Ministry of Social and Family Development

Rebuilding broken lives: New initiative to house and support youth turned away by family

Social workers have come across cases where the wrong information is shared about rough sleepers.

Housing, jobs, rebuilding family ties: 17 projects to be piloted to help rough sleepers in S’pore

Eleven of the projects supported by PATH will pilot new approaches to supporting rough sleepers.

70 pre-schools in S’pore closed each year from 2023 to 2025. What’s driving the closures?

The total number of pre-school operators fell from 408 in 2023 to 296 in 2026.

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41-year-old mother’s journey from financial strain to stability

Lower-income families to get temporarily higher payouts under two ComCare schemes

The enhanced support for ComCare Interim Assistance was announced by Second Minister for Finance Jeffrey Siow at a press conference on July 29.

Three social service agencies team up to boost technology with $3.9m support from Lien Foundation

(First row, from left to right) Mr Fareez Fahmy, Chief Executive Officer of Allkin Singapore, Mr Christian Chao, Chief Executive Officer of Care Corner Singapore and Mr Arthur Ling, Chief Executive of Fei Yue Community Service.

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When ‘better’ means safety, support – and feeling less alone

From 2 years to 6 months: Families see shorter waits for early intervention support

Fatin Fatihah said it took only one month for her son Zeyn Idris to enroll in a subsidised early intervention programme.

New guide to help early childhood educators and parents work together

Nithiyasri Subramaniam and her husband Daeshar reading the guide on July 18.

MSF explores using tech to keep closer watch on abused children after they return home

An independent review into the death of four-year-old Megan Khung had identified multiple lapses across agencies and prompted a series of reforms to strengthen Singapore’s child protection system.

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