“ May such exemplary leadership continue to inspire us to champion for the less privileged in our community together .”
5
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ’ S MESSAGE
“ May such exemplary leadership continue to inspire us to champion for the less privileged in our community together .”
parent wrote ,“ My child started this programme
A in January for 20 weeks with Jurong West centre … I do see marked improvement in my child . I want to thank PCS for having the vision to implement this in-house intervention programme for the children with special needs .”
Such outcome of improved behavioural change has always encouraged and inspired our staff to continue running the second mile to serve with significance . Beyond just offering services to children , youth and seniors in our community , PCS seeks to make a significant impact in the lives that we can touch .
In this Stewardship Report , we want to share stories of touched lives to encourage us , so that we can continue to be inspired to reach out to more people in our community together .
With the setting up of Hannah Seniors Activity Centre , we are spreading our wings to cover new ground , in our intentional effort to help more seniors to age-in-place meaningfully .
In the aspect of quality care , PCS has been appointed as a Partner Operator ( POP ) by the Early Childhood Development Agency . The POP scheme has supported PCS to build capabilities to improve quality through SPARK and support continuing professional development for our teachers to provide quality preschool education .
We are glad that 10 out of 11 centres that had applied for SPARK assessment have successfully met the quality standards and attained SPARK certification in their first attempt .
The Training Academy has also been set up for the purpose of ensuring quality delivery of care by our staff and volunteers . Till date , since the setting up in April 2015 , more than 6990 participants-training hours had been clocked through the various courses that were offered in the last financial year .
At this juncture , I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our Chairman , Arthur Lim for being conferred the National Day 2016 Public Service Medal ( Pingat Bakti Masyarakat ) by the President of the Republic of Singapore .
May such exemplary leadership continue to inspire us to champion for the less privileged in our community together .
David Lim Executive Director Presbyterian Community Services
Inspiring Lives Beyond Services