At Impart,
we give youths a fighting chance.
Impart is an Institution of Public Character (IPC) charity in Singapore and
a full member of the National Council of Social Services since 2022
our vision
We envision a Singapore where every youth is empowered in healthy communities of care.
our mission
We pioneer community-driven
solutions to enable transformative
youth development.
our story
Impart’s story tells of community strength.
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We started off as a ground-up initiative, bringing good help to those who need it the most.
Today, we are a charity in the heart of the community, growing capacity for collaboration in the sector.
Most importantly, empowered youths at Impart now take ownership of community change.
Read on to find out more!
needs-based approach
Impart took on our very first youth in 2017 as a ground-up initiative.
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We realised that few community-based programs were accessible to youths-facing-adversity – many received personalised support only after institutionalisation, and the professional helpers (i.e. youth/case workers) were not receiving robust and coordinated support from community-based programs. Finally, many volunteers struggled to facilitate deep impact through their volunteerism hours.
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Impart started with the desire to bridge these needs, and grew by understanding what worked for our youths, professional partners, and volunteers alike.
KEY MILESTONES
Birth of Impart Education
Supported first youth through academic transition in 2017
Grew to support 20 youths on a weekly basis by 2019
2017 - 2018
youth-centric design
The more we spent time getting to know our youths and their youth workers, the more we recognised the opportunity to serve youths in a diversity of ways. Our time spent listening to these voices alerted us to three core needs:
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EDUCATION
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MENTAL HEALTH CARE
3
COMMUNITY
Where aspirations and connectedness could be developed through play and service.
KEY MILESTONES
Birth of Impart Mental Health Care
Birth of Impart Community
Grew to support more than 200 youths on a weekly basis across 3 arms
2019 - 2021
2022 - present
community-building vision
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Enhancing program effectiveness for our youths
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Building stronger partnerships for greater sectoral impact
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Creating novel opportunities for youths to take ownership of community change
KEY MILESTONES
Participated and facilitated various national-level dialogues, workgroups, and events
Increased program offerings across all 3 arms to enable greater holistic support
Piloted pathways for former youths-facing-adversity to return and serve alongside Impart
After we established the program effectiveness, we found the bandwidth to invest in community health.
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To borrow an analogy, isolated intervention programs can function as safety nets, but networks of care are trampolines. And we want more trampolines. When we invest in strong communities where youths can find a home, we also empower communities to help themselves.
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Now, Impart is invested in the three-fold thrust of:
