TOUCH Young Arrows (TYA) is a service of TOUCH Community Services, a not-for- profit charitable organisation officially registered in 1992, and a member of the National Council of Social Service since 12 December 1994. TOUCH is also the winner of the Outstanding Non-profit Organisation Award at the National Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards 2007.
TYA believes that children can be nurtured and sharpened like arrows to make a positive impact in society, and to be future leaders. TYA aims to nurture children aged six to 12, from low-income or single-parent families through programmes conducted by committed teams of volunteer coaches across 25 TYA Clubs in Singapore. With a low volunteer-child ratio, special focus is set aside to meet the children's social, emotional and educational needs. As part of TYA’s vision to nurture children, TYA believes in strengthening families as well as enabling volunteers to help children realise their potential.
TYA’s mission is to: • Strengthen child’s family relationships • Help every child & young realize their potential • Inspire joy in learning • Nurture positive character and emotional resilience • Equip every volunteer to serve effectively and compassionately
TYA’s programme includes: • Weekly one and a half hours of free academic coaching (English and Mathematics) followed by one hour of values-driven activities • Year-round character development camps • Year-round family bonding events and parenting talks • Home visitation and social assistance
Currently, there are 25 TYA Clubs as follows:
Name of Club Time Address Kebun Baru CC Ang Mo Kio 9.30am – 12.00pm 216 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 S569897 Bedok CC Bedok 2.30pm – 5.00pm 850 New Upper Changi Road S467352 Boon Lay Zone ‘A’ RC Centre Boon Lay 10.00am – 12.30pm Blk 207 Boon Lay Place S640207 TOUCH Centre for Independent Living Bukit Merah 10.00am – 12.30pm Blk 162 Bukit Merah Central S150162 Bukit Panjang CC Bukit Panjang 10.00am – 12.30pm 8 Pending Road S678295 Clementi Zone ‘3’ RC Centre Clementi 2.00pm – 4.30pm Blk 332 Clementi Ave 2 S120332 Eunos Crescent RC Centre Eunos 10.00am – 12.30pm Blk 17 Eunos Crescent S400017 TOUCH Seniors Activity Centre Geylang Bahru 10.00am – 12.30pm Blk 61 Geylang Bahru S330061 TOUCH Young Arrows Centre Hougang (1) 10.00am – 12.30pm Blk 603 Hougang Ave 4 S530603 TOUCH Young Arrows Centre Hougang (2) 2.30pm – 5.00pm Blk 603 Hougang Ave 4 S530603 Gek Poh Ville CC Jurong West 10.00am – 12.30pm 1 Jurong West Street 74 S649149
Eunos CC Kampong Eunos 10.00am – 12.30pm 180 Bedok Reservoir Road S479220 MacPherson CC MacPherson 2.30pm – 5.00pm 400 Paya Lebar Way S379131 Marine Crescent Ville RC Centre Marine Parade 10.00am – 12.30pm Blk 34 Marine Crescent S440034 Mountbatten CC Mountbatten 2.00pm – 4.30pm 35 Jalan Satu S399479 Punggol Coast Activity Centre Punggol 2.30pm – 5.00pm Blk 668B Edgefield Plains S822668 Queenstown CC Queenstown 10.00am – 12.30pm 365 Commonwealth Ave S149732 TOUCH Seniors Activity Centre Sembawang 9.30am – 12.30pm Blk 513 Wellington Circle S750513 Rivervale Delta RC Centre Sengkang 10.00am – 12.30pm Blk 164 Rivervale Crescent S541164 Braddell Heights Zone ‘F’ RC Centre Serangoon 2.30pm – 5.00pm Blk 318 Serangoon Ave 2 S550318 Tampines Changkat Zone ‘3’ RC Centre Tampines 2.30pm – 5.00pm Blk 111 Tampines Street 11 S521111 PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Ayer Rajah Teban Gardens 10.00am – 12.30pm Blk 32 Teban Gardens Road S600032 Telok Blangah Depot Heights RC Centre Telok Blangah 1.30pm – 4.00pm Blk 104C Depot Road S103104 Sembawang Zone ‘J’ RC Centre Woodlands 2.30pm – 5.00pm Blk 793 Woodlands Ave 6 S730793 Chong Pang Zone ‘1’ RC Centre Yishun 2.30pm – 5.00pm Blk 108 Yishun Ring Road S760108