At its first Fundraising Golf Tournament and Dinner event on 1 October 2015 at the Sentosa Golf Club, ISCOS successfully raised a total of $137,425, which will go towards the Yellow Ribbon Fund-ISCOS Fairy Godparent Programme (FGP), an initiative that supports children and families of ex-offenders. Mr Seah Kian Peng, Deputy Speaker and Member of […]
Motivational sharing among members at the inaugural ISCOS Reintegration Symposium 2015
To support the members positively in their reintegration journey, ISCOS organised its first Reintegration Symposium on 3 October 2015 at its premises as a platform for ISCOS members to hear from peers who have successfully overcome different challenges in their rehabilitation and reintegration. During the event, a total of 20 participants were inspired by real-life […]
FGP beneficiaries learnt to express themselves at new art therapy workshop
Art is well-known to be a powerful medium for expressing emotions, which can also be used as a means of communication between people. Recognising the need to address the mental and emotional aspects among beneficiaries,especially the young ones, FGP introduced a new art therapy workshop under its tri-event workshop series themed ‘Changing Mindsets. Held on […]
Big Group activity provides bonding time between mentors and mentees
A two-hour bowling event was organised on 23 May 2015 at Super Bowl Jurong as part of a Big Group Activity for 39 Fairy Godparent Programme’s beneficiaries. 15 volunteer mentors from law firm Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow had fun bonding with their mentees over several rounds of bowling. Thank you Baker & McKenzie.Wong & […]
CARE Network Workplan highlights future strategies to engage Ex-offenders
The Community Action for the Rehabilitation of Ex-offenders (CARE) Network held its third annual Workplan Seminar on 29 April 2015 at The Grassroots’ Club. With the theme ‘Forging Ahead, Advancing Reintegration’, plans for the Network and community to further engage ex-offenders were discussed. ISCOS’ Executive Director, Mr Patrick Ng, was mentioned in a Straits Times […]
New Corporate Partners lend Support to Project LEAP
Through the Learning Environment Assistance Project (LEAP), ISCOS has improved the home study environments and living conditions of 29 underprivileged homes to date. As part of the SG50 celebrations, we aim to finish 50 homes by the end of 2015. It is our heartfelt wish to be able to provide our FGP student beneficiaries with […]