service centres in Clementi, Yishun and Hougang and serves the needs of 20,676 children and young people aged aged 5 to 18 years old. Website: www.students.org.sg
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