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Singapore - NGOs and Research Centers

National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)

Tel: 6550-9595
6 Eu Tong Sen Street, Singapore 059817    Map

Non-profit, non-government national organisation that aims to promote volunteerism & philanthropy in Singapore; gets funding support from the government; provides information, encourages partnerships, does advocacy work etc

Singapore International Foundation (SIF) 

Tel: 6837-8700
9 Bishan Place, Singapore 579837    Map

Non-profit organisation set up to help Singapore's globalisation efforts; seeks to connect Singaporeans with international communities in areas like volunteerism, business development, arts, culture or academia

Directory of Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs)

Directory of charities and institutions of a public character (IPCs) in Singapore on the NVPC's web site

Lien Aid 

Tel: 6793-0915
50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798    Map

Independent non-governmental organisation making clean water and sanitation accessible & affordable to impoverished communities in Asia; established through Lien Foundation-Nanyang Technological University Environmental Endeavour

Singapore Council of Women's Organisations 

Tel: 6837-0611
96 Waterloo Street, Singapore 187967    Map

National coordinating body of women's organisations in Singapore, and the non-governmental representative on the ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW); works to improve the status of women in all fields

Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (H.O.M.E.) 

Tel: 6333-8359
304 Orchard Road, Singapore 238863    Map

Organisation set up to respond to the special needs of foreign communities/immigrant workers in Singapore; provides social integration & advocacy services, runs 2 shelters, & educates the public about their problems; a member of NCS

TRANS Family Services 

Tel: 6449-0762
411 Bedok North Avenue 2, Singapore 460411    Map

Independent society aiding children, youth, the elderly and families in need of assistance to cope with a crisis or social problem; acts through TRANS FSC (Bedok & Bukit Timah), TRANS Student Care Centre, & TRANS SAFE Centre

NuLife Care & Counselling Services Limited 

Tel: 6300-8706
226A Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1, Singapore 561226    Map

Non-profit voluntary welfare organisation (VWO) providing youth with tuition (from Primary One up to O levels) integrated with counselling; also engages in preventive, developmental, & remedial work targeted at youth at risk in need of rehab

aLife 

Tel: 6258-8816
Shunfu Road, Singapore 570308    Map

Secular, non-profit volunteer welfare organization which provides assistance & counseling services related to fertility and pregnancy; a member of the National Council of Social Services; also provides child care arrangement & financial assistanc

Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) 

Tel: 6581-2488
30 Mandai Estate, Singapore 729918    Map

Local charity in Singapore, working for animal welfare & eradication of animal abuse; has 24-hour wildlife crime hotline, spreads awareness, & rescues animals from illegal wildlife trade; member of World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)

Asian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA) 

Tel: 6511-5200
9 Lorong Napiri, Singapore 547531    Map

Association of women in Singapore involved in social welfare activities; helps children with special needs (provides education, vocational training, special aids) & the needy elderly; provides financial help to poor students

Association for Early Childhood Educators (Singapore)- AECES 

Tel: 6281-4989
18 Hougang Ave 3, Singapore 530018    Map

Association formed by the merger of Pre-School Teachers' Association of Singapore (PSTA) and the Association for Child Care Educators (ACCE), to promote quality programmes for the total development of the young child and their families

Association of Women for Action & Research 

Tel: 6779-7137
5 Dove Crescent, Singapore 130005    Map

Voluntary organisation of women dedicated to promoting gender equality in Singapore; has 3 core functions: research, support, and advocacy

Bedok Safety Group

Voluntary group of safety professionals from many companies to promote health and safety in workplaces; supported by Ministry of Manpower; shares health and safety information, plans and organises safety workshops, quiz, campaigns, training materials

Bone Marrow Donor Programme 

Tel: 6327-1344
11 Outram Road, Singapore 169078    Map

Non-profit organisation building and managing a register of volunteers willing to donate bone marrow to patients in Singapore; offers financial aid to patients; aids research in causes and treatment of leukaemia and other blood diseases

Canadian Association of Singapore 

Tel: 6734-5954
371 Tanjong Katong Road, Singapore 437128    Map

Web site of the Canadian association; has information events/ activities, bulletin board, Singapore connections, Canadian links etc

CanHope - Singapore

Cancer Counselling and Hotline: +65 6738 9333
Email: enquiry@canhope.org

A non-profit cancer counseling and support provided by Parkway Cancer Centre, Singapore

Care Corner Singapore

Tel: 6250-6813
149 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310149    Map

Voluntary welfare organisation that offers community services without regard to race, language or religion; offers counselling, student care, youth service, elder care, family services, educational therapy, child and infant care etc

Centre For Seniors (CFS) 

Tel: 6478-5010
9 Bishan Place, Singapore 579837    Map

Non-profit, voluntary welfare organisation promoting the vocational, financial, & psycho-social well-being of seniors in Singapore; trains seniors for continuous employment, & fosters elder-friendly culture in society & workplace

Child Bereavement Support (Singapore)

Charitable society set up by bereaved parents; offers network of support to persons in Singapore who have lost a child of any age (miscarriage, stillbirth, in early infancy or later childhood); organises regular support meetings and events

Children's Cancer Foundation 

Tel: 6835-6465
138 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 229839    Map

Foundation established to improve the quality of life of children with cancer and their families, through enhancing their emotional, social and medical well-being; provides counselling, training and research, offers financial assistance etc

Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) 

Tel: 6841-4889
65 Tanjong Katong Road, Singapore 436957    Map

Organisation that seeks to help lower income groups & academically weak students; founded by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Singapore Federation of Chinese Clans Association; provides tuition classes, skills training etc

City Harvest Community Services Association

Tel: 6835-9916
8 Temasek Boulevard, Singapore 038988    Map

Organisation engaged in active social care; provides rehabilitation, community projects, services for the elderly & children, youth, the hearing impaired, the terminally ill etc; also runs Mountbatten Student Care Centre

Counselling and Care Centre

Tel: 6536-6366
536 Upper Cross Street, Singapore 050536    Map

Non-profit agency offering psychological counselling services to persons with emotional and marital problems, & training for professionals in mental health and social services; affiliated to the National Council of Social Service

Down Syndrome Association (Singapore) 

Tel: 6278-3907
17A, Telok Blangah Crescent, Singapore 091017 091017    Map

Self-funding organization serving individuals with Down syndrome & their families; provides emotional support, understanding & information about Down syndrome, & community services to parents referred through hospitals & other medical professionals

Girl Guides Singapore

6259-9391    Map

Educational youth movement that aims to provide girls with the opportunity for self-training in character development, responsibility & service to community; a full member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS)

Habitat For Humanity Singapore 

Tel: 6744-7326
56 Lorong 23 Geylang, Singapore 388381    Map

Singapore branch of Habitat for Humanity (HFH) International, a non-profit Christian housing organisation; builds homes for the poor worldwide, with the help of homeowners & volunteers; offers no-interest housing loans to the needy

Handicaps Welfare Association 

Tel: 6254-3006
16 Whampoa Drive, Singapore 327725    Map

Organisation with over 1,700 members, run by people with disabilities, for people with disabilities; promotes self-help and provide mutual support among the disabled in Singapore; provides rehabilitation, transportation, welfare services etc

House Rabbit Society of Singapore (HRSS)

Non-profit organisation dedicated to rabbit welfare; works to reduce number of unwanted rabbits in Singapore, and to improve rabbits' lives through public education; runs fostering programme to rescue and rehabilitate abandoned rabbits

Inter-Religious Organisation, Singapore

Tel: 6389-1640
43 Lorong 17 Geylang, Singapore 388566    Map

Organisation set up to inculcate the spirit of friendship and cooperation among the leaders and followers of different religions

Kampung Senang 

Tel: 6785-2568
01 Tampines Street 82, Singapore 520840    Map

Charitable organisation that aims to serve the community & environment through a holistic & natural approach; provides a wide range of services for people with disabilities, cancer patients, the elderly, autistic children etc

Lakeside Family Centre

Tel: 6564-9722
302 Jurong East Street 32, Singapore 600302    Map

Group of social workers, counsellors and teachers working together to provide quality services, focused on the needs of individuals and families in the community at Jurong , regardless of race, language or religion

Lien Foundation

Tel: 6535-6217
1 Raffles Place, Singapore 048616    Map

Organisation that takes the lead in formulating strategic partnerships and activities to deliver practical, sustainable solutions for society's benefit; focuses on educational opportunities for the disadvantaged, eldercare, and the environment

Majulah Connection 

Tel: 6377-6504
2985 Jalan Bukit Merah, Singapore 159457    Map

Non-profit organisation connecting Singaporeans and Friends of Singapore; aim: to help them utilise personal and business opportunities; membership-based organisation funded by sponsors and members

Marine Parade Family Service Centre 

Tel: 6445-0100
53 Marine Terrace, Singapore 440053    Map

Welfare centre that runs counselling , information & referral programmes, student care centre (for primary school children), cyber-counselling for the youth, student development programme etc to serve the community within the Marine Parade district

Mensa Singapore 

Tel: 6345-5288
46 East Coast Road, Singapore 428766    Map

Association of persons whose IQ is in the top 2% of the population; aims to identify and foster human intelligence, to encourage research in its nature and uses for the benefit of humanity, to provide social and intellectual opportunities for members

Mercy Relief 

Tel: 6332-6320
160 Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Singapore 310160    Map

Independent charitable non-governmental humanitarian organisation; aims to promote a civil life of compassion, care and volunteerism and strives to extend humanitarian services to all regardless of country, culture or creed

Methodist Welfare Services 

Tel: 6478-4700
70 Barker Road, Singapore 309936    Map

Outreach and social concerns arm of the Methodist church in Singapore; has a nursing home with an elderly day care centre, a home for the destitute, home help service for the frail elderly, five family service centres, three children & youth centres

Metropolitan YMCA Singapore (MYMCA) 

Tel: 6839-8333
60 Stevens Road, Singapore 257854    Map

Non-profit organisation dedicated to building strong kids, strong families and strong communities; offers accommodation at the Metropolitan Y Hotel and Service Apartments on Stevens Road

Metta Welfare Association 

Tel: 6580-4688
32 Simei Street 1, Singapore 529950    Map

Association that runs a residential home for the disabled, two day care centres for the intellectually disabled, a day rehabilitation centre for elderly and stroke patients, a hospice for the terminally ill etc

Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) 

Tel: 6479-5655
800 Margaret Drive, Singapore 149310    Map

One of the oldest and largest non-governmental organisations catering to the educational, vocational, social and welfare needs of the intellectually disabled in Singapore; located on Margaret Drive

Muscular Dystrophy Association Singapore (MDAS) 

Tel: 6259-6933
9 Bishan Place, Singapore 579837    Map

Self-help organisation committed to uplift the lives of people with muscular dystrophy; services include counselling, medical education programme, life skills training & enrichment programme, providing financial grants, transport service etc

National Committee for UNIFEM, Singapore 

Tel: 6238-6763
2 Nassim Road, Singapore 258370    Map

Non-profit organisation working towards women's empowerment & gender equality in developing countries; supports programmes that provide women & children with access to education, healthcare, economic independence etc

Operation Hope Foundation (OHF) 

Tel: 6873-2955
55 Ayer Rajah Crescent, Singapore 139949    Map

Christian charity dedicated to transforming the lives of orphans & the poor through relief & development projects in third world countries; located at Ayer Rajah Crescent

PAVe - Centre for Promoting Alternatives to Violence 

Tel: 6555-0390
211 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, Singapore 560211    Map

Centre for managing family & interpersonal violence cases in Singapore; services: public education & awareness programmes, remedial, preventive, & developmental programmes, research & training, advocacy etc

Regroup 

Tel: 9129-2567

Provides counselling for corporate groups and individuals; boosts motivation and self-esteem, improves inter-personal skills and communication skills, aids realistic goal-setting; helps them attain personal and professional fulfilment

Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centre (RCHMC) 

Tel: 6358-0777
50 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308438    Map

Hospital & voluntary welfare centre in Hougang & Moulmein, for the poor, sick, & needy; services: home-based care, nursing, paramedical, traditional Chinese medicine, & elderly, student, & child care; run by Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery

Rotary Club of Singapore 

Tel: 6737-2504
333 Orchard Road, Singapore 238867    Map

Singapore branch of international service society; aims to foster the idea of service- club service, community service, vocational service, and international service

Samaritans of Singapore(SOS) 

Tel: 6221-4444
10 Cantonment Close, Singapore 080010    Map

Branch of international non-profit organisation aiming to prevent suicide by providing emotional support to depressed people; services: 24-hour hotline, face-to-face sessions, emergency squad, suicide survivors' support group, awareness programmes

SINDA 

Tel: 6295-4554
1 Beatty Road, Singapore 209943    Map

Acronym for the Singapore Indian Development Association, a self-help group formed to address the pressing educational and socio-economic issues facing the Indian community in Singapore

Singapore Anti-Narcotics Association (SANA) 

Tel: 6732-1122

2 Sengkang Square, Singapore 545025    Map

Non-governmental organisation assisting the rehabilitation of drug addicts in Singapore; voluntary welfare organisation conducts drug education & awareness programmes, & counselling; affiliated to National Council of Social Service

Singapore Anti-tuberculosis Association (SATA) 

Tel: 6896-3626
135 Jurong East Street 13, Singapore 600135    Map

Non-profit voluntary organisation involved in the detection and diagnosis of TB and other respiratory diseases in Singapore; provides affordable treatment to the needy and the elderly; has clinics at Chinatown, Woodlands, Uttamram and Jurong

Singapore Children's Society 

Tel: 6273-2010
298 Tiong Bahru Road, Singapore 168730    Map

Society that helps protect & nurture children and youth of all races & religions, especially those who are abused, neglected or from dysfunctional families via six service categories like caregiving, preventive, developmental, remedial, community etc

Singapore Indian Education Trust (SIET) 

Tel: 6296-2855
1 Beatty Road, Singapore 209943    Map

Charitable trust set up by trade unionist G. Kandasamy to help poor Indian students continue their education; offers interest-free study loans, bursaries and scholarships to the deserving poor

Singapore Preschool Zone

Independent and non-governmental group committed to improving the quality of early childhood education; aims to provide educators with access to resources, to help parents choose the right services, to provide IT services for childhood centres

Singapore Red Cross Society 

Tel: 6336 -0269
15 Penang Lane, Singapore 238486    Map

Part of an international independent humanitarian organisation; assists in relief operations, in auxiliary health and welfare services to the sick, the handicapped, the aged and the poor, and helps the wounded and the imprisoned during war

Society for the Aged Sick 

Tel: 6289-0993
130 Hougang Avenue 1, Singapore 538900    Map

Organisation that provides shelter & companionship for the sick, especially those who are too weak and poor to provide for their daily needs like personal hygiene, regular meals, daily exercise & taking their medication as prescribed by their doctor

Society for the Physically Disabled 

Tel: 6579-0700
2 Peng Nguan Street, Singapore 168955    Map

Organisation working towards integrating people with physical disabilities into mainstream society; offers programmes that encompass rehabilitation, employment, training, education, consultation & assessment in assistive technology, day care

Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

Tel: 6287-5355
31 Mount Vernon Road, Singapore    Map

First registered animal welfare charity in Singapore to promote kindness and to prevent cruelty to animals; activities: spreading awareness, investigating cases of cruelty, running adoption shelters, ambulance service etc

Sree Narayana Mission (Singapore) 

Tel: 6752-1785
12 Yishun Avenue 5, Singapore 768992    Map

Hindu religious organisation located on Yishun Avenue; aims to propagate Sree Narayana Guru's teachings; other activities include running a home for the aged, residential home for mentally burnt-out, male patients etc

Students Care Service 

Tel: 6286-9905
463 Hougang Ave 10, Singapore 530463    Map

Social work organisation that enables students to maximise their potential; provides casework and family counselling, educational psychology service, guidance programme, school social work etc; has centres in Yishun, Clementi & Hougang

Tabitha Foundation Singapore Ltd

Singapore branch of global non-profit organisation, selling cottage industry products of poor Cambodians, collecting funds for community development work, arranging voluntary housebuilding teams to Cambodia, & building water wells

The Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP) 

Tel: 6416-3966
1 Pasir Ris Drive 4, Singapore 519457    Map

Charitable Muslim organisation with 4 core areas of activity to benefit the disadvantaged -- social action, education, training, and research; aims to strengthen the family unit and help the Muslim community

The Breadline Group

303 Shunfu Road, Singapore 570303    Map

Volunteer-based community service formed for the welfare of the old and needy in Singapore; has 'adopted' more than 200 families, most of whom are recommended by medical social workers

The British Association of Singapore 

Tel: 6339-8229
470 North Bridge Road, Singapore 188735    Map

Association representing the British expatriate community in Singapore since 1956; conducts recreational, educational, sports and networking programmes for members

The India Club, Singapore 

Tel: 9100-3574
1 Raffles Place, Singapore 048616    Map

Non-profit society registered in Singapore, devoted to furthering the interests of a resurgent & rapidly globalizing India in the economic, commercial, financial & socio-cultural spheres etc; supported by the forum of India-based banks in Singapore

The Rotary Club of Tanglin

Tel: 6737-6011
5 Stevens Road, Singapore 257814    Map

Branch of Rotary International in Singapore; involved in club service, community service, international service, vocational service, and youth service

The Singapore Scout Association 

Tel: 6259-2858
1 Bishan Street 12, Singapore 579808    Map

Youth movement dedicated to the development & enablement of young people in Singapore to become responsible & active citizens through the Mission of Scouting; headquartered on Bishan Street

Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) 

Tel: 6247-7001
5001 Beach Road, Singapore 199588    Map

Organisation founded to be a central resource centre for matters related to foreign workers; encourages greater consideration for the requirements of foreign domestic workers in Singapore, & promotes good employer-employee relations

United Nations Association of Singapore 

Tel: 6663-8627

Non-governmental organisation whose membership is open to all who support the United Nations and its charter obligations

University Women's Association (Singapore)

Singapore chapter of International Federation of University Women (IFUW); members are graduates from any recognised university; works to improve status of women, and to promote their lifelong education

VillageWorks 

Tel: 6288-6284
795 Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore 534667    Map

Project to provide skills & livelihood to women & the youth in rural parts of third world countries, by selling their handicrafts made of indigenous materials; conceived by Girls' Brigade Singapore (interdenominational Christian organisation)

WEworkz 

Tel: 6515-5483
8 Jurong Town Hall Road, Singapore 609434    Map

Women's co-operative that aims to encourage and empower lower-income Singaporean women who are unable to commit to full time employment to engage in home-based economic activities to supplement their household income; located in Jurong Town Hall Road

ThinkCentre 

Tel: 9479-1906

Online portal of Think Centre, an NGO in Singapore, founded to cultivate awareness & understanding of civil, socio-economic, & political realities & alternatives among the public; sections: human rights watch, labour news, features, forums, & letters

Yong-en Care Centre (YCC) 

Tel: 6225-1002
335A, Smith Street, Singapore 051335    Map

Charitable organisation affiliated to the Fairfield Methodist Church, located on Smith Street in Chinatown; offers services for the elderly (dementia day care, home help), children, teens & family, volunteer development etc

YWCA Singapore 

Tel: 6223-1227
254 Outram Road, Singapore 169051    Map

Singapore chapter of international association of Christian women involved in social service; provides affordable accommodation, early childhood education, and community service; helps needy children and elderly people

 

 



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