Resource Library
An expanding library about our relationships within the spaces, lived experiences and communal networks of care around us.
community networks and resources
Independent and non-profit communities, initiatives and projects that form safe spaces of support for identities, individuals and groups.
Founded in 2006, HealthServe seeks to meet the needs of the migrant workers community through the provision of medical care, counseling, case work, social assistance, and other support services. Over the years, they have developed partnerships with regulatory authorities, agencies, schools and corporate organisations to initiate public health awareness programs and research projects.
REACH operates four services – family, counselling, youth and senior. They serve low income, needy and vulnerable individuals / families, underprivileged children and youths-at-risk. The services include couple and marriage counselling, caregiving and caring for persons with mental health issues such as anxiety and depressive disorders.
Founded in January 2012, The Food Bank Singapore visited more than 30 charity organisations and homes. Today, they coordinate the organisation for all food donations with the aim of reducing food wastage and ending food insecurity in all forms.
Sayoni is a feminist LGBT NGO that advocates for equality in wellbeing and dignity, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
The Inter-University LGBT Network is a network for organisations in Singapore universities to collaborate in fostering safer and more inclusive school communities for everyone regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Queer Zinefest SG (QZF) is Singapore's first LGBTQIA+ zine festival. It was first held on July 14th, 2018, as a celebration of zine-making, queer art, and queer people. QZF also runs satellite events, zine workshops and hosts a Queer SG Discord channel.
Stories by Muslim women living in Singapore.
Beyond the Hijab was formed in 2013 by a group of women who were brought together by the simple idea that women should have a platform to share stories about their experiences as women reconciling the demands of their religion and the pressures of the modern world.
Oogachaga is a community-based, non-profit professional organisation, working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer & gender-diverse (LGBTQ+) individuals, couples & families in Singapore since 1999.
Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) promotes equitable treatment for migrant workers in Singapore. We help those in need and advocate better policies.
The T Project is Singapore’s first and only social service for the transgender community. This independent community initiative was set up by Miss June Chua and her late sister Miss Alicia Chua in June 2014. They realised that there were many gaps in the existing social service sectors, which did not address the needs of Singapore’s transgender community.
mental health networks and resources
Independent and non-profit organisations, communities and initiatives that cater to mental health needs.
Club HEAL (Hope, Empowerment, Acceptance & Love) aims to assist and empower persons with mental health issues to regain confidence in themselves and others in their journey towards community reintegration.
IMH offers psychiatric, rehabilitative and counselling services in both hospital and community-based settings to meet the needs of three groups of people – children and adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
Besides providing patient-centred clinical services, IMH trains the current and next generation of clinicians, nurses and allied health professionals in psychiatry and conducts research related to mental health.
Established in 1968, SAMH aims to improve the lives of persons with mental illness and provide support for their families. Their values include promoting acceptance and respect for persons with mental illness and improving the mental resilience of the community.
Clarity Singapore is a Catholic charity that provides services to persons with mental health issues live meaningful lives through support, therapy, acceptance and recovery.
They aim to help anyone in all walks of life struggling with mental health conditions arising from anxiety and depression including trauma, pre and post-natal, stress, bereavement and loss, relationship and other emotional issues.
A professional non-profit organisation in Singapore dedicated to meeting the needs of caregivers of persons with mental health issues through education, support networks, crisis support, tailored services and self-care enablement. CAL focuses exclusively on supporting caregivers with professional services.
Project We Forgot (PWF) is a community for caregivers to persons with dementia (PWDs) that provides locally-relevant support, knowledge, and access to services.
Your Head Lah! is the collective voice of all the people who have to fight to be visible in our society, who have to fight for their voices to be taken as legitimate. YHL is a space where these voices are amplified.
The PleaseStay.Movement was started by a group of mothers who lost their children to suicide. In the midst of their grief and pain, they found the strength to come together to advocate for suicide prevention and more support for children at risk of self-harm.
Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) is dedicated to providing confidential emotional support to individuals facing a crisis, thinking about or affected by suicide. Non-religious and not for profit, their work focus on crisis intervention and suicide prevention.
Club2Care is a non-profit organization seeking to promote mental well-being in the Singapore Indian community.
mutual aid initiatives
Mutual aid is a voluntary exchange of resources and services for mutual benefit. It is a form of communal participation in which people take responsibility for caring for one another through self-run projects and initiatives.
wares put together a coordination spreadsheet for mutual aid and community solidarity: "folks in Singapore, please use it, spread it, improve on it.
The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) is Singapore's leading gender equality advocacy organisation. The Vulnerable Women's Fund was created to gather greater financial resources to provide more counselling sessions for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, more returned Helpline calls, expanded programmes for S.H.E. Project residents, expanded research on vulnerable women and more public First Responder trainings.
More than ever, HAGAR needs your support to ensure that those that we work with have a future, beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, where they thrive. To date, HAGAR has increased its support to more dormitories, responding to more than 25,000 migrant workers. Your donation will go towards alleviating their critical needs.
Beyond is a Voluntary Welfare Organisation (VWO) that helps raise disadvantaged children and youths. They assist individuals and families in nurturing positive environments through educational and development programmes and linking their caregivers to job and training opportunities – helping affected youths move past their socio-economic drawbacks and beyond social services by 25.
A neighborhood buddy system to support the elderly, low-income families and vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 crisis.
other organisations
More forms of health support and assistance.
Beyond The Label is a campaign by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) to advocate for the acceptance and inclusion of persons with mental health conditions in society.
Silver Ribbon works towards combatting mental health stigma, encourage early help, and facilitate integration of people with mental illness within the society through innovative means of promoting mental health literacy.
Contribution and donations will go towards the organisation's efforts in combating health stigma and encouraging early treatment.
CHAT Hub is a one-stop centre for mental health help and resources. Our mental health checks are done in two private rooms, and there’s a hangout space where anyone is free to drop by.
breaking down the barriers
Our intention is to share notes and research from various sources, including community groups, that have been beneficial to the creation of this platform. These materials gathered are not meant to be a complete/comprehensive list, and we will be continually adding to it with time.
We would love to hear what you have found beneficial - please share them here. 01 white: unpacking will be launching in Q4/2020.