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What help does exist in Singapore for people in this situation? Sanctuary House social workers support parents at every level so that they can get back on their feet in terms of finding work, housing and medical care.
- Skye Wellington
Sanctuary Care is a community respite care service by Boys' Town. We help low-income families with poor or no social support systems by providing them respite care while they work towards resolving the crisis at hand.
Jul 9, 2019 · Sanctuary Care is a community-based program that offers emergency and short-term foster care, also known as respite care, to babies and young children whose families are experiencing crisis, which makes it difficult for them to provide care for their children.
Sanctuary Care helps the low-income families with limited or no suitable social support systems by providing their young children with respite care services while the families work towards resolving their crisis such as medical emergencies, financial needs and more.
Sanctuary House was set up in 2005 by a group of volunteers who cared for babies temporarily while their mothers decided whether to keep their infants or give them up for adoption. In 2015, Sanctuary House ceased operation for good and donated its assets to Boys’ Town.