Supportin Supporting g children children and youths and youths from vulnerabl from vulnerable f e famili amilies es Recent Initiatives
Upstream Upstre am Pre Preven vention tion Holistic, Holistic, Localised Localis ed cli client/ ent/ Key Key commu community nity family - family netw network ork Themes The mes centric centric conce concept pt app approach roach
KidSTART KidSTART Giving our children a good start Desired Outcomes: • Age-appropriate child development • Improved parent-child interactions & family functioning • Earlier enrolment & regular attendance in preschool
KidSTA KidSTART RT 1. Home Visitation 2. KidSTART Groups 3. Enhanced Support to Programme Preschools Regular home visits Weekly community-based Additional resources for pilot • • • Parenting skills and knowledge playgroup sessions preschools • Regular screening of child’s Build parental skills and Improve engagement with and • • • development and maternal well- parent-child bonding support for parents being Improve preschool attendance & • school readiness 3 current SSO clusters of: Expand to another 5000 1. Kreta Ayer/Bukit Merah 1000 children children over next 3 2. Boon Lay (inclusive of pilot regions supported in pilot Taman Jurong) years 3. Geylang Serai
UPLIFT: Seamless support ecosystem Help within schools and beyond 5. Stronger school-community partnerships 1. Strengthen after-school care and support 2. Build up students’ mental and emotional resilience 3. Step up parent engagement and support 4. Address underlying LTA causes through better case management and pragmatic help School Community Disadvantaged Child & Family 6. Better coordination between school, Government agencies, community partners
Localised Community Network Pilot Enhance existing support for children/youths and their families faced with challenging circumstances, with opportunities to succeed Provide timely Facilitating data and holistic sharing between support for relevant agencies, children/youths to enable better with at-risk understanding of behaviours the circumstances faced by Piloting Phase 1 at: children/youths Boon Lay/ Jurong West
Strengthen Streng thening ing Social Social Service Service Delivery Delivery S3D S3D (1) Comprehensive and (2) More Convenient (3) Better Coordination Targeted Support across agencies to Receive Help Guidelines for Case Master Streamlined assessment Community Link to provide Action Planning to facilitate and protocols to make it easier for targeted support for rental families align agencies on a common ComCare clients to access other with children action plan for clients with help schemes multiple complex needs All SSOs to offer access to Equip frontline officers across multiple services, either in agencies to identify clients’ needs person or through video- and connect them to relevant help conferencing Enablers Supported by SG Cares Community Network sessions Supported by system enablers , e.g. database to merge and share data to support service planning and outreach
Community Link (ComLink) To empower and uplift families with children staying in rental housing P R O G R AM M E SPACE Close case support and Work with the Convenient access coordination to ensure community – to social services families progress and to curate and run and community achieve goals. customised initiatives at or near programmes to their homes. Those with support needs. homeownership potential will be given support as they journey Jalan Kukoh 4 sites towards home Marsiling ownership. Kembangan-Chai Chee Boon Lay
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