About us
Lutheran Community Care Services (LCCS) has been reaching out to children and youth in schools and the community since 2002. Its work is supported by MCYS through the Enhanced STEP-UP Programme. LCCS works with the schools to reach out to the At-Risk Students. It focuses on improving relationships of the students with their parents and teachers to strengthen their resilience factor. For 2012, Besides MCYS Programme funding, LCCS received NCSS Comchest funding for the programme.
LCCS believes in using Restorative Practice Philosophy in its enagement with clients. In 2011, it becomes the only accredited licensee of the International Institute of Restorative Practices (IIRP). It also organised the first restorative practice conference in Singapore in 2011. It has trained numerous schools in Singapore, MCYS Probation Officers and Singapore Boys' Home in using restorative approaches to work with clients. LCCS was invited by the Thailand's Ministry of Justice to conduct training for their social workers, rehabilitation officers, teachers and police officers in a project sponsored by UNICEF in September 2011.in They were responsible
LCCS is accredited with MCYS to conduct Home Study Resport for potential adoptive parents. It also works with couples through programmes like Marriage Preparation and Marriage Enrichment Workshops.
Our Beliefs
We believe that children should not be labelled. At risk children are children struggling with growing up pains. During these critical years, they need a mentor or a coach who will listen to them without judging them.
We believe that every child is unique. They are gifted differently. They should be challenged and guided to realise their full potential.
Mission
Changing Stories through Transforming Relationships
Vision
Every child will grow to become respectable, responsible and restorative.
• Respect – the basis of good relationship
• Responsible – the foundation of trust in a relationship
• Restorative – the grace to deepen relationship
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