POSITIONING FOR EARLY DETECTION & INTERVENTION
Message from the
Chairman
I
n a continuing effort for Presbyterian
Community Services to remain relevant
and effective in serving the community,
we constantly ask ourselves:
trained to befriend socially isolated
seniors. In their regular contacts with
the seniors, the volunteers are able
to identify and to make referrals for
seniors who need professional help. At
the same time, we have a dedicated
team of social workers and counsellors
who work closely with centre staff
and volunteers to give support and
professional advice.
1. How can we better serve our
beneficiaries by providing timely help?
2. What early detection system can be
put in place to identify those who are in
need?
With the commitment of staff, volun-
teers, and donors, and the support of
government agencies, Presbyterian
Community Services has been able to
enlarge its services and to seek new
areas to serve.
3. What service gaps are there in which
we can improve on?
Presbyterian
Community
Services
has 27 centres spread throughout
Singapore. This is an advantage we
have in reaching out to our community
to detect signs of problems among our
beneficiaries of different ages and of
different profiles across Singapore.
On behalf of the organization,
I would like to sincerely thank
our staff, volunteers, donors, and
government agencies, and all who
have been working together to
make the work of Presbyterian
Community Services possible.
In our 11 childcare centres, a Learning
Support Programme is in place to detect
developmental
learning
difficulties
among children. Furthermore, Principals
and Senior Teachers are trained to
assess and to take action to report
cases of child neglect or child abuse.
Arthur Lim, PBM
Chairman
Presbyterian Community Services
In our elderly services, more than 125
volunteers have been recruited and
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