Tanglin School, managed and run by the Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN), provides special education for children and youths with mild intellectual disabilities. Its training programme aims to equip them with the necessary skills, attitude and personality to lead 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 co-curricular activities in the form of a choir, dancing, guitar club, scouting and sports for pupils with special interests and abilities.

This special School serves 462 beneficiaries aged between 13 and 16 years.

Website: www.apsn.org.sg

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, aged 2 to 6 years old. It also offers training for the caregivers of these children. The WeCan Early Intervention Programme serves the needs of 134 children and their caregivers.

Fei Yue Community Services – eGen

eGen uses an integrated blog and e-counselling facility as well as a forum for youths to tackle issues such as family problems, boy-girl relationships, suicidal thoughts and difficulties in schools.

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.fycs.org/

Milk Fund

MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund is a charity organisation, which reaches out to disadvantaged children in the hope of developing them into contributing members of society. These children come from troubled or low-income families, suffer from chronic illnesses, physically challenged and often caught in a downward cycle that their circumstances destined them to.

Registered in June 2004, MILK works alongside mainstream programmes, through partners, to plug the gaps and provide a holistic approach that guide these disadvantaged children back to mainstream society. MILK helps disadvantaged children and youth, both in Singapore as well as overseas. MILK support them in their education, care and guidance, vocational and livelihood development, medical treatment or other special needs.

Website: www.milk.org.sg/milk/index.php

Singapore Children’s Society - Tinkle Friend

The Tinkle Friend Helpline is a toll-free helpline operated by Singapore Children’s Society for primary school pupils to call when they feel distressed, lonely or afraid and need to talk to someone. The Helpline received close to 3,000 calls in 2007.

The Tinkle Friend Programme also organises talks and distributes newsletters to reach out to primary schools to promote awareness of the Tinkle Friend Helpline.

Other outreach activities include the Tinkle Friend Camp which aims to provide children with opportunities for character development and the constructive use of time.

Website: 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 are 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 have 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.

It serves the needs of 20,676 children and young people aged 5 to 18 years old.

Website: www.students.org.sg