The new centre by Pro Bono SG and South Central Community Family Service Centre is located within the family service centre’s premises in Bukit Merah.
Singapore has set up its first social service centre dedicated to the needs of transnational families , or those where not every member is a citizen or permanent resident.SINGAPORE: Singapore has set up its first social service centre dedicated to the needs of transnational families , or those where not every member is a citizen or permanent resident.
Pro Bono SG will deploy full-time community lawyers at the centre, while The Inclusive Fund under the South Central Community Family Service Centre will help in areas such as housing, education and healthcare. Ms Sandhya Aswani, a committee member of the fund, said it works almost like a last resort. By the time families approach her organisation, families are unable to pay school fees which typically make up one-third to half of their monthly incomes.
The Inclusive Fund has supported 123 people in such families, of which more than four in 10 were foreigners, over the last three years.Mr Gregory Vijayendran, chairman of Pro Bono SG, said that transnational families are particularly vulnerable as they do not know where to go for support. His charity provides legal advice at the centre to supplement what social workers do. This includes navigating immigration challenges and supporting those going through divorce.
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