City Harvest Community Services Association

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The City Harvest Community Services Association (CHCSA) was started in March 1996. Championing the merits of active social care within society, the CHCSA strives to express an ethos of faith and hope in the human spirit through practical demonstrations of love to the community at large. This extends especially to those who are less fortunate, regardless of race, language or religion.

The CHCSA promotes a culture of loving others, and as such, with 8 full-time staff, has managed to garner the aid of nearly 800 volunteers who work toward the CHCSA's stated aim: the betterment of society. They claim their programs and services have benefited a total of 14,254 service users, comprising 6,131 regular and 8,123 non-regular service users.

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[edit] Terminology

A regular service user is one who receives services rendered by CHCSA staff or volunteers at least once a month, or attends at least 80% of the programs organized or facilitated by CHCSA for a particular service. Such services include visitations, counseling, workshops, welfare assistance, educational/training programs and medical escort. A non-regular service user is one who only takes part in events such as excursions, training or outreaches, but is not consistent in any of CHCSA services or programs.

[edit] Aims

The Association aims to provide services for:

  • the elderly
  • children
  • the hearing impaired
  • the terminally ill
  • families
  • youth
  • rehabilitation
  • community projects

The CHCSA also strive to develop their own skills in the art of helping so as to improve the quality of services they provide. Their aim is to reach out to the underprivileged and disadvantaged, helping them to contribute to society and thereby lead a purposeful life.

[edit] Achievements

The Association was registered with the Registry of Societies (ROS 162/97 WEL) on 16 August 1997 and received full membership with the National Council of Social Service on 7 January 2000 . It was also officially registered as a charity under the Charities Act (1994) on 28 February 2000 (Reg. No: 1419). Additionally it also achieved Tax Exemption Status (Reg. No. 48001576A) and achieved ISO 9001:2000 on 29 April 2004.

CHCSA was also among the first international aid-relief teams to reach Banda Aceh to offer aid during the Indian Ocean Tsunami on 26 December 2005. [1]

The Association also runs the following centres:

  • City Harvest Education Centre

[edit] References

  1. ^ Tsunami relief workers win praise, The Straits Times, page H12, March 31, 2005 [1]

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