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Clinical Intervention Centre
Boys' Town Adventure Centre
Residential Services
Worker) Middle: Sasikumar S/O Balasubramaniam (Lead – Shelter), Colin Mark Arriola (Youth Worker), Denesh S/O Vejayan (Youth Worker) Nagaretnam S/O Yalumalai (Youth Worker) Muhammad Danial Bin Roslan (Youth Worker), Brian Mark Niyo-Ramdas (Youth Worker), Ong Teck Chye (Assistant Director - Residential Services & YouthReach) Bottom: Nareintheran S/O Thamilselvan (Youth Worker), Santhiran S/O Ezhavarasan (Senior Youth Worker), Umar Bin Mazrin (Youth Worker), Muhammad Arsyad Bin Suwandi (Youth Worker), Muhamad Rauuf Bin Bahanan (Youth Worker), Mohamed Farhan Bin Mohamed Yunos (Youth Worker)
Not in Picture: Joel Loi Yao Jun
Residential Services
Residential Services
Therapeutic Group Home
Project PRISM
YouthReach launched a new project in late 2021 called Project PRISM, which stands for Paving Roads into Students’ Minds. YouthReach sought to understand the mental well-being of students in this time of rising concern for students’ mental health. The virtual element involves conducting zoom sessions with students through interactive activities and the showcasing and discussion of short mental wellbeing films. Overall the students have provided positive feedback regarding Project PRISM.
Football Youth Development Programmes and Camp
YouthReach organized our first physical football camp since the pandemic. The turnout was great, with nearly 40 boys participating. The camp was also supported by senior boys who had graduated from the football team. YouthReach tapped on a blend of games and expressive art forms - visual arts, music, theatre, and writing to increase the youths’ teamwork skills and strengthen their relationships.
Social Media Outreach
Social media has been the main engagement tool for outreach during the pandemic. Our Instagram page went through a revamp to keep it fresh and fun, with content ranging from YouthReach happenings like in-house game series and YouthReach Programmes to youth-centric matters such as Physical and Mental Well-being, Youth Features, and Lingo of the Month. Platforms like TikTok and Tellonym were also tapped on to provide more avenues for the workers to reach the youths and vice versa.
Street Outreach
YouthReach has resumed physical street outreach once restrictions eased. The outreach team reinstated their weekly sessions combing the streets of Tampines and Toa Payoh to uncover new youth hotspots and engage new youths. Due to the pandemic, the team had to innovate new strategies to reinforce old relationships and develop new engagement tools. One of the strategies was to organize a Waffle Party where youths could drop by for free waffles and learn basic social dancing.
Founded In 1960
Comprises of:
(a) ex-students &
(b) staff & ex-staff from
(i) Boys’ Town
(ii) Assumption English School
(iii) Assumption Pathway School