Milestones
2023
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Awarded the Charity Transparency Award 2023 for the second
consecutive year in recognition of good transparency
and governance standards
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Youth COP programme awarded Ministry of Home Affairs’ National Day Award 2023
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Awarded Friends of MSF Award in recognition of significant
contributions to various groups in the community served by
Ministry of Social and Family Development
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Presented paper “School Attendance Among Low-Income
Children: Exploring Parents’ and Children’s Perspectives” at
the 6th International Conference on Practice Research in
Social Work, Aalborg, Denmark
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Presented paper “Reflections of a practice-research
collaboration on understanding practitioners intervening
with youths with suicide risks in Singapore” at the 6th
International Conference on Practice Research in Social
Work, Aalborg, Denmark
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Plenary speaker on “Crisis Management in Social Service
Organisations” for the ASEAN-Social Work Education and
Social Development Conference in Hanoi, Vietnam
2022
- Awarded the Charity Transparency Award 2022 at The Charity Transparency and Governance Awards Ceremony on 9 November 2022 in recognition of good transparency and governance standards
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Appointed Speaker of Parliament, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin as SHINE Children and Youth Services’ first patron
- Appointed by Social Service Institute as a Training Network Model 2.0 (TNM 2.0) Centre of Excellence, recognised for domain expertise in Children and Youth and Volunteer Management
2021
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“Nothing Is Impossible” Campaign Launched
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Presented paper “Needs Assessment of School- Going Secondary School Students During the HBL Period” at the NUS-SSR Seminar Series
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Presented paper “School Attendance in Low-Income Families and Children: Beliefs and Strategies” at the 5th International
Conference Practice Research, Melbourne, Australia
2020
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Visit by British High Commissioner, Her Excellency Kara Owen, to SHINE Clementi on 6 January 2020
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Launched ResiL!ence - Youth Mental Health Service of SHINE,
officiated by Mr Eric Chua, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Social and Family Development and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth -
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Awarded the Star Partner Award at the Public Sector Transformation (PST) Awards Ceremony on 21 October 2020 in recognition of strong contributions to better outcomes for the Public Service through the Youth COP programme
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Awarded the People’s Association Community Spirit Awards 2020 - Community Partnership Merit Award, recognition of commendable contributions towards the community through the Integrated Care Programme @ North East
2010 - Present
2019
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Organised Kits for Kids on 7th September – a fundraiser by the scale-modelling community for SHINE, supported and championed by Minister of Social and Family Development, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin
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Organised a Charity Golf Tournament and Dinner on 12 April at Tanah Merah Country Club, Tampines Course with Speaker of Parliament, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin as the Guest-of-Honour
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Submitted maiden Coalition Alternative Report to the United Nations of the Rights of the Children in support of the well-being of children in Singapore
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Restructured organisation for greater impact and accessibility of services
2018
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Changed organisation name to SHINE Children and Youth Services
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Appointed Speaker of Parliament, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin as SHINE Children and Youth Services’ first patron
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Organised a Charity Golf Tournament and Dinner on 11 May at Singapore Island Country Club officiated by Minister for Manpower, Mr Lim Swee Say
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Jointly organised SHINE’s first Musical Fundraiser on 20th June with Lutheran Community Care Services Ltd
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Organised a Fundraising Dinner on 12 September at Holiday Inn, Singapore Atrium
2017
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Hougang Service Site appointed Integrated Service Provider (ISP) by Ministry of Social and Family Development
2016
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Awarded full 3-year CARF Accreditation for attaining international service standards and best practices in youth diversion/intervention programmes
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Staff, Nur Fadhli Bin Prayitno, selected to represent SHINE at the ASEAN Workshop on Development Cooperation on Social Welfare in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 to 16 September 2016
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Invited by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) to provide training to social work educators and practitioners on the topic of “Social Work in Schools” in Hanoi from 12 to 15 October 2016
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Launched 40th Anniversary documentation video
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Organised and presented “International Conference on Children and Youth Work Practice”, officiated by Minister for Ministry of Social and Family Development, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin
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Organised 40th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner on
8 September 2016 at Four Points by Sheraton Singapore, Riverview
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Organised a Charity Golf Tournament and Dinner on
6 May 2016 at Seletar Country Club officiated by Minister for Manpower, Mr Lim Swee Say
2015
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Organised Kits for Kids – a fundraiser by the scale-modelling community for SCS, supported and championed by Minister of Social and Family Development, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin
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Organised a Charity Golf Tournament and Dinner on 31 July at Singapore Island Country Club officiated by Minister for Manpower, Mr Lim Swee Say
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Invited by the International Association Schools of Social Work (IASSW) to provide training to social work educators and practitioners on the topic of “School Social Work in Schools” Ho Chi Minh City from 9 to 12 November 2015
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Appointed by Ministry of Education (MOE) to provide consultation and training for the pilot of the Student Welfare Officers scheme in Singapore
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Mission & Vision statement was broadened to reflect SCS’ work with children and youth. Intended Impact Statement and Theory of Change were articulated to facilitate consistent and clear understanding of SCS’ work
2014
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Organised Kits for Kids – a fundraiser by the scale-modelling community for SCS, supported and championed by Minister for Manpower, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin
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Organised a Charity Golf Tournament and Dinner on 10 October at Singapore Island Country Club officiated by Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Lim Swee Say
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Go for Goal! set a new record of 6 hours and 3 minutes for the Longest 11-a-side Football Match in the Singapore Book of Records
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Presented with the Outstanding Community Partnership Award by Clementi Police Division on 14 November in recognition of the close partnership with and strong support rendered to the Division
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Successfully completed Phase 1 of Project CROPS – pilot of a service delivery framework for Student Care Centres in Singapore
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Seconded School Social Work Model adapted into Attached School Social Work Model and implemented in a mainstream Primary School
2013
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Organised a Charity Golf Tournament and Dinner on 28 June at Raffles Country Club officiated by Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Mr Lim Swee Say (Social Service)
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Organised Carnival of Drums on 6 April at Downtown East officiated by Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Defence, Mr Chan Chun Sing
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Successfully completed 2-year pilot of Seconded School Social Work Model in Singapore
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Provided consultation for Project CROPS to pilot a service delivery framework for Family Service Centre linked Student Care Centres (FSC-linked SCCs) in Singapore. Appointed by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF)
2012
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Staff, Mr Benjamin Teo Chye Hee, awarded the 2012 South West District ComCare Award (Social Service)
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Staff, Mrs Tan-Wu Mei Ling, awarded the Outstanding Social Worker Award (OSWA) for 2012
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Organised a Charity Golf Tournament and Dinner on 23 October at Raffles Country Club, officiated by Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Masagos Zulkifli Bin Masagos Mohamed
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Organised a Mandarin Seminar on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) cum photo exhibition by youths with ASD at the POD, Central Library
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Organised first Carnival of Drums, a fundraising and community relations event, on 11 March at the Promontory, Marina Bay
2011
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Youth COP programme received the 2010 South West District’s Community Safety and Security Programme (CSSP) Gold Award
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Provided an overseas consultancy service on strategic planning for the Department of Youth and Sports of the Ministry of Education (Career Education and Counselling Division) of Bhutan
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Published the book, “Students Care Service: Standards for School Social Work Practice”
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Research study and publication, “In Their Own Words: An Exploratory Study on the Social Coping of Youths with Autism”
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Organised “EMIT! Finale Carnival”, as a conclusion the year-long EMIT! project to promote the values of Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010, officiated by Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State (Law and Home Affairs)
2010
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Youth COP programme received the 2010 South West District’s Community Safety and Security Programme (CSSP) Gold Award
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Provided an overseas consultancy service on strategic planning for the Department of Youth and Sports of the Ministry of Education (Career Education and Counselling Division) of Bhutan
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Published the book, “Students Care Service: Standards for School Social Work Practice”
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Research study and publication, “In Their Own Words: An Exploratory Study on the Social Coping of Youths with Autism”
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Organised “EMIT! Finale Carnival”, as a conclusion the year-long EMIT! project to promote the values of Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2010, officiated by Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State (Law and Home Affairs)
