about us
Our story
Mission
Family units form the backbone of society and we believe in empowering them to become the strong pillars through our financial, social and emotional support.
Our goal is to equip each member from young aspiring couples to well-experienced grandparents with practical life-skills and knowledge.
For this reason, our works centre on providing family life education; financial assistance; befriending and support services, counselling and case management. We also run an active ageing centre and a few snack and thrift shops in the community to cater to various groups of people from all walks of life.
History
Cornerstone Community Services (UENS96SS0151G) is registered under the Charities Act since 11 June 1997 and is a full member of the National Council of Social Services since 15 September 2003.
We are also recognised as an Institutions of Public Character (IPCs) since 2003. We take the responsibility to ensure that we are recognised and supported by the Singapore government, and that we stay accountable to our donors and volunteers.
Our organisation relies heavily on volunteerism and charity support from the public.
We believe in continuous improvement in our programmes and services to serve our community better.
Summary of our Initiatives & Activities in
2025
FAMILIES
Food Care Programme
56
households received monthly food and daily necessities.
Family Support
79
Provided
case management
and counselling services.
Family Life Education
8
Conducted
family life-related
workshops for
163
participants.
Cornerstone Collective
Organised
Family Night sessions
for
257
participants.
9
Marriage-related Programmes
Conducted
marriage preparation
programmes for
59
couples.
8
Supported 8 couples under the Marriage Mentoring Programme - Journey with You (JoY).
84
couples in Couples Connect Initiative (a Telegram group).
couples
Organised 4 meetings for
11
under this group to build strong marriages.
CHILDREN & YOUTH
Cornerstone Development Initiatives School Allowance
$122,780
to 155 students from 82 schools.
was disbursed
School Outreach
Conducted 5 learning journey workshops on ageing and thrifting for 99 students from 5 schools.
Youth Mentoring
Facilitated 16 pairs of mentors and mentees with 640 hours of outreach.
Conducted 11 sessions of monthly Lifeskills Programme for over 220 youths at Gladiolus Place.
Cornerstone Achievement Programme (CAPE)
32 children from Aljunied Crescent estate and Cedar Primary School joined CAPE to learn and read.
Cornerstone Collective
Organised 48 sessions for 80 children and youth under the weekly Kids Collective and Sports Zone programmes.
Pop Up Barn
Organised 1 session for 15 youths at Gladiolus Place.
SENIORS
Cornerstone@ChengSan Active Ageing Centre (CAAC)
1,387 senior members with an average daily attendance of 72 seniors.
167 SuperSenior volunteers.
62 programmes and activities attended by 3,458 senior participants.
*
Collaborated with 23 external partners and social agencies.
*not unique participants
Befriending & Outreach
653 seniors have been reached through door knocking initiatives in Cheng San and visits to the Love & Care Nursing Home.
Cornerstone Kakis
86 senior members from the public participated in weekly programmes like Kakis Club, Sports Kakis, Fit Kakis and Fun Kakis.
INMATES &
EX-OFFENDERS
Cornerstone Kakis
Supported 877 elderly inmates and ex-offenders at Singapore Prison Service and Selarang Halfway House with 42 Fit Kakis and Kakis Club sessions conducted.
Rebuild & Connect Programme
Impacted 115 inmates & ex-offenders through 9 family-focused workshops to prepare them for a better future.
MIGRANT WORKERS
Cornerstone Wellness Programme
Conducted 7 life skills related workshops for 214 migrant workers.
International Migrants Day
Organised activity booths at this event attended by 9,912 migrant workers.
OUR VOLUNTEERS
872 volunteers mobilised, comprising 276 regular volunteers and 596 ad hoc volunteers.
Supported 35 events.
AWARDS
Received a Certificate of Appreciation at the 2025 Minister’s Awards Presentation Ceremony for our role in establishing Singapore Prison Service’s first hybrid institution that provides throughcare support for inmates and supervisees.
APSN awarded a Certificate of Appreciation to us as a recognition for being their partner and for creating meaningful employment opportunities for persons with special needs at Kakis Kitchen.
Our team
We are a nimble team comprising 22 staff with various responsibilities ranging from case management, operations, administration, events management, finance, design and media, marketing and communications. Some of our staff also take on multiple roles as workshop trainers and counsellors.