Sathya Sai Social Service

 

 

 

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  Introduction


The Sathya Sai Social Service (4S) is a voluntary welfare organisation established by a team of professionals who dedicated their time and effort as volunteers to help the sick, the vulnerable and the less fortunate in our society.

 

It is:

 

·         a secular and non-ethnic based organisation registered with the:

 

Commissioner of Charities on 25 April 1996

(Registration Number : 01172) 

 

       Registrar of Societies on 13 September 1996
(UEN: S96SS0160E - from 1 January 2009) 

 

·         a full member of the National Council of Social Service with Charitable Fund membership.

    

  Our Milestones 1993 – 2010  

 

  1993

 

  Participated in community services

 

 

  1996

 

  Established the Sathya Sai Social Service

 

  Registered with

  - Commissioner of Charities

  - Registrar of Societies

  - National Council of Social Service (NCSS)

 

  Started to fund the Food Aid and Befriending Programme, managed by volunteers of the

  Sri Sathya Sai Society’s Seva Group

 

  Set up the Sathya Sai Baba Specialist Clinic on the second floor of the Sathya Sai Baba

  Centre

 

 

  1997

 

  Appointed by the Ministry of Community Development to manage the Bukit Batok Home

  for the Aged for a period of 5 years

 

 

  2001

 

  Launched a series of community health screening sessions in partnership with the Health

  Promotion Board and the Hong Kah North Divisions’ grassroots organisation till April 2002

 

 

  2002

 

  Took over the management of a rehab centre (formerly known as Bukit Batok Senior

  Citizens Health Care Centre) from Home Nursing Foundation

 

  Renamed the Clinic ‘Sathya Sai Baba (General and Specialist) Clinic’ to better reflect

  the types of services it provided

 

  Appointed by the Ministry of Community Development and Sports (MCDS) to manage

  the Tembusu Home at Pelangi Village for a period of 5 years

 

  Re-appointed by MCDS to manage the Bukit Batok Home for the Aged for a period of

  5 years

 

 

  2003

  

  Re-launched the free health screening sessions for the community

 

  Selected as one of the beneficiaries supported by the President's Challenge 2003

 

 

  2004

 

  Embarked on a 3-month Strategic Planning Exercise. A new 4S’ mission statement was

  developed

  

  Adopted “Tembusu” as the brand name of 4S' facilities and projects

 

  Renamed the rehab centre “Tembusu Rehab Centre”

 

  Appointed by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) to

  manage a community-based eldercare facility, known as Tembusu Neighbourhood Link.

  (The first Neighbourhood Link that was set up on the rooftop of a multi-storey carpark.)

 

 

  2005

 

  Established the Tembusu Volunteer Programme

 

  Conducted two sessions of Blood Donation Drive in collaboration with Sathya Sai Central

  Organisation, Singapore, in May and August 2005 respectively

 

  Collaborated with the Hua Mei Training Centre on a customised course on “Improving

  Care for Older Clients – Interactive Aged Care Training Course” for 4S’ staff

 

 

  2006

 

  Inaugurated the first Volunteer Training Programme

 

  Embarked on the first overseas humanitarian project – SAINET Project in the Lao People's

  Democratic Republic

 

  Participated in the MCYS-NCSS Social Work Training Scholarship Scheme

  Commemorated the 10th anniversary of community service by 4S with a Thank You Dinner

  and two sets of commemorative stamps

 

  Received a visit from Dr Pal Dhall, Zone Co-Ordinator, Sathya Sai Organisation Pacific and   Asian Region (India excluded) on 4 Sep 06

 

 

  2007

 

  Appointed by MCYS to manage Thuja Home at Pelangi Village for a period of 5 years

  effective from 1 Apr 07

 

  Re-appointed by MCYS to manage Bukit Batok Home for the Aged and Tembusu Home at

  Pelangi Village for a period of 5 years effective from 1 Apr 07

 

  Embarked on the second overseas humanitarian project – Sathya Sai–Huong Van Health

  Centre Project in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

 

  Launched the Tembusu Transport - a joint project with the Kampong Ubi-Kembangan

  Citizens' Consultative Committee

 

 

  2008

 

  Invited by the National Archives of Singapore to record an oral history on the birth and

  development of 4S 

 

  Appointed by MCYS and NCSS to provide Home Help Service for the western region from

  1 Apr 08

 

  Embarked on the third overseas humanitarian project – Saiblanket Project in the Federal 

  Democratic Republic of Nepal  

 

  Endorsed by the Tellabs Foundation as a Supported Charity

 

  Selected as one of the beneficiaries supported by the President's Challenge 2008

 

  (TNL) Selected as one of the pilot centres of the Silver Cooperative

 

 

  2009

 

  Received a visit from Dr Michael Goldstein, International Chairman of Sri Sathya Sai World   Foundation, on 12 Feb 09

 

  Set up Tembusu Health Centre (THC) at Eunos Crescent and Sathya Sai Baba (General and   Specialist) Clinic ceased operations in June 2009

 

  Relocated Tembusu Rehab Centre to Jurong West Street 71

 

 

 

  2010

  

  Transferred the operations of the Food Aid and Befriending programme to THC and   renamed the programme "Tembusu Food Aid Programme"

 

  Renamed TNL "Tembusu Seniors Activity Centre"

 

 

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