The Alpha Kidz programme organises training, retreats and other activities that aim to help children and parents manage issues such as peer pressure and negative self-identity. Beneficiaries of the programme include single mothers, their children, non-English speaking families and low income families.

Eden Centre for Adults is a day activity centre to serve individuals (aged 18 to 55 years old) who have moderate to severe autism. The primary objective is to augment their functional life skills through a suite of social, recreational and work-related activities in an autism-friendly environment.

CFE is a mentoring programme that pairs older youths with younger youths from disadvantaged backgrounds. The older mentors befriend and encourage their younger peers in making positive changes in their lives, including how to improve self-esteem and confidence.

Project Equip has worked with almost
200 young offenders in the Reformative Training Centre. The objective of the programme is to facilitate the youths’ reintegration into society after the end of their prison sentence. The youths receive training on young parenting, sexuality, as well as how to confidently find work upon release.

The Special Student Care Centre organises weekly enrichment activities for students, primarily to provide respite to family caregivers. Activities provided involve visual and performing arts, sports, housecraft and art therapy. Students also gain valuable life skills through these activities by taking on responsibility, expressing themselves through art and learning to become more independent.

Access to education should not be a privilege but a right for every child. However, for special needs children, getting to school can be overwhelming. Some also believe their education is not compulsory. With the provision of seven school vans for the use of students with special needs, the Transportation to Enable Education programme offers round trips to and from AWWA and the Early Intervention Centre, and has given 220 students the chance to attend school as a result.

Family members are the major providers of long-term care. However, caregiving can take a toll on the carer’s emotional, physical, as well as financial well-being. The Centre for Care Givers and the Family Services Centre at AWWA are dedicated to ensuring every member of the family lives life to the fullest by offering (among other services) counselling, therapy, financial planning advice and vocational skills training.

The Resource & Training Centre at AWWA provides specialised training programmes and workshops for professionals, parents, caregivers, students, students with disabilities and volunteers who work with those with disabilities. Workshops are also held by local and visiting professionals and practitioners on relevant subjects. Self-help materials are also provided at the centre for children and youths with special needs.

Designed to meet the needs of individual members of the family unit, the Happy Family Programme offers exciting activities, role plays, courses and mini-lectures to facilitate healthy and fulfilling family relationships. Courses on financial skills are offered to low-income families while all families are offered the opportunity to bond and practice effective communication through organised events.

Designed to provide families with opportunities to come together, the Community Support Programmes allow them to spend more time together and have healthy social interaction with one another. Activities include an annual family retreat, chef event, as well as a platform for vulnerable children to learn through play in a safe environment that is easily accessible to them.

The Adult Disability Home (ADH) at AWWA offers admission to adults with mild to severe physical and multiple disabilities who are destitute, neglected, or whose caregivers are incapable of caring for them. The home provides residential support and care for residents, and has programmes such as daily living and interpersonal skills trainings.

The programme aims to provide for the basic needs of underprivileged families, which include low income families with children, released inmates and their families, as well as low income seniors. The programme is designed to equip them with important life skills that can help them to take the lead in improving the quality of their lives in the long run, as well as to strengthen their family ties.

The Senior Activity Centre at AWWA provides recreational and social activities for certain elderly citizens through games, day trips, dancing and exercise. These social events aim to encourage these elderly citizens to remain integrated in the community as well as to improve their quality of life by providing social opportunities and preventing isolation.

The Golden Age College is a certification programme for low-income English-speaking elderly citizens to acquire new knowledge and skills related to social services and personal development. The programme aims to improve their health, self-esteem and independence. Participants can improve their ability to bond with their grandchildren as well as gain personal development through the exercise of their mental and physical capabilities.

The AWWA Dementia Day Care Centre (DDCC) provides quality care to persons with dementia. The centre adopts the Person Centred Care approach, and has various activities and therapy support available. The programme will benefit not only the affected clients, but their caregivers, too, through the Carer Support Programme.