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ABOUT NCSS Purpose To ensure that every person has the opportunity to live a life of dignity to his or her fullest potential within society. Mission To provide leadership and direction in social services, to enhance the capabilities of social service orga
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ABOUT NCSS

Purpose

To ensure that every person has the opportunity to live a life of dignity to his or her fullest potential within society.

Mission

To provide leadership and direction in social services, to enhance the capabilities of social service organisations, and to promote strategic partnerships for social services.

Setting the Pace

NCSS leads and coordinates the social service sector in Singapore. Member voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs) are our valued partners. Together, we identify service gaps, pioneer new programmes and set best practice guidelines. The aim is to continually enhance the quality of social services for the disadvantaged.

Facilitating and Enabling

NCSS develops human resources in the sector. A trained, dedicated and professional workforce will take social services in Singapore into the next lap. NCSS also works closely with VWOs for better management and delivery of social service programmes. The objective is to stretch the charity dollar so that more people can benefit from the quality services provided.

Fund-raising

The Community Chest, the NCSS fund-raising arm, helps the disadvantaged and distressed realise their hopes and dreams. Over $40 million needs to be raised each year. The money raised is given out entirely to funded VWOs to provide the social service programmes needed. The programmes will benefit more than 350,000 service users, which include direct service users, indirect service users such as caregivers and service users reached by public education efforts.

Social Service Training

The Social Service Training Institute (SSTI), the NCSS Academy, aims to enhance the professionalism of the social services in Singapore by providing training opportunities for the continual development of both professionals and volunteers in the sector.

Public Education

Promoting and developing greater community involvement through strategic partnerships is an integral part of the NCSS vision. Public Education is a key tool to enhancing community involvement.

Public Education for children aged 4 and 12 comes in the form of the Sharity Programme. Sharity Elephant, the popular mascot of the Sharity Programme, educates our young ones about the importance of caring and sharing.

There are also various campaigns to improve the social awareness of youths and members of the public. This includes campaigns such as the Youths Embrace Social Services programme to engage youth interest in social service, and the Disability Awareness Public Education campaign to promote awareness of the abilities and employability of persons with disabilities.

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The goal of social services in Singapore is to promote the well-being of people and comunities. It seeks to help individuals to be self-sufficient and less dependent, and restore individuals, families or communities to successfully function in the society.
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