Supporting Families

Family Assistance Programme

We support low-income families to cope with their basic living and/or education needs of their children and facilitate their transition to greater resilience and self-reliance. 

  • The assistance may include:

    • Grants for essential household bills, such as rental, utilities, childcare fees, student care fees, etc.

    • Grocery vouchers to cope with daily living needs.

    • Guidance and support in the area of job search and skills upgrading.

    • Family bonding activities.

    • Guidance and support from Volunteer Family Befrienders to build resilience.

    • The Play-Based Programme that supports preschool children in strengthening their executive functions and overall educational development.

    • Volunteer-driven Mentoring and Tutoring Programmes, such as the following:

    • Supervised Homework Group (SHG)- to support academically weak Primary 4 to 6 students in their studies and to support their overall character development.

    • Project YOUth Can Shine (YCS)- to support Secondary 1 to 2 students in Mathematics and facilitate the development of 21st-century competencies such as Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity and Compassion.

    • Project RAISE (Realising Aspirations through Skills and Education) - to support case families to attain social mobility through the provision of grants for skills training and education as well as mentorship and guidance for parents and children.

    • The Applicant or at least a family member, who lives in the same household, is a Chinese Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident

    • Gross monthly household income not exceeding $2,400 or gross per capita income not exceeding $800

      Note: The approval of the application and the type of assistance rendered will be assessed and determined on a case-by-case basis.

Enquiry

Applicants will be required to meet the designated caseworker for an assessment. Supporting documents are required.

For appointments or further enquiries, please call us at 6603 5599 during office hours or email [email protected].


CDAC – SFCCA Hardship Assistance Fund Scheme

We provide short-term financial assistance to individuals who are facing financial hardship.

    • Chinese Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident

    • Monthly gross income not exceeding $2,400

      Note: The approval of the application and the type of assistance rendered will be assessed and determined on a case-by-case basis.

Enquiry

Applicants will be required to meet the designated caseworker for an assessment. Supporting documents are required.

For appointments or further enquiries, please call us at 6603 5599 during office hours or email [email protected].


Family Resource Programme

We conduct activities, such as talks, workshop and support groups to help family members (e.g. parents, young adults and seniors) to manage  their resources and enhance their capabilities 

  • The key themes of the activities are:

    • Financial Literacy

    • Healthy Living

    • Marriage Enrichment

    • Employment Support

    We also organise family bonding activities for CDAC beneficiary families to foster family cohesiveness.

Enquiry

Please call 6603 5599 during office hours or email [email protected].


Parent Education Programme

We equip parents with positive parenting skills to support the holistic development of their school-going children.

  • The wide-ranging topics of our talks and enhanced parenting group workshops include:

    • Parenting styles

    • Effective communication skills

    • Positive discipline

    • Supporting the child’s social and emotional needs

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Enquiry

Please call 6603 5555 during office hours or email [email protected].


CDAC ‘Ready for School’ Project

We support invited CDAC beneficiary families and their school-going children in preparing for the new school year through the giving of vouchers for education materials, transport and other school-related necessities every December.

This is a community project which has received strong support from volunteers, partners and sponsors.