Charity Transparency Award
Transparency and good governance help organisations to build strong relationships with their stakeholders. TOUCH Community Services, TOUCH Family Services and TOUCH International were awarded the inaugural Charity Transparency Awards by the Charity Council for its exemplary disclosure practices. TOUCH is committed to the continuous journey of governance excellence.
Intermediate and Long-Term Care (ILTC) Excellence Award
TOUCH Seniors Activity Centre (TSAC) was conferred the Service Quality Improvement Award in recognition of its Seniors Caring for Seniors programme which has empowered 57 active clients to step out and become elderly befrienders. TSAC Assistant Manager, Yong Yin Hoong, was also honoured at the award ceremony with the individual Silver Award for Service Quality for her contributions in serving the clients of TSAC.
Healthcare Humanity Award
TOUCH Seniors Activity Centre's Programme Executives, Mr Richard Chia and Mr James Lee, were a recipient of this national award given to outstanding and inspirational healthcare workers who go the extra mile to care for the sick and infirmed. Since 2007, seven of TOUCH Community Services' staff have received this award.
Country Partner
Global Youth Service Day: TOUCH Community Services – led by TOUCH Leadership and Mentoring – was reappointed Country Partner for this worldwide movement by Youth Service America that celebrates and mobilises children and youths around the world to improve their communities through service and Service-Learning.