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Sharing the Love Journeying with You Cover photo taken at Mamre Oaks' second anniversary party at Agape Village. About Caritas Singapore

Mission: To collaborate and ‘Caritas’ means ‘charity’ in Latin, and this reminds us to live our faith provide leadership within the through social mission work. Catholic community in Caritas Singapore works on the ground in Singapore. We are a member Singapore in fulfilling the of Caritas Internationalis, a global confederation of 165 humanitarian Catholic Church’s social organisations. mission especially for the most vulnerable in society. Caritas Singapore is the official social and community arm of the Catholic Church in Singapore, and the umbrella body for 25 Catholic Vision: To be the visible sign charities and organisations whose work impacts over 50,000 beneficiaries regardless of race, religion or nationality. of God’s love for humanity demonstrated by Catholics The Caritas Singapore Board developed a set of strategic priorities to living the principles and steer the social mission work from 2015 to 2018. values of the Catholic Social Teaching (CST).

Knowing Christ, Knowing CST Reflecting Christ in Service • Staff and volunteers formed in CST • Staff and volunteers serve with • More Catholics understand CST and compassion and love, as Christ did are motivated by their faith to do • CST in action @ Agape Village and good Member Organisations Giving Voice to Christ in the Poor Living Christ in Our Parishes • Be an authentic, credible and • Engage, collaborate and support responsible voice of the poor parish groups including families • Enable the poor to speak for in living out their social mission themselves • Support active volunteer engagement

Strengthening Organisational Capabilities • Good governance, fair and just practices, transparency • Hub of knowledge and expertise on Catholic social mission, CST and needs of the poor and vulnerable in society • Capability to mobilise volunteers from parishes by offering them practical exposure to Caritas Singapore programmes and the opportunity to develop their faith by working in partnership with the poor • Develop Servant Leadership

The member organisations under the umbrella of Caritas Singapore offer a wide array of services to beneficiaries and clients such as the poor, children, youth-at-risk, families, prisoners, elderly, sick, people with life- limiting illnesses, people with HIV/AIDS, those with disabilities, migrants, and people with legal and medical needs.

There are more than 70 programmes run by these organisations aimed at helping people in need. Programmes and services include financial assistance, residential care for seniors and children, shelters, befriending, counselling, palliative care, student care, and skills training.

Caritas Singapore is about people; we serve the community through our services and programmes, and we welcome you to join us in this effort. 1 Doing the Work of God

Charity – an honourable work Under the guidance of the Holy of service to society and Spirit, we remain ever conscious community is that which that everything we have done and will continue to do is for the “glory defines us as true followers of of God.” (1 Corinthians 10:31). Our Christ. We become the visible Lord Jesus Christ “… the Son of presence of God through our Man [who] came not to be served acts of service. As Jesus in but to serve” (Matthew 20:28) is Matthew 5:16 says, we are the our greatest role model. His sacred light of the world. And the ministry was not only in prayer and preaching; He was also only way our light can shine present in the homes of people, is through our good works. eating, drinking, or on the streets, walking with them. He showed us As the social mission arm of the how to listen and be one with Church, Caritas Singapore and the whom we serve. This mission to charitable organisations under her show and spread God’s love is stewardship have continued to what motivates and distinguishes devote time, resources and energy us from other social service to respond to this call to do God’s organisations. work on earth. The Church expresses its deepest “In the same way, let your The stories you will read in this gratitude to all who have lived out Annual Report demonstrates this social mission. Caritas light shine before others, so Caritas Singapore and her Singapore’s staff, volunteers, that they may see your member organisations’ positive member organisations as well as good works and give glory impact on the lives of individuals, donors and partners have families, and the community at contributed generously to make to your Father who is in large. Agape Village, a one-stop Christ known to the poor and heaven.” integrated social service hub, is vulnerable. Caritas Singapore’s effort to show – Archbishop William Goh God’s love more visibly. The 14 Much has been done, but more member organisations housed remains. As we strive to fulfil our under one roof reach out to the role, we should not feel anxious or wide strata of society, including worried. After all, success or failure the young, the old, the vulnerable, is in the hands of God. Let us trust and the under-served in Him and leave everything in His Singapore. hands. As our beloved Mother Mary instructed the disciples of Our work was affirmed by the Jesus, “Do whatever he tells you.” President of Singapore, Mdm (John 2:5). When we live in firm Halimah Yacob, during her visit to and humble obedience to this Agape Village in September this golden rule, we shall always year. succeed in our work of God.

Yours in Christ,

Most Rev William Goh, DD Archbishop of Singapore Patron, Caritas Singapore

2 Message from Archbishop Called to serve

2017 has been another year In her first week in office, blessed with encounters of Singapore’s first woman President, faith, hope and love as the Madam Halimah Yacob, visited staff, volunteers and partners Agape Village. Madam President is of our 25 Caritas member herself sensitive and empathetic to organisations share in the the needs of the community and journeys of the 50,000 she engaged with the Caritas and clients we work with. member organisations’ staff, volunteers and clients and A Year in Reflection affirmed the impact of the work It is Caritas’ vision to be the visible we do. sign of God’s love for humanity. I am heartened to witness this 2017 has been a challenging year vision being made real and would for many but with the support of like to share a few highlights in our generous benefactors, Caritas 2017. raised $8.6m enabling us to continue serving the poor and God’s love for the elderly especially disadvantaged. the elderly poor radiates the new St Joseph’s Home (SJH) that was Moving Ahead re-built by the Catholic Welfare In the coming year, we are Services. And, on Dec 1, 2017, a commissioning a research to study “light shone brightly” on the new the needs of the under-served in building of Assisi Hospice on its our midst. We look forward to our official opening. biennial Social Mission Conference “your light must shine in to be held on 21 July 2018. The Catholic Business Network people’s sight so that seeing organised two Community We continue to provide enriching your good works they may Employability Day job fairs that volunteering experiences for our give praise to your Father resulted in 61 persons getting a volunteers as well as supporting job. our member organisations with a in Heaven.” smarter volunteer management – Matt 5:16 The Caritas Roundtable V system. We will also actively continues to be a platform for engage Catholic communities in dialogue and collaboration among parishes to increase awareness of stakeholders in the social sector. the needs of our society and every This year, we had an enriching Catholic’s mission to live out the discussion on mental health issues, Catholic Social Teaching (CST) of including an intimate sharing by a the Church. person with mental illness. Caritas the opportunity to share in With Thanksgiving Every week, about 200 senior your journey. It is with a grateful heart that we citizens are at Agape Village, in Toa Payoh, to participate in the close 2017. On behalf of the board I ask for your continued prayers “Share-A-Pot” programme, IT and trustees, I would like to thank and support for all of us at Caritas classes or “YAH (Young-at-Heart)” all staff and volunteers for their Singapore that we work with faith, talks. commitment and dedication to hope and love, to partner the poor our Caritas mission and vision, and out of their “poverty” by re- in living out the principles and discovering their own greatness. values of CST. May God’s Peace be with you. “Go and live among the I sincerely appreciate the generous poor in spirit and they will donations, big and small, by individuals and corporations – Yours in Christ, heal you.” may you be blessed richly for – Henri Nouwen sharing what you have with the Janet Ang (Reflections on Christian poor. And I am grateful to our Chairman Leadership) partners and clients for giving Caritas Singapore

Message from Chairman 3 Board of Directors

Chairman : Janet Ang wef January 2015 serving since 2013 Member, Board of the Agape Fund Trustees Chairman, Executive Committee Chairman, Nominations Committee Vice President, Industry Solutions & Smarter Cities, IBM Asia Pacific members

Benedict Jane Foo Rev Monsignor Cheong serving since 2011 Ambrose Vaz serving since 2013 Chairman, Volunteer serving since 2013 Chairman, Audit Resources Member, Executive Committee Committee Committee CE, Temasek Member, Advocacy Member, Foundation and Research Nominations International Committee Committee Director, Vicar General Compliance and (Pastoral), Ethics, American Catholic Express Archdiocese of International Inc Singapore

Friar John-Paul Rev Fr Sr Maria Lau, IJS Tan, OFM Christopher Soh, serving since 2011 serving since 2011 SJ Chairman, Chairman, Parish serving since 2014 Formation Engagement Spiritual Director, Committee Committee Young Adults Provincial, Infant Member, Executive Committee Jesus Sisters, Committee Member, Singapore Member, Formation Nominations Committee Committee Regional Superior, Chancellor, Region of Catholic Malaysia- Archdiocese of Singapore, Society Singapore of Jesus Alan Lim serving since 2017 Chairman, Communications Committee Member, Fundraising Committee Head, IBM Blockchain & Cloud Garage, ASEAN

4 Boards and Committees Board of Directors

Deputy Chairman: Anthony Soo wef January 2015 serving since 2011 Vice Chairman, Formation Committee Member, Executive Committee Member, Nominations Committee Member, Volunteer Resources Committee President, Catholic AIDS Response Effort members

Tan Cheng Han Sabina Soh Teo Jin Lee serving since 2013 serving since 2015 serving since 2015 Member, Chairman, Chairman, Agape Communications Membership Village Committee Committee Management Professor and Member, Volunteer Committee Chairman, NUS Resources Managing Director, EW Barker Centre Committee ODE Consulting for Law and Consultant, Wee, Business Tay & Lim, LLP

Joachim Toh Jeremy Khoo Paul Beh serving since 2015 serving since 2015 serving since 2017 Chairman, Finance Chairman, Advocacy Chairman, and Grants and Research Fundraising Committee Committee Committee Member, Agape Manager, Member, Agape Village Communications & Village Management Management Community Committee Committee Engagement, President, Asia Chief Operations Alzheimer's Disease Pacific Reed Officer, NUS Association Exhibition

Mark Tang Pius Lee serving since 2017 serving since 2017 Chairman, Young Vice-Chairman, Adults Committee Young Adults Member, Committee Membership Member, Agape Committee Village Management Product Manager, Committee M-DAQ Pte Ltd Member, Parish Engagement Committee Research Engineer, SMU

Boards and Committees 5 Board of Trustees of The Agape Fund Chairman: Frank Wong wef January 2013 serving since 2007

Vice Chairman, Asia Philanthropic Ventures Pte Ltd

members

Janet Ang Rev Deacon Willie Cheng serving since 2015 Clement Chen serving since 2006 Vice President, serving since 2015 Industry Solutions Chairman, & Smarter Cities, Permanent Deacon, Singapore Institute IBM Asia Pacific Catholic of Directors Archdiocese of Singapore

Dr Lim Cheok Jane Foo Laurence Lien Peng serving since 2011 serving since 2015 serving since 2007 Director, Compliance and Chairman, Chairman, Ethics, American Lien Foundation Ophir Ventures Express Sdn Bhd International Inc

George Lim Ng Kok Song Christina Ong serving since 2006 serving since 2013 serving since 2015

Senior Counsel Chairman, Chairman, National and Mediator, Avanda Investment Parks Board Consultant, Management Wee, Tay & Lim Pte Ltd LLP

6 Boards and Committees Board Infrastructural Committees

Audit Committee Finance and Grants Committee Nominations Committee Chairman Chairman Chairman Benedict Cheong Joachim Toh Janet Ang Members Members Members Yvonne Chu (until 17 May 2017) Thomas Goh Rev Monsignor Ambrose Vaz Elizabeth Sulistio Edwin Lee Friar John-Paul Tan, OFM Francis Wan Juliana Ng Anthony Soo Thomas Teo Executive Committee Belinda Young Chairman Paul Teo Janet Ang Agnes Liew (from 25 Jul 2017) Members Rev Monsignor Ambrose Vaz Friar John-Paul Tan, OFM Anthony Soo Board Programme Committees

Agape Village Management Formation Committee Parish Engagement Committee Committee Chairman Sr Maria Lau, IJS Chairman Chairman Teo Jin Lee Vice Chairman Anthony Soo Friar John-Paul Tan, OFM Members Members Members Ong Hoon Meng Rev Fr Christopher Soh, SJ Gabriel Fok Theodore Chan Rev Fr David Garcia, OP Jean Zee Joachim Toh Fang Swee Im Alan Lim (until 9 March 2017) Goh Han Serm Merissa Goh George Lim Stephenie Ng Pius Lee Irene Loi Francis Tay Mark Wettasinghe Nicholas Chee (from July 2017) Volunteer Resources Committee Jason Rodrigo (from 2 Feb 2017) Chairman Jane Foo Paul Beh (from 9 March 2017) Organisational Development Members Pius Lee (from 9 March 2017) Partner Network Michelle Lee Paul Long* (from 25 April 2017) Winifred Loh Sabina Soh Esther Chia* (from 18 May 2017) Leonard Lee Anthony Soo Yvonne Low Gordon Pinto (General Manager) Michael Charles Loh Denise Pang Chaplain Sr. Elizabeth Lim, RGS Fundraising Committee Young Adults Committee Advocacy and Research Chairman Paul Beh Chairman Mark Tang Committee Members Vice Chairman Pius Lee Chairman Jeremy Khoo Michael Seow Spiritual Director Members Kris Sidharta Rev Fr Christopher Soh, SJ Jane Foo Adrian Tan Members Roland Yeow Theresa Foo Michelle Lee Fred Cordeiro Perlita Tiro Hannah Lee Esther Chia Alan Lim (from 24 April 2017) Bernadette Sandra Jeremy Yeo (from 1 July 2017) Membership Committee Alina Chia Communications Committee Chairman Sabina Soh Celeste Wee Chairman Alan Lim Members Charmaine Liu Members Cheong Cheng Guan Venessa Lee Patrick Chua IT Committee Jeanette Tan Sherlyn Khong Chairman Ong Hoon Meng Geraldine Soh Leong Seey Seey Members Tan Cheng Han Jennifer Lim Samantha Fok Sr. Wendy Ooi, FSP Francis Mane Philip Yeap Jerry Tan Damien Ooi Steven Tan Stephanie Yip Mark Tang Wang Wei Lung (from May 2017)

* (co-opted member) Boards and Committees 7 Caritas Internationalis

Caritas Internationalis is a City to review the work confederation of over 160 carried out and approve a member organisations strategic framework and a budget. The most recent spread over seven regions gathering of the General across the globe. Assembly was in May 2011.

Caritas Internationalis is made The current President up of seven regions. Members of Cardinal Luis Tagle (in each region work together on picture below) is the common issues, strengthening global representative of each other and contributing to Caritas Internationalis. global action. They are Africa, Refugees from Myanmar Asia, Europe, Latin America and Caritas works in rich countries Photo: CRS the Caribbean, the Middle East and not so well-off ones, in the The Caritas internal and North Africa (MONA), North Northern hemisphere and the communications platform, America, and Oceania. global South. Caritas considers BAOBAB, is a useful resource that integral human development as helps Caritas members around Every four years, representatives the guiding principle for longer the world communicate better from Caritas member organisations term projects, and responds with each other in service of the worldwide meet in the Vatican efficiently and effectively to poor. sudden onset emergencies as well. The latest version of BAOBAB comes with enhanced usability Due to its vast grassroots and features. It also offers options network, Caritas is often for easier uploading of stories, the first on the scene to galleries (images here are from

help, and stays on after BAOBAB), reports and also other humanitarian improved working group agencies have left. coordination, chats and calendars.

Manara Aded Al Hamid with her children. Photo: Patrick Nicholson/Caritas www.caritas.org

In 2017, Pope Francis launched Caritas Internationalis' Share the Journey campaign from St Peter’s Square, Vatican City. The aim of the 2-year global campaign is to promote a Through the campaign, we ‘culture of encounter’ by brought greater awareness of their increasing the spaces and programmes such as the Migrant Sunday Mass, Skills Training and opportunities for migrants Language Courses at Agape and the local community to Village, and their signature Bread meet and engage. Basket programme that reaches out to migrant workers. In Singapore, our key 2017 partner on the campaign was ACMI. journey.caritas.org

8 Caritas Global Network Caritas Asia

Caritas Asia is one of the Caritas Asia is the umbrella to 24 seven Regional Offices under Member Organisations. There are the Confederation of Caritas four Caritas Asia sub-regions; Central, East, South and Southeast Internationalis (CI). Asia.

The mission of Caritas Asia is to Caritas Singapore is in the SEA lead and build the capacities of group together with the Caritas Caritas organisations in Asia to teams from Cambodia, Indonesia address a range of programmatic (Karina KWI), Myanmar (KMSS), issues from emergencies to Malaysia, Philippines (NASSA), advocacy for the most vulnerable Thailand, Timor-Leste, and communities. To do this, Caritas Vietnam. Asia hosted numerous workshops and training sessions In 2017, Caritas Singapore led by Caritas Internationalis in participated in the following Thailand. training sessions and workshops hosted by Caritas Asia. In 2017, Caritas Asia elected Bishop Isao Kikuchi of Niigata, 1. Asia Regional Strategic Plan Japan, as its new president. 2. Asia Regional Advocacy training and Planning workshop 3. Asia Regional Baobab II and Communication Training

www.caritas.asia

Caritas Global Network 9 The Caritas Singapore Board on a Mission ‘to lead as Jesus did’ Growing as a community of objectives and direction of Caritas faith leaders, 2017 saw the Singapore. Caritas Singapore Board members at two The retreat ended with a time of offering of their talents, desires significant formation and and wishes as they look forward to capacity-building events. continuing the mission of Christ in the world and to grow the social The Spiritual Formation Retreat mission of the Church in was conducted by Sr Linda Lizada Singapore. (Cenacle Sisters) in March 2017. Themed ‘To Lead as Jesus Did’, At the capacity building workshop, Sr Linda led the Board into a the Board embarked on their first spiritual encounter of Jesus as a pulse check survey to measure, companion leader. improve and enhance their effectiveness as a board. They During the retreat, the Board partnered Centre for Non-Profit reflected on how they have Focus Areas for Action allowed Jesus to stand close to Leadership (CNPL) by utilising the them and how they have walked CNPL Pulse Check Effectiveness 1. Rules of engagement as a with Him through their life’s joys diagnostic tool. Board and sorrows, and in their 2. Development of the Board leadership roles and tasks. The Board completed an leadership style assessment tool prior to the 3. Building better relationship Activities and sharing helped the workshop on 19 August 2017. The and engagement with Board to deepen their relationship day started with praise and member organisations and friendship with Jesus and with thanksgiving for all the blessings each other. and achievements. Facilitators from CNPL and Caritas As a community of Board Organisational Development The result was enhanced clarity members, they also reflected on subcommittee shared the survey and alignment in the different how to lead as Jesus did in the findings and led the Board into an areas of work to better balance light of their responsibilities in the identification of needs and areas empowerment with governance mission, vision, and strategic for improvement. and accountability.

Capacity building and growing in effectiveness as a board continues with discussions and the implementation of action points the rest of the year.

10 Caritas Singapore Agape Village

Agape Village is an integrated social service hub, and an initiative of Caritas Singapore, the social mission arm of the Catholic Church in Singapore. At Agape Village, we seek to partner and empower the community, especially the poor, the marginalised, and people limited by difficult circumstances.

We see you Mdm Lee*, 50, lived in a 2-room HDB flat with her husband and six children. Her husband had a history of substance abuse and domestic violence. Mr Lee worked odd jobs as he was on long-term medical leave due to a chronic health condition.

Although Mdm Lee held several Catholic Welfare Services Mt Alvernia Hospital odd jobs, she barely earned Regular meetings with a dedicated The outreach clinics at Agape $1,000 a month, certainly not social worker helped to improve Village offered Mdm Lee and her enough for necessities such as Mdm Lee’s parenting and family subsidised rates for the food, clothing and medical care communication skills. This helped basic medical and dental needs, as for her family. her manage her emotions and well as health screening. improve her relationship with her In early 2017, Mdm Lee was children. Mdm Lee was given Now, Mdm Lee is in a better place; referred to Agape Village after a interim financial assistance. She both mind and spirit. There is particularly bad domestic abuse received necessary food rations. more to do in partnering with her, incident. A case worker from CWS appealed successfully to but she has come a long way by Catholic Welfare Services (CWS) external agencies to reduce Mdm taking that first step into Agape was assigned to Mdm Lee. Despite Lee’s outstanding housing and Village. advice from the social worker, she utility bills. refused to file a Personal *Some details have been changed to Protection Order. Her case was Society of St Vincent de Paul protect the identity of the client also reviewed with other member Mdm Lee has a friend, a listening organisations, and a care plan was ear in the way of befriending developed. service. She is also receiving medium to long-term financial assistance.

Agape Village 11 Bishan-Toa Payoh Partners Networking Sessions

Since April 2016, Caritas knowledge and expertise, and ED of Clarity Singapore Fred Singapore has been collaborating to serve clients Cordeiro shared in a session on collaborating with National better. The sessions also feature their counselling services, group talks and sharing by speakers psychotherapy services, mental Health Group, Care Corner from different Healthcare and wellness workshops and and TOUCH Community Social Service organisations. maintenance groups. He also Services on the Bishan-Toa The Share-A-Pot @ Agape Village highlighted their referral process, Payoh Partners Networking is an experiential learning public talks and collaborations Sessions. programme, providing with the community. participants of the network a The quarterly sessions see good insight into its effectiveness, In another session, Sr Sylvia Ng, professionals from the social and encourages fellow FMM, from the Archdiocesan service and medical sectors organisations to explore Commission for the Pastoral Care around the Bishan-Toa Payoh implementing the programme as of Migrants and Itinerant People region networking, building skills, well. (ACMI), touched on the cases of abuse which came through ACMI. Her sharing provided deep insights and learning points for participants.

An average of 79 participants from 24 organisations attended each session.

Tuition Programme for Ex-Inmates

In collaboration with Catholic Welfare Services, a tuition programme was initiated for ex-inmates taking their ‘A’ Level Examinations upon their release.

Held at Agape Village, volunteer tutors offered to tutor subjects such as General Paper, Principles of Accounting and Management of Business.

12 Agape Village Share-A-Pot @ Agape Village

Since 15 June 2016, Agape Village has collaborated with National Health Group (NHG) to hold Share-A-Pot @ Agape Village, a community-based project aimed to build bones, brawn and brain, through broth, for community dwelling seniors and to transform neighbourhoods into communities.

The weekly Wednesday sessions reach out to over 100 seniors, who meet old friends and make new friends over a nutritious bowl of soup and also during the exercise sessions. At the sessions, their health status is assessed, monitored and reported to NHG for further studies.

As of 25 October 2017, 300 seniors have participated in the programme over six cycles (each cycle has 10-12 sessions).

The sessions are run by a professional fitness instructor and over 60 volunteers.

The programme has received overwhelming response and the continuous improvement of seniors’ well-being remains the main motivation for the team.

Anna (left) pulled a tendon in her leg three years ago while doing chores at home. She was Coming up in 2018 subsequently hospitalised and had problems with climbing stairs. After attending Share-A-Pot @ Agape Village, she is nimbler and climbing stairs is Caritas Singapore plans to embark on an much easier now. At her latest medical check-up, outreach programme to residents in 14 HDB Anna’s doctor assessed that Anna only needs a yearly review. Almost 40 friends and neighbours blocks in Toa Payoh in collaboration with are attending Share-A-Pot thanks to Anna’s member organisations and community recommendations. partners. Stella had pulled a shoulder muscle while carrying a heavy bucket of water. She was unable to lift her The outreach programme aims to raise awareness of arm, making simple tasks like turning off a switch services, programmes and activities at Agape Village. painful. She suffered from pain in her legs as well. This resulted in diminished appetite and many sleepless nights. Stella started slowly at Share-A- Pot @ Agape Village, and by the end of six months, the pain in her shoulder and legs significantly reduced, thus making her effectively mobile. She could even keep up with the fitness instructor! Now, Stella continues to exercise at home with her aged mother.

Agape Village 13 14 Agape Village The President visits Agape Village

Caritas Singapore was During her visit, President Halimah glimpse of the impact of work honoured to receive Mdm interacted with over 100 done every day to reach out to Halimah Yacob, President of committee members, staff and clients and to serve the volunteers from Caritas community. Singapore, at Agape Village Singapore’s 25 member on the morning of 22 organisations and other partner Before she left, President Halimah September 2017. organisations. shared on the added value of having a one-stop centre such as President Halimah was greeted Agape Village, where persons in warmly in each of the various need can be supported without training rooms and centres used having to go to so many places for by the member organisations. services – an affirmation and Here President Halimah got a encouragement to the Caritas family!

President Halimah with the Caritas Singapore family

Agape Village 15 Financial Highlights

Financials FY 2017 ($) FY 2016 ($) Donations and Fees 8,268,190 9,104,746 Government Care & Share Matching Grant - 2,000,000 Sponsorships 361,591 173,800 Others 756,731 574,222

Total Income (Incoming Resources) 9,386,512 11,852,768 Costs of Charitable Activities 8,852,253 7,185,593 Fundraising and Sponsorship Costs 308,030 261,754 Governance Costs 254,907 181,682

Total Expenditure (Resources Expended) 9,415,190 7,629,029

Net Income (Incoming Resources) (28,678) 4,223,739

Ratios FY 2017 ($) FY 2016 ($) Fundraising Ratio 1 3.6% 2.3% - Fundraising and Sponsorship Costs 308,030 261,754 - Total Funds Raised (Donations and Sponsorships) 8,629,781 11,278,546 Programme Ratio 2 94% 94% - Expenses spent on charitable programmes (including grants) 8,852,253 7,185,593 - Total Expenditure 9,415,190 7,629,029 Reserves Ratio 3 2.19 years 2.71 years - Reserves 19,915,665 19,944,343 Agape Village Building Fund 4 15,056,083 15,627,494

1 Measures fundraising efficiency. Computed based on the formula: Fundraising and Sponsorship Costs Total Funds Raised. ÷ 2 Measures funds deployed on charity programmes versus fundraising and overheads. Computed based on the formula: Expenses Spent on Charitable Programmes (including Grants) Total Expenditure. ÷ 3 Measures number of years of reserve. Computed based on the formula: Reserves Total Expenditure (excluding Fundraising and Sponsorship Costs). ÷ 4 This is donations raised for the construction of Agape Village. As the building construction have just been completed, these funds will be transferred to a sinking fund for the purpose of maintenance and operational costs of Agape Village going forward.

16 Financial Highlights 2017 Grants Disbursement

Funds raised by Caritas Singapore are disbursed through a formal grant making process that covers stages of early engagement, application, evaluation, approval, agreement, disbursement, and monitoring.

Organisation Amount ($) Abilities Beyond Limitations and Expectations (ABLE) 570,000 Archdiocesan Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants & Itinerant People (ACMI) 520,000 Assisi Hospice 10,000 Boys’ Town Singapore 950,000 Canossaville Children’s Home 10,000 Canossaville Children & Community Services 142,000 Catholic Aids Response Effort 300,000 Caritas Humanitarian Aid & Relief Initiatives Singapore (CHARIS) 280,000 Clarity Singapore 200,000 Catholic Welfare Services 397,782 Family Life Society 740,000 Infant Jesus Homes & Children’s Centres 411,000 Mamre Oaks 300,000 Montfort Care 570,600 Morning Star Community Services 742,000 Roman Catholic Prison Ministry 200,000 Parish Charitable Works 217,292 Total 6,560,674

Financial Highlights 17 Parish Engagement

The Parish Engagement Agape Experience (AE) is a one- • A skit for confirmands to step committee works to engage, day programme opened to youths into another person’s shoes collaborate and support in all parishes who will be • Introduction and awareness of receiving the sacrament of Catholic Social Teaching parish groups to live their Confirmation. Through AE, • Introduction to ‘Care for social mission by reaching confirmands learn about Caritas Creation’ or ‘Laudato Si’ out to the vulnerable in our Singapore and social mission • Awareness of the work done by society. work. AE also serves as a Caritas Singapore and our meaningful collaboration for member organisations, and the Caritas Singapore with parishes. work at Agape Village • Reflection and paraliturgy Held on Saturdays, AE consists of With more volunteers coming • Welcome through praise and on board to serve, the Parish worship Engagement team hopes to • Ice-breaker increase the pool of young • An introduction to the history Catholics who are ready to be of the Catholic Church in servant leaders. Singapore

CONIFRMANDS

Formation

The Formation committee Workshops Community promotes awareness of 1. Catholic Social Teaching Catholic Social Teaching Staff and MOs workshops for individuals (CST) and its application in 1. Induction exercise for new staff interested in CST and its daily living as Christ’s in Caritas Singapore and our application in daily life member organisations as an disciples. 2. Living Our Faith in Community introduction to Caritas, and to workshops for small Catholic inculcate Caritas’ principles of communities to integrate life service derived from CST and faith, introduce CST and its 2. Discipleship Retreat involves application in their lives faith formation of staff and 3. Personal Moral Compass is a volunteers by Msgr Ambrose 42-week course (six modules) Vaz. Participants are led into a exploring topics on morality deeper reflection on the biblical such as ethics of sex, bioethics, aspects of discipleship. and social justice 4. Building the Kingdom Together is a flagship CST programme for the formation of leaders and staff. This year, leadership teams from other Catholic organisations also participated. 18 Caritas Departments Advocacy and Research

The Advocacy and Research 1. Daily posts on the Singaporeans 3. A researcher has been committee continues its Against Poverty (SGAP) commissioned to conduct the mission to give voice to the Facebook page features both Caritas Research Study. local and overseas stories of Officially starting in 2018, the vulnerable through individuals and families living in research aims to understand poverty, as well as heartwarming the work of our member • increased outreach on initiatives by society to help organisations and to elucidate social media; those in need. under-served needs in the social sector. • further research into issues Results show an eight times faced by the increase in reach from July to The Caritas RoundTable V on 11 underprivileged; and September 2017 as compared to November 2017 drew 70 • organising Caritas the same period in 2016. participants together to discuss RoundTable V on mental issues faced by people 2. The ‘Lenten $5 Challenge’ recovering from mental health illness with Clarity campaign was launched with issues. Singapore. Catholic student associations in tertiary institutions to encourage The infographic below provides them to fast and use the $5 a visual overview of various saved to buy a meal for an vulnerable groups in Singapore. underprivileged person. The $5 The committee will continue to campaign was featured in the advocate with and on behalf of January 2018 edition of Social these vulnerable groups, Space – a publication of Lien particularly those who are Centre for Social Innovation. under-served in our society.

Vulnerable Groups in Singapore (as of 11 December 2017)

References: www.caritas-singapore.org/wp-content/uploads/ARC-Stats.pdf Caritas Departments 19 Membership and Capacity Building

The Membership committee organises regular events, retreats, and formation workshops for the 25 member organisations to dialogue, build stronger ties and to collaborate on key work areas. 1. Three Leaders’ Council 2. Staff appreciation lunch Relationship Managers also meet Meetings (November 2016, (February 2017) to affirm good regularly to network and April 2017, and September work, and to promote participate in the key events of 2017) looking at networking and community the member organisations. • research objectives and data spirit • social mission in Singapore and CST efforts in dialogue 3. Collaboration with the with Archbishop William Formation team to identify, Goh develop and provide staff and • various aspects of volunteer leaders with formation management, programmes, e.g. Building the • update on the Board Pulse Kingdom Together workshops Check

Fundraising

The Fundraising committee works to raise a common pool of funds to support the charitable work undertaken by Caritas Singapore and our member organisations in service of the needy.

1. Down Memory Lane 6 Charity Dinner brought together member organisations, partners, 3. Each Lent, Caritas Singapore This year, the money supported sponsors and beneficiaries for collects donations through ABLE, ACMI, Boys’ Town, an evening of Faith, Hope and Charities Week. These Canossaville Children and Love. The evening's event raised donations will go towards Community Services, CARE, $358,000. enabling the work of our Catholic Welfare Services, CHARIS, member organisations to help Clarity Singapore, Family Life 2. From 1 October 2016 to 30 the poor and marginalised Services, Infant Jesus Homes and September 2017, $937,949 was under their care. Children’s Centre, Mamre Oaks, raised through Caritas Montfort Care, Morning Star and Singapore's main online the RC Prison Ministry (see MO donation portal, giving.sg. listings on pages 29-31). 20 Caritas Departments Fundraising Programmes

Total Programme Collections Direct Indirect Fundraising Fundraising $ Costs $ Costs $ Costs $ Ratio %

Charities Week 2017 6,071,296 27,246 86,443 113,689 1.9 Sustained Giving (GIRO) 555,632 1,330 7,911 9,241 1.7 Others 2,002,853 14,027 28,517 42,544 2.1 Total 8,629,781 42,603 122,871 165,474 1.9 Funds raised during Charities Week 2017

District Parish 2017 S$ 2016 S$ Cathedral of the Good Shepherd 1,112 - St Joseph’s Church (Victoria Street) 261,131 261,219 Church of Sts. Peter & Paul 34,061 25,585 Church of Our Lady of Lourdes 9,640 17,270 City Church of the Sacred Heart 67,481 71,098 Church of St Teresa 78,828 92,456 Church of St Alphonsus (Novena Church) 3,650 - Church of St Bernadette 355,904 432,900 Church of St Michael 58,051 56,090 Church of the Holy Family 474,586 504,256 Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace 132,983 149,899 East Church of St Stephen 56,490 71,502 Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 391,229 324,218 Church of the Holy Trinity 67,591 119,367 Church of the Divine Mercy 96,150 124,210 Church of St Ignatius 768,983 792,075 Blessed Sacrament Church 105,187 69,322 West Church of St Mary of the Angels 132,249 95,662 Church of St Francis of Assisi 48,435 36,481 Church of the Holy Cross 579,268 685,442 Church of St Joseph (Bukit Timah) 120,467 99,312 Church of St Anthony 17,486 18,615 North Church of the Holy Spirit 367,682 287,995 Church of the Risen Christ 126,240 127,263 Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea 42,052 58,280 Church of Christ the King 150,815 160,919 Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 186,792 89,883 Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 154,519 196,706 Church of St Francis Xavier 277,986 243,142 Serangoon St Anne’s Church 134,481 92,606 Church of St Vincent de Paul 104,965 134,389 Church of the Transfiguration 5,500 - Schools 73,883 69,141 Others Business and other Donors 585,420 322,928 GRAND TOTAL 6,071,296 5,830,231 Caritas Departments 21 Volunteer Management

To better engage and 1. This initial phase saw five based on preference and manage volunteers, the member organisations present availability. Volunteers are also Volunteer Management at Agape Village (ABLE, ACMI, easily updated on upcoming Clarity Singapore, Family Life programmes, new services, and committee, in collaboration Society and Mamre Oaks) training programmes. Web- with the IT committee, coming on board the VMS. integration of the VMS with the launched the Volunteer sign-up page on the Caritas Management System (VMS) With the VMS, the shared pool Singapore website allows for in December 2016. of volunteers could be matched easier capture of volunteer data to volunteering opportunities and preference.

2. A Caritas Singapore Volunteer Handbook was published in August 2017. This allows member organisations to align and adopt similar practices.

3. The inaugural Volunteer Induction was conducted in September 2017 for 42 regular volunteers. They learnt more about the organisation, communities in need, and also deepened their understanding of Catholic Social Teaching.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Caritas Singapore collaborates with corporations and organisations to engage and enrich the lives of the different communities we serve. 22 November 2016 06 September 2017 HR Team of Experian Regional executives A team from Marsh Singapore and from Johnson & Cares taught about members of Mamre Johnson joined 40 children from Oaks cooked lunch, residents at St low-income families baked cookies and Vincent Home in a at Morning Star made snowglobes. Lala Workout session. Primavera Centre Funds raised from to create an eco- the sale of the terrarium. snowglobes were donated to Mamre Oaks.

22 Caritas Departments Young Adults

The Young Adults team Activities Outreach supports the integration of • Outreach with Catholic Welfare 1. The Formation team within the faith and social responsibility Services on Night Missions to Young Adults conducted a 3- engage the homeless part series on CST (November among Catholic young adults 2016 and July 2017) for 55 (ages 18 - 35 years) through • Befriending destitute elderly at St Vincent's Home young adults. the activities in 2017. • Journeying with children under 2. A CST workshop in May 2017 the Temasek Foundation Cares saw more than 80 young adults - CareNights@Morning Star at the Building the Kingdom: programme (night care for The Spirituality of Work children of low-income families conducted by Fr David Garcia, to allow parents and caregivers OP, at Agape Village. There was to attend upgrading courses or time for reflection and to rest) discussion on how to live the • Bringing cheer at the Morning Catholic faith in the workplace Star Children’s Christmas Party to bridge the division between faith and secular life.

3. The seventh session of ‘Creed on the Street’, held in April 2017 saw 27 young adults in open discussion on the topic ‘Not on Bread Alone – a look at basic needs of individuals and families’.

4. More than 80 young adults were matched to different volunteer roles with Caritas Singapore and her member organisations. The team is also in discussion to migrate their database to the Caritas Singapore VMS. Caritas Departments

Our Work

Caritas Singapore and our member organisations strive to partner the marginalised and serve all who knock on our door.

The following pages highlight some heartwarming stories that show the impact of the work done by Caritas Singapore and our member organisations as we journey with our beneficiaries and clients from all walks of life.

We also pay tribute to our remarkable volunteers, some who have been with Caritas Singapore from the very beginning.

23 Wise Beyond Their Years

Students (from left) Chin Zi Rou, project to a sponsor. Their plan for the upcoming mid-autumn Tan Xiu Lin, Fatimah Nazeeha found traction with Vistra festival. They also joined the and Lim Xiao Xuan from Singapore, who came on board as residents for refreshments. a corporate sponsor. Canossaville Children & Ms Amy Yuen, Communications Community Services Ms Valentina Chemodanova, Manager from Canossaville shared, (Canossaville) Student Care Relationship Manager (Corporate & “You could see they have put programme, were disappointed Private Clients) of Vistra Singapore themselves in the shoes of the to learn that some of their said, “We were extremely impressed elderly whom they were visiting. I with the girls’ enthusiasm and how am happy that the girls have in friends would not be able to join them, the values shared with them in a planned visit to an old folks’ well organised they were from the presentation of the project, through our Formation of the Heart home as it could not preparation of the materials for the programme.” accommodate too large a group. event, and the visit to St Theresa’s This was especially so for one of The young ladies are grateful to the Home itself. It was a great pleasure people who supported and guided the young ladies who had just to support the kids in this project them to make this project a success lost her grandfather. and we look forward to sharing – friends Katie, Irliya, Rachel and many more activities with them.” Joann who played a major part in Undeterred, these resourceful the initial plans. young ladies aged 10 to 11 years, With logistics and budget in place, set about planning their own visit. they started their preparations. The They also credited Vistra Singapore Calling upon their experience from young ladies organised 40 students for their sponsorship and joining in previous visits to nursing homes, into small groups and ensured that as volunteers, teachers and staff of they created a visit plan and set all were familiar about their roles to Canossaville Sr Marilyn Lim, teacher their sights on St Theresa’s Home. make the visit to St Teresa’s Home Ms Mang, Aunties Veron and Amy, a success. Uncle Raymond, and St Theresa’s With guidance and encouragement Home. from their teacher, they prepared a Not surprisingly, everything ran detailed proposal which was then smoothly on the day of the visit. Canossaville offers preschool and presented to Canossaville’s The students mingled and chatted student care centre that caters to management. Next, the young with the elderly, and helped them mainstream, and children with mild to ladies had to identify and sell their design and construct paper lanterns moderate special needs. A Star Shines Bright

As a child, William had anger was often rude and harsh with Now 25, William graduated in 2016 and relationship issues and was them. from Temasek Polytechnic with a Diploma in Mobile & Network unable to focus. He was seven The turning point came when and among the first batch of Services and is currently serving William realised that despite his his National Service. This one-time students to attend Morning Star bad attitude, “the NOVA facilitators angry boy now advises others on Community Services’ student gave me lots of love that was their anger management issues, care centre in Hougang. undeserved and unearned. When “Without the NOVA Programme, I we misbehaved, they corrected us would not have become what I am “My dad passed on early and my and we had to face the mum raised my sister and I today and able to share these consequences.” lessons with friends who need it.” singlehandedly. I spent all my allowance without care, not By the time he was 12, William had To sum up his journey, William realising how hard my mother turned around. He began to save quoted a Chinese saying, “If people worked to support us.” his money and would even share have served you, you must return his savings with his mother when the good deed.” He is now paying William admits that he often took the need arose. He is grateful to his it forward and volunteers with the things too seriously and got angry mother for her unconditional love Morning Star centre by helping when other children made fun of and is also thankful to his sister children with their school work and him. They began to alienate him, who cared for him. sharing his experience as a and in turn, this made him wary of beneficiary of Morning Star. He With his counsellors’ support, interacting with other children. He encourages the children to William realised he could become would often get into quarrels with persevere and continue working a successful, joyful and caring his sister as well as children and towards achieving their life goals. facilitators at the care centre. person. They also helped his mother understand her children Morning Star Community Services William was referred to the NOVA and manage conflicts at home. aims to enrich and strengthen family Learning Intervention Programme. William credits his mother for relationships through upstream, At first, this little angry boy being a good role model and aims preventive and early intervention resisted the care, counselling and to be the same for his children in family programmes, workshops and coaching of the facilitators, and future. counselling. The Warrior

A strong fighting spirit helped Not letting this setback deter her, wanted me to be strong and Stephanie rise above her she sought help from ABLE and courageous in carrying my Cross. adversities instead of admitting through their weekly therapy Every day is still a challenge, but defeat. sessions, she worked to regain now I have the resolve to face the strength she needed to be each and every day with courage. A single lady in her early 60’s, employable. My niece calls me a warrior.” Stephanie was an accounts ABLE supported Stephanie in her Stephanie hopes that the public assistant who enjoyed her will be more sympathetic and independence. recovery in various ways – providing assistance to get a patient towards wheelchair users When she woke one Sunday to go motorised wheelchair, within the community. to church, Stephanie was unable to rehabilitation therapy and Stephanie is grateful for the move her limbs or stand. She was facilitating opportunities for her to support from her family and ABLE. taken to a hospital and was attend job fairs and interviews. As for her future, she intends to eventually diagnosed to have continue in her quest for suffered a stroke and hospitalised A year and a half after her stroke, Stephanie was ready to return to selfimprovement and job skills for a month. As a result, she was upgrading. She is currently unable to bathe herself after her work. With ABLE’s referral, she found a job as an accounting continuing with her rehabilitation discharge due to weakness in her and attending the LCCI assistant with ABLE SEAS, a social left arm and stiffness in her fingers, certification training. and could not return to work. enterprise funded by ABLE, which provides accounting services for Stephanie’s fierce spirit of charities. independence enabled her to be ABLE seeks to enable and empower optimistic as she was determined Stephanie is grateful that she is persons with physical disabilities to live productive, meaningful and to re-join the work force. again contributing to society. She shared some significant moments independent lives. The staff at St Andrew’s from this journey, “I believe that Community Hospital told God was with me through this Stephanie about ABLE’s Return- whole experience. He reminded me to-Work (RTW) programme. how precious life is, and that he Cradled in God’s Love

Mabel, who is 38 years old, has Mabel was eventually enrolled in the morning, taking the bus to suffered from epileptic fits the Society for the Physically Agape Village, and accomplishing since she was an infant. Part of Disabled’s day activity centre. her assigned chores at the Centre. her left brain was not well Sadly, a major upheaval happened She has proven to be skilful at developed and hence the right when Mabel lost a friendship with cross stitching, and creates pillows someone in the Centre a few years and bags for sale. Mabel also side of her body is weaker. She later. She could not cope with the enjoys the cooking and singing depends largely on her left loss, and ran away from the Centre, sessions with the Mamre Oaks hand to do things, and a refusing to return. She then members. She even helps to take problem with balance makes it developed separation anxiety care of some of the other difficult for her to move around. whenever her mother left the members. house, making the situation at Mabel’s parents had wanted a Jenny is proud of her and says that home uncomfortable. This was a normal life for their daughter. They Mabel has changed over the past really difficult time for her mother, worked shifts so that someone two years with Mamre Oaks. She is Jenny, as her husband had suffered would be with her at all times. now more independent, confident a stroke and was unable to move and happy. She is also able to bring Initially Mabel was doing well in a without assistance. mainstream primary school despite cheer to others around her. Jenny her slower speech. However, Fortunately, with the help of a radiates happiness knowing that Mabel’s journey was one fraught psychiatrist, Mabel recovered from Mabel is well cared for at Mamre with challenges. this episode after a few months. Oaks. Mamre Oaks also came to her Mabel’s first hurdle surfaced when she When asked to describe how she assistance, and Mabel was enrolled feels, Mabel cheerfully shared, was unable to cope with the grind of in 2015. the Primary 3 streaming examination. “Proud!” She was then enrolled in a Special Although Mabel attended the first Mamre Oaks seeks to empower School to allow her to develop at her few sessions at the day activity persons with intellectual and own pace, and so she did. As she centre with much trepidation, she developmental disabilities lead grew, Mabel was placed in various has since grown to love the place meaningful lives with dignity through organisations but was unable to and the people there. Now she engaging activities at the day develop to her full potential. looks forward to waking up early in activity centre. 27 Helping Hands

Since Advent 2006, Michael has Not many of Michael’s friends Her personal motivation and supported the annual Charities are aware that he has been satisfaction is in training new Week as part of the counting volunteering for the past 10 years. volunteers while empowering them and collection team. Madeleine He said, “This work is confidential to be part of the counting team. who started in the counting between the Lord and I. I just do team, now serves as it with full commitment and I “At the beginning of every coordinator for the team. enjoy it.” counting session, we pray for all the donors and volunteers. I also Michael volunteers “for the love of Each year the counting team pray that God gives me the God and His Church”. He describes pitches in to help Caritas wisdom to ensure that everything his journey of service as one filled Singapore reach its fundraising with “joy, camaraderie, and target. The way Madeleine sees it, will run smoothly. Even when we fellowship” with the people he “donations, whether big or small, start off with insufficient meets from the churches and all help towards achieving the volunteers, He always provides Catholic schools. social mission of the Church.” more to make a full counting Michael's wife, Catherine, supports team.” Madeleine described how him in his volunteering work. “She Ms Frances Ng, Volunteer encourages me, and she’s my good everything was done manually in friend and confidante.” Catherine the early years while ensuring Coordinator at Caritas Singapore added, “God has given us so much, transparency and adherence to shares, “Volunteers are important and volunteering is a small way of audit requirements. She expanded partners and enablers for the work giving back.” her involvement to include we do at Caritas Singapore and assignment of volunteer duties and our member organisations. They Michael reminisced about the early ensuring that everything runs bring with them gift of time, years. “There were five or six smoothly. volunteers and we would count talents and love.” money manually well into the wee Madeleine also coordinates hours. I would often pack dinner volunteers for other events such as It is a pleasure and privilege for Caritas for the volunteers as they work Charity Golf and Social Mission Singapore to have its many volunteers past midnight.” Conferences. and supporters. Member Organisations

POOR & DESTITUTE

Catholic Welfare Services Canossaville Children and has been the backbone of the Community Services offers a Church’s charity efforts since 1959. preschool and student care centre CWS runs six homes for the aged; that cater to mainstream, and Villa Francis Home, St Theresa’s children with mild to moderate Home, Gift of Love Home, special needs, giving priority St Joseph’s Home, St Vincent to the most needy. A Child Home, and Good Shepherd Centre. Development Unit to meet the special needs of the children is Society of St Vincent de Paul in the plans for 2018. is a lay Catholic organisation committed to offer person-to- Montfort Care runs a network of person help to those in need. programmes committed to Funded by donations and improving the lives of individuals, collections from churches, the families and the community facing core work of the members transitional challenges. Services involves regular home visits and offered include child protection organising activities based around the love of neighbour and bringing service by its Big Love Child Christ’s light to the poor. Protection Specialist Centre, cyber wellness programme for youth by FAMILIES, CHILDREN & YOUTH its MeToYou Cyber Care programme, and GoodLife! and Boys' Town is a one-stop youth YAH! programmes to support centre helping children and active and frail seniors. youth from disadvantaged and disengaged families who may Faith and Light Community have faced hardship resulting from difficult home situations, financial reaches out to persons with struggles, abandonment and intellectual disabilities and their abuse. YouthReach, an outreach families through friendship and programme, engages vulnerable activities to help them realise boys and girls facing a range of that they are precious gifts from issues through developmental God despite their weaknesses programmes and counselling. and difficulties.

Infant Jesus Homes & Children's Christian Family and Social Centres serves children and Movement works towards youth from diverse racial groups and religions. It helps them grow building good Christian families in motivation, maturity and and assists all family members confidence, to become positive, to live and fulfil their various roles independent and responsible in the family, workplace, adults in the future. community and nation.

Member Organisations 29 Member Organisations

FAMILIES, CHILDREN & PERSONS WITH TERMINAL YOUTH ILLNESSES

Family Life Society focuses on Assisi Hospice is a Catholic promoting understanding and charity providing compassionate, respect for family and family life. personalised and quality palliative FLS is active in pro-life, parenting care to adults and children with and school family education, and life-limiting illnesses through runs a 24/7 pregnancy crisis inpatient, home and day care service hotline and counselling services. services. PERSONS WITH HIV/AIDS Morning Star Community Services aims to enrich and strengthen family relationships Catholic Aids Response Effort through upstream, preventive and provides care to people living early intervention family with HIV/AIDS and their families. programmes, workshops and CARE provides befriending counselling. It also offers NOVA, a services, counselling and support learning support programme for through various programmes. discouraged and under-achieving children. THE INCARCERATED

Mamre Oaks ’ vision and mission Roman Catholic Prison Ministry is to empower persons with offers befriending and spiritual intellectual and developmental support services for prisoners and disabilities to lead lives of their families during incarceration meaning, dignity and fulfilment as well as their after-care needs. through engaging activities at It provides counselling and its day activity centre in fellowship services that help Agape Village. promote their human and spiritual development. PHYSICALLY & MENTALLY CHALLENGED MIGRANTS Abilities Beyond Limitations & Archdiocesan Commission for Expectations seeks to enable the Pastoral Care of Migrants & and empower the physically challenged to live productive, Itinerant People looks after the meaningful and independent lives, pastoral needs of migrants in and contribute to the community. Singapore with casework, ABLE also provides respite care breadbasket programme, to family caregivers to achieve befriender networks, skills self-care and empowerment. development and integration ABLE SEAS, a social enterprise courses. was set up to provide accounting and payroll services.

Clarity Singapore Limited is a Catholic mental health charity that provides counselling services and conducts mental wellness workshops and talks.

30 Member Organisations Member Organisations

GUILDS & OTHERS OVERSEAS MISSIONS

Mount Alvernia Hospital operates CHARIS (Caritas Humanitarian the Outreach Medical Clinic and Aid & Relief Initiatives, the Outreach Dental Clinic at Singapore) coordinates the Agape Village. The two clinics Archdiocesan response to provide subsidised primary disasters and humanitarian needs medical care and dental services overseas. respectively to the wider community, especially to the poor, the vulnerable and the acts 29 is a youth organisation marginalised. of the Catholic Church that evangelises through mission Catholic Lawyers Guild provides and dialogue. mutual support and encouragement among lawyers for the sanctification of their professional work, as well as the provision of legal assistance to the Jesuit Refugee Service, Church and persons in need. Singapore is an international Catholic organisation whose Catholic Medical Guild is where mission is to accompany, serve Catholic doctors come together to and advocate for refugees and examine social and ethical issues forcibly displaced people. in the light of Church teachings, and also conduct humanitarian missions overseas together with other organisations.

Catholic Nurses Guild , an association of nurses promoting professional and spiritual growth of its members, participates in many Church activities to help the sick, handicapped and elderly.

Catholic Business Network was set up with the mission to bring together Catholic business owners, Catholic professionals and executives for the advance- ment of Catholic values and ethics in their work, and to serve the broader community. CBN also offers career counselling and job matching services.

Member Organisations 31 Caritas Singapore Community Council Limited (Caritas Singapore) is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity.

Registration No 200613504D (ACRA) Charity No UEN: 200613504D Company Secretary Vivienne Lim

The CSCC Agape Fund is a trust with Institution of a Public Character (IPC) status and a registered charity.

Charity No UEN: T06CC2001K Company Secretary Vivienne Lim Legal Counsel Genesis Law Corporation Advocates & Solicitors

Auditors Ernst & Young One Raffles Quay North Tower, Level 18 Singapore 048583

Bankers DBS Bank Ltd 12 Marina Boulevard, Level 3 MBFC Tower 3 Singapore 018982

Registered Office 55 Waterloo Street #08-01 Catholic Centre Singapore 187954 32 Corporate Information 55 Waterloo Street #08-01 Catholic Centre Singapore 187954 www.caritas-singapore.org