Crisis Shelter Centre

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The St. Georges Place (SGP) caters to families in crisis, single mothers, battered wives and their children. The services we provide are as follows:

Residential Care
Housing is available for up to 50 persons. Accommodation with bedrooms which are available for single women, mothers and families and, where appropriate, husbands and wives.

Counseling and Family Therapy
We recognize that the root causes of our residents' problems are complex, and need specialist help. Our staff are trained to provide counseling and family therapy to mothers, fathers and children alike.

Latchkey Service
For residents who are working, we provide day-care for their children, and this latchkey service is available to the local community as well.

Job Placements
In line with our aim to rehabilitate and re-integrate our residents into society, we provide job placements and career guidance to the unemployed mothers in our care who are able to work.

Duration of Care
The average period of stay for our residents is normally from 3-6 months. However, further extension is possible upon approval by the Admissions.

Charges
SGP is one of the care centres of Singapore Anglican Community Services, which is in turn dependent on private donations as well as government subvention. Residents of the centre who are working are requested to contribute towards the cost of accommodation according to their ability to pay. The maximum charge is $300 per month, but partial waiver is possible on a case-by- case basis. The latchkey service is free for children of residents, but is charged at $10 - $15 per day depending on the earnings of the parents for children from the local community.

Eligibility
Our aim is to help anyone with this kind of need. Nevertheless, in order to remain focus on the needs we are equipped to deal with, the following are not eligible for admission to this Centre. Those who are:

• Incapable of helping themselves
• Addicted to drugs or alcohol
• Suffering from infectious diseases
•  Suffering from Psychiatric illness
• Violent or suicidal
• Over 60 years of age