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AIN SOCIETY Annual Report 2010 - 2011 Corporate Profile Ain Society is a voluntary welfare organiza- Core Values tion registered with the Registry of Society on 10th October 2000 and is affiliated to H onesty the National Council of Social Services. O bservant N on-judgemental ROS Registration No: 191/2000 WEL E mpowerment Charity Registration No: 001956 S incerity IPC Registration No: 000607 T ransparent UEN No: T00SS0163F Y es we can Bank: OCBC Auditor: D. Arumugam & Co Advisor Mdm Halimah Yacob Minister of State, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports Member of Parliament, Jurong GRC Our Logo Mission Addressing the issues of youths at risk and Eyes - Insight, Focus, Awareness the development of disadvantaged families Circle - Perfection, Excellence through skills and knowledge development, Green - Fresh, Innovative hence self-reliance. Black - Strong Foundation & Values Font - Forging Ahead Vision Disadvantaged children and families living to their fullest potentials. Head Office: 20 Joo Chiat Road #02-06 Contents: Singapore 427357 Corporate Profile Pg 1 Tel: 6342 4832 Management Committee 2010/11 Pg 2 Training Centre: Current Staff Pg 2 20 Joo Chiat Road #02-07/08 Organization Structure Pg 2 Singapore 427357 BBE Gen-Y Youth Hub Pg 3-8 Tel: 6342 4824 Family Development Pg 9-10 BBE Gen-Y Youth Hub Projects & Community Services Pg 11-14 Blk 235 Fundraising Pg 15-16 Bukit Batok East Ave 5 #01-21 Training & Development Pg 17 Singapore 650235 Tel: 6665 8130 Page 2 AIN SOCIETY Management Committee Members Immediate Past President Haji Mohamad Bin Othman President Abdul Malek Bin Osman Vice-President Mohd Fadzrun Bin Adnan Secretary Chan Weng Onn Martin Assistant Secretary Siti Nur’aini Bte Abdul Rashid Treasurer Al Imran Bin Abdul Aziz Assistant Treasurer Zainab Bte Baharum Members Filzah Nadiah Bte Zainal Abidin Noor Relah Bte Hussain Eida Ahmad Wahid Bin Abdullah - Annual General Meeting 2010 Bambang Sumaryono Ali (co-opted) Current Staff Chief Executive Officer Haji Md Yusof Bin Ismail “Ain Society allows me to Director (Operations) Sa’emah Binte Ali discover my strengths. The Director (Admin & Finance) Yatimatussalihah Bte Rahmat people around here are Assistant Director (Fundraising) Nor Idham Bin Othman great, and we work together well with a lot of mutual Manager (Fundraising) Daud Bin Embong trust and understanding. I Social Worker (Serenity) Nur Farhana Bte Che Yusof Ani learnt that there are many Youth Worker (Youth) Daeng Norashida Bte Sahak more hidden potential in me Youth Worker (Youth) Siti Hajar Bte Abdul Malik while working here. It is Executive Officer (Family Development) Noorsyafiaton Bte Sharun definitely a learning journey Executive Officer (PCS) Rosni Bin Rohany for me!” - Fatin Syairah Nor Shaidi, Executive Assistant (Admin & Finance) Farahzila Bte Mohamed Yusoff the youngest employee who Executive Assistant (Social Media) Fatin Syairah Nor Shaidi joined as staff on 1 Nov Executive Assistant (Family Development) Shahida Bte Khairudin 2011 Executive Assistant (PCS) Siti Salleha Bte Rashid Organization Structure Advisor Management CEO Director (Operations) Director (Admin & Finance) Fundraising Serenity Centre Projects & Com Services Admin & Finance Social Media BBE Gen-Y Youth Hub Page 3 Youth Services BBE Gen-Y Youth Hub Preventive Programmes risk to be reinstated into Our youth development centre, BBE Gen-Y schools while equipping Yotuh Hub, offers a range of developmental them with social skills, programmes that are preventive in nature, tar- vocational training and IT geted at mainstream youths aged 10-18 years skills. Recreation and old. These youths are actively involved in Ain the arts such as graffiti, Society’s activities and programmes. The activ- mural painting, music, ities are aimed at inculcating positive values via dance and drama are fun-filled and interactive learning environment. also offered to provide a balance in their lives. Remedial Programmes The set up of BBE Gen-Y Youth Hub is jointly Rehabilitative Programmes undertaken by Ain Society and Bukit Batok East Since 2003, Ain Society has been engaged by Grassroot Organisations under the patronage of MCYS (Probation Services Branch) to conduct Mdm Halimah Yacob, MP for Jurong GRC and its mandatory programmes for probationers and supported by MCYS. The centre’s objective is their parents. More than 300 probationers and to help the out-of-school youths and youths at parents have benefited from the programmes. Youth Programmes Ongoing Programmes Funded By Max Out Programme Yayasan MENDAKI “BBE Gen-Y Youth Hub Enhanced STEP-UP Programme National Council of Social Service is like a second home to PEPS Programme National Council of Social Service me!” - Siti Nor Aisyah Enhanced Parenting Workshops Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports Md Shariff NUR Drop-In Centre Yayasan MENDAKI Gelora Remaja Roadshows Sponsors and Other Supporters Kem Perkasa Holiday Camps Sponsors and Other Supporters Cool Teens & Cool Parents Sponsors and Other Supporters Kolintang Ensemble Sponsors and Other Supporters Max Out Programme In January 2008, Ain Society established a part- approaches act as tools in dealing with nership with the Community Leaders Forum many aspects of their behavioral and emo- with Yayasan MENDAKI as its Secretariat, to tional issues that need to be highly ad- run its Max Out Programme. Since then, more dressed. Ain Society also takes into ac- than 250 youths have benefited from the pro- count the general profile of these youths, gramme. who are mostly troubled youths from disad- vantaged families. As such, other forms of Ain Society focuses on engaging the youths engagement to deal with their emotional under the life skills and character building com- well-being are provided through convention- ponent. In designing activities for this develop- al counseling sessions, support groups and mental component, Ain Society believes in en- experiential learning activities. The general gaging the youths through structured in-house nature of engagement adopts philosophies responsibilities, interactive life skills activities behind the Therapeutic Community (TC) and workshops, seminars and talks, outdoor modality which concur with the fundamen- activities as well as performing arts. These tals of Positive Youth Development (PYD). Page 4 Youth Services Enhanced STEP-UP Programme “BBE Gen-Y Youth Hub Enhanced STEP-UP stands for ‘Enhanced has taught me a lot School social work To Empower Pupils to Uti- Enhanced STEP-UP consists of two services, about discipline and lise Potential’. It is a client-centric school social Service A for youths identified by schools re- patience. I’m happy to work programme specifically catered to youths quiring additional school social work support to be here. I share my who require additional support and encourage- remain in school, and Service B for youths iden- ment to remain in school, as well as youths problems with the staff tified by schools as requiring additional school who have already dropped out of school. and I know they will social work support and have high truancy rate, help me whenever I or youths who are already out of school. Upon referral, participating Voluntary Welfare need them.” Organisations like Ain Society will work with the - Fadzilah Md Suzaini Funding for the programme is provided by the referred clients through three main compo- National Council of Social Service. Ain Society nents, i.e. individual casework, family interven- has been appointed as a participating agency tion and group work and activities to support the since 2010 and provides only Service B. To youth in bringing about positive changes in their date, more than 40 youths have benefited from lives. PEPS Programme The Parent Education in Pre-School (PEPS) Ain Society was invited in March 2011 by Programme empowers parents with practical MCYS to participate in the PEPS Pro- skills on how to guide and nurture their children gramme as there is shortage of service pro- and strengthen their marriages. Children are viders who could organize parenting talks for taught positive family values and social compe- Malay-speaking parents. As a participating tencies. PEPS also facilitates the formation of agency, Ain Society works with schools to parent support groups in the pre-schools. Such plan, implement and monitor the family life support groups provide a platform for young education programmes. This includes parents to share information and build up their providing consultation on programmes to support network. Through PEPS, parenting meet with the schools’ needs, providing programmes and resources are easily available speakers for the PEPS programmes and at the pre-schools to enhance the quality of submitting reimbursement documents to family life of parents and their children and to MCYS. Currently, Ain Society works with the foster strong parent-school partnership. pre-schools of Al-Iman Mosque and Al- Mukminin Mosque as well as the Junior Net- work Child Development Centre. Enhanced Parenting Workshops “I hope this workshop Ain Society has been fortunate to be able to run for the Ministry of Community Development, can be extended. It has work with teens and their parents, especially Youth and Sports (MCYS). It is aimed at equip- brought a lot of benefits probationers and at risk teens in various school- ping parents with an understanding of the is- for me and my family based and community-based programmes for sues faced by the children. The knowledge and who is facing some the past 8 years. The Society felt