CSCC - Caritas Singapore Community Council

Marine Parade Family Service Centre (MPFSC)

		Marine Parade FSC believes in the preciousness of life, human dignity and family being the cornerstone of both the individual’s growth and the society’s advancement. They also believe in communal life that transcends ethnicity, language and religion.

>> Key Personnel



Chairman	:	Mr Gerard Lee
Vice-Chairman	:	Dr Chia Kwok Ying
Treasurer	:	Ms Irene Yeo
Secretary	:	Mr James Chew
Members	:	Bro Emmanuel,
		Bro Dominic Yeo Koh,
		Ms Yong Swee Lin,
		A/Pro Chay Oh Moh,
		Mr Chia Yong Kwang,
		Ms Charmaine Chow,
		Dr Fatimah Lateef

Staff
Executive Director	:	Samuel Ng
Asst Director	:	Han Yah Yee
Asst Director	:	Phyllis Ng
Admin Executive	:	Cecilia Woo
Senior Social Worker	:	Gwen Koh
Manager (metoyou)	:	Ruth Tan
Youth Worker	:	Leo Feng
Senior Social Worker	:	Jacelyn Lim
Social Worker	:	Sia Seow Hong
Programme Executive	:	Nancy Tai
Programme Assistance	:	Chan Chew Lan
Counsellor	:	Cecilia Ee, Evelyn Rochelle Koh
Assistance Supervisor	:	Lean Natasha
Teacher	:	Voilet Wong, Loh Hui Ling
Asst director (YAH)	:	Ng Mei Wan
Manager (YAH)	:	Flora Chong
Training Executive (YAH)	:	Joey Cheang
Administrative Executive (YAH)	:	Margaret Chan

>> Programmes and Activities

Adults & Families


	Counselling & Social Work >>
	Professional Counsellors from accredited institutions provide counselling services to adults and families of all walks of life and financial background from our fully equipped counselling rooms in the centre where they experience support, discover clarity and enhance coping. Professional Social workers provide assistance to individuals and families that are going through life crisis, financial difficulties or requiring liaison with community resources.

	Enhanced Information and Referral
	People from all walks of life make contact with MPFSC from telephone calls to walk-ins to make enquiries on our services and other related resources for themselves.

	Monthly Group Life Skills Workshops
	Family Empowerment Programmes like family life education, practical parenting workshops and family-bonding workshops are held to equip both parents/care givers and children in working towards increased life skills and better resiliency in their functioning.

Children and Youth Services:


	Student Care @ NAPS >>
	An After-School Care Service provided for students of Ngee Ann Primary School in its school premises. Community resources are mobilized to implement a full range of mainly non-academic programmes for the students.

	Children Life Achievement Programme
	This tuition and befriending programme assists children of age 7 to 12 from existing low-income families under our care by providing them with academic supervision and equip them with the necessary life skills to cope with adversities and to empower these children from multi-complex families.

	metoyou - Cyber Counselling Service >>
	One-to-one real time online counselling chat service is provided to students from selected Secondary Schools to provide them with an alternate reality youth channel to share their feelings and struggles online with trained cyber-counsellors. The service operates throughout the year from Mondays – Fridays 2.pm – 6pm.

	Outreach Programmes (VTC) >>
	This outreach programme commissioned by MCYS under the Step-Up initiative is conducted at Assumption Vocational Training Centre. It has over the years strengthened in its effort to support the students in the school system with a comprehensive range of guidance and developmental programmes so as to build social and emotional resilience in the youth.

Elderly Services:


	Goodlife@South East >>

	Good life@ South East is a wellness centre aims at promoting successful ageing and to build a self-help community of seniors. Good life members benefit from comprehensive range of programmes and activities that cater to their physical well-being.

	YAH! Community College >>
	The first community project dedicated to promote lifelong learning among senior citizens, pursuing a new skill, a new language and knowledge that enhance their well-being.

>> Beneficiaries

>> Corporate and Contact Information

Marine Parade Family Service Centre is a joint project by the South East Community Development Council, Catholic Welfare Services, Singapore and Brothers of St Gabriel. It was registered as a society in 28 Sept 2000 (RoS No. 0225/2000) and a charity in 24 Nov 2000 (Charity No. 001472) and IPC status from 1 Oct 2002 to 30 Sept 2008.

Financial Year End	:	31 March

Auditors	:	JM Partners

Organisation Name	:	Marine Parade Family Service Centre

Address	:	Blk 53, Marine Terrace,
		Singapore 440053
Tel (Gen)	:	6445-0100
Fax	:	6446-0100
Website	:	www.mpfsc.org.sg

Contact Person	:	Han Yah Yee
Tel	:	6445-0100
Email	:	yahyee@mpfsc.org.sg

>> Financials

Financial Snapshot

	Financial Year	FY2007	FY2008	FY2009

	Receipts and Expenses
	Total Receipts	$1,701,000	$2,410,000	$1,161,000
	Total Expenditure	$1,364,000	$1,609,000	$908,000
	Surplus/(Deficit)	$337,000	$801,000	$253,000

	Balance Sheet
	Total Assets	$1,658,000	$2,453,000	$2,572,000
	Total Liabilities	$207,000	$176,000	$358,000
	Accumulated Funds	$1,451,000	$2,277,000	$2,214,000


Financial Statement FY2005 (PDF Filesize 66kb)
Financial Statement FY2006 (PDF Filesize 380kb)
Financial Statement FY2007 (PDF Filesize 779kb)