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Halfway houses help prevent inmates with drug history from reoffending: Prison service

Selarang Halfway House is one of the 11 such houses in Singapore that works with the Singapore Prison Service to help drug offenders during the tail end of their sentence.
Selarang Halfway House is one of the 11 such houses in Singapore that works with the Singapore Prison Service to help drug offenders during the tail end of their sentence.

New initiative lets wealthy fund organisations helping unemployed youth in S’pore, Thailand

The ImpactCollab Outcomes Marketplace was launched by social investor network AVPN in January.
The ImpactCollab Outcomes Marketplace was launched by social investor network AVPN in January.

‘I cannot blame him’: Daughter who stepped up to care for family when her father went to prison

Ms Vinnie Tan Jia Si understood life was not easy for her father Mr Theophilus Tan Hen-Wei, who was jailed over two years in 2012 for money laundering offences.
Ms Vinnie Tan Jia Si understood life was not easy for her father Mr Theophilus Tan Hen-Wei, who was jailed over two years in 2012 for money laundering offences.

New $500 payout for ComLink+ families, more cash support in current packages

One family who has benefited from the ComLink+ scheme is Madam Hurul Ain Abdul Rahman, Mr Muhammad Hafiz Hassan and their five children.
One family who has benefited from the ComLink+ scheme is Madam Hurul Ain Abdul Rahman, Mr Muhammad Hafiz Hassan and their five children.

Bread stall initiative offers female ex-offenders a shot at being their own boss one day

Ex-convicts Yun Li Hua (left), 45 and Chris Wong, 52, manning a bread stall, Roti Kari. To create employment for female ex-offenders, a charity called Blessed Grace Social Services has partnered an F&B Group to run hawker stalls hiring the women ex-convicts. The women get paid a salary and some profit sharing for running these stalls selling bread.
Ex-convicts Yun Li Hua (left), 45 and Chris Wong, 52, manning a bread stall, Roti Kari. To create employment for female ex-offenders, a charity called Blessed Grace Social Services has partnered an F&B Group to run hawker stalls hiring the women ex-convicts. The women get paid a salary and some profit sharing for running these stalls selling bread.

The life-changing turning points out of homelessness in Singapore

Turning points can offer important insights about why some people become homeless while others do not, says the writer.
Turning points can offer important insights about why some people become homeless while others do not, says the writer.

UOL commits $150,000 to ComLink+ programmes for children from lower-income families

Education Minister Desmond Lee (front row, centre, right) and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development Eric Chua (front row, centre, left) at the annual UOL-PPHG Community Uplift Programme awards ceremony.
Education Minister Desmond Lee (front row, centre, right) and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development Eric Chua (front row, centre, left) at the annual UOL-PPHG Community Uplift Programme awards ceremony.

IPS study calls for earlier intervention, redesigned shelters to tackle long-term homelessness

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Generic pix of the transitional shelter, Transit Point@Yio Chu Kang, on Jan 7, 2026.
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) will be releasing the 2025 Report on the Street Count of Rough Sleepers and the Report on Ending Long-Term Homelessness, respectively.
The MSF report will highlight trends since the first street count of rough sleepers in 2022, whilst the IPS report will present findings on the multiple pathways into homelessness from their study conducted from 2021 to 2024.
Together, these reports provide insight into the current state and underlying causes of homelessness in Singapore.
ST20260107_202650300278 Kua Chee Siong/ sssleep09/ EMBARGOED TILL JAN 9, 2026.
Generic pix of the transitional shelter, Transit Point@Yio Chu Kang, on Jan 7, 2026.
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) will be releasing the 2025 Report on the Street Count of Rough Sleepers and the Report on Ending Long-Term Homelessness, respectively.
The MSF report will highlight trends since the first street count of rough sleepers in 2022, whilst the IPS report will present findings on the multiple pathways into homelessness from their study conducted from 2021 to 2024.
Together, these reports provide insight into the current state and underlying causes of homelessness in Singapore.

Slightly fewer people recorded sleeping rough last year; new fund launched in S'pore to trial solutions

MSF announced a new $450,000 fund that would provide grants for organisations to trial solutions that address the underlying causes of rough sleeping.
MSF announced a new $450,000 fund that would provide grants for organisations to trial solutions that address the underlying causes of rough sleeping.

When seniors live alone, it doesn’t mean they are lonely

Research shows that some seniors are ageing across places, where home functions as a base and not a boundary, says the writer.
Research shows that some seniors are ageing across places, where home functions as a base and not a boundary, says the writer.

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