Christmas giving · Fresh starts
IPC charities helping people make a fresh start in Singapore
These 33 charities help ex-offenders, people recovering from addiction and people without a home. Each holds IPC status on the Charity Portal, checked 12 Nov 2026, so qualifying gifts get tax relief. They are grouped by who they help and listed A to Z, with no paid placements; you donate directly to the charity.
Give by 31 December 2026 and qualifying gifts count for tax relief in YA 2027. How tax relief works
Light up the block for fresh startsPeople leaving prison, and their families
Blessed Grace Social Services
People recovering from gambling or drug addiction, ex-offenders and their families, through recovery programmes and debt help.
IPC valid until 31 Jan 2027
How to donate to Blessed Grace Social Services →Brighton Connection
Families affected by prison, people returning home after release, isolated seniors and young adults, through befriending, mentoring and practical support.
IPC valid until 9 Apr 2029
How to donate to Brighton Connection →Care Community Services Society
Children, youth, seniors and prisoners' families, through learning support, mentoring, eldercare and prison outreach.
IPC valid until 31 Dec 2027
How to donate to Care Community Services Society →Cornerstone Community Services
Children, families, seniors and ex-offenders, through school allowances, food support, counselling and an active ageing centre.
IPC valid until 28 Feb 2029
How to donate to Cornerstone Community Services →GEM New Start Centre
Young women aged 18 to 25 facing distress, family problems, prison or probation, through a residential home and life-skills programmes.
IPC valid until 5 Feb 2027
How to donate to GEM New Start Centre →HCSA Community Services
Ex-offenders, teenage trauma survivors and single parents, through residential care, counselling and reintegration support.
IPC valid until 31 Aug 2028
How to donate to HCSA Community Services →iC@RE Hub
Women recovering from addiction or leaving prison, through affordable short-term housing and social support.
IPC valid until 30 Nov 2026
How to donate to iC@RE Hub →Jamiyah Singapore
Orphans, frail seniors, ex-offenders and needy families, through homes, halfway houses and welfare aid.
IPC valid until 30 Nov 2026
How to donate to Jamiyah Singapore →Lakeside Family Services
Vulnerable families, children, troubled youth, lonely seniors and ex-offenders, through counselling and family service centres.
IPC valid until 31 Oct 2027
How to donate to Lakeside Family Services →Life Community
Mentors and cares for children and youth with a parent in prison or from vulnerable families, including student care.
IPC valid until 31 Dec 2027
How to donate to Life Community →Lutheran Community Care Services
Low-income families, people affected by family violence and families of inmates, through restorative counselling and support.
IPC valid until 31 Oct 2028
How to donate to Lutheran Community Care Services →New Hope Community Services
Homeless people, ex-offenders and people recovering from alcohol addiction, through shelters, job support and recovery programmes.
IPC valid until 15 Mar 2027
How to donate to New Hope Community Services →New Life Stories
Children and families of people in prison, through befriending, reading programmes and family support.
IPC valid until 26 Nov 2027
How to donate to New Life Stories →SANA
People recovering from drug addiction and their families, through counselling, aftercare and prevention programmes.
IPC valid until 31 Mar 2028
How to donate to SANA →Seventy Times Seven
Young offenders and others affected by crime, with their families, through mentoring, tuition and gang desistance programmes.
IPC valid until 30 Sep 2029
How to donate to Seventy Times Seven →Sikh Welfare Council
Supports families, seniors and prison inmates with counselling, eldercare, befriending, education help and after-care.
IPC valid until 31 Jan 2027
How to donate to Sikh Welfare Council →Singapore After-Care Association
People leaving prison and their families, through casework, counselling and reintegration support.
IPC valid until 31 Oct 2028
How to donate to Singapore After-Care Association →The Helping Hand
Ex-offenders and people recovering from drug addiction, through a halfway house, counselling and job support.
IPC valid until 30 Jun 2029
How to donate to The Helping Hand →The Salvation Army
Vulnerable people including children, seniors, ex-offenders and low-income families, through homes, prison support and welfare services.
IPC valid until 31 Mar 2028
How to donate to The Salvation Army →The Turning Point
Women recovering from drug addiction or leaving prison, through a faith-based residential halfway house.
IPC valid until 31 May 2029
How to donate to The Turning Point →Trybe
Young people facing adversity, including youth offenders, through counselling, a boys' hostel and reintegration programmes.
IPC valid until 31 Aug 2027
How to donate to Trybe →Yellow Ribbon Cares
Ex-offenders and their children and families, through aftercare, reintegration and family support programmes.
IPC valid until 27 Aug 2028
How to donate to Yellow Ribbon Cares →
People recovering from addiction
Ascending Hope
Families in need, people recovering from addiction and seniors, through food aid, counselling and support.
IPC valid until 8 Jan 2028
How to donate to Ascending Hope →Blessed Grace Social Services
People recovering from gambling or drug addiction, ex-offenders and their families, through recovery programmes and debt help.
IPC valid until 31 Jan 2027
How to donate to Blessed Grace Social Services →Breakthrough Missions
People recovering from drug addiction and their families, through residential rehabilitation run by former addicts.
IPC valid until 30 Jun 2028
How to donate to Breakthrough Missions →iC@RE Hub
Women recovering from addiction or leaving prison, through affordable short-term housing and social support.
IPC valid until 30 Nov 2026
How to donate to iC@RE Hub →New Hope Community Services
Homeless people, ex-offenders and people recovering from alcohol addiction, through shelters, job support and recovery programmes.
IPC valid until 15 Mar 2027
How to donate to New Hope Community Services →One Hope Centre
People with gambling, alcohol and other behavioural addictions and their families, through recovery counselling.
IPC valid until 31 Jan 2028
How to donate to One Hope Centre →PERTAPIS
Children in residential care, seniors, women and recovering drug offenders, through homes, halfway houses and family services.
IPC valid until 30 Nov 2027
How to donate to PERTAPIS →SANA
People recovering from drug addiction and their families, through counselling, aftercare and prevention programmes.
IPC valid until 31 Mar 2028
How to donate to SANA →Teen Challenge (Singapore)
People struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, through faith-based residential rehabilitation, counselling and family reconciliation.
IPC valid until 31 Dec 2026
How to donate to Teen Challenge (Singapore) →The Greenhouse
People recovering from substance use and trauma, especially marginalised groups, through a free recovery centre and peer support.
IPC valid until 17 Jul 2027
How to donate to The Greenhouse →The Helping Hand
Ex-offenders and people recovering from drug addiction, through a halfway house, counselling and job support.
IPC valid until 30 Jun 2029
How to donate to The Helping Hand →The Turning Point
Women recovering from drug addiction or leaving prison, through a faith-based residential halfway house.
IPC valid until 31 May 2029
How to donate to The Turning Point →WE CARE Community Services
People recovering from drug, alcohol, gambling and other addictions, through counselling, support groups and a recovery centre.
IPC valid until 31 Mar 2027
How to donate to WE CARE Community Services →
People without a home
Catholic Welfare Services
Destitute older people, homeless people and families in need, through nursing homes, shelters, and food and financial relief.
IPC valid until 30 Jun 2029
How to donate to Catholic Welfare Services →Good News Community Services
Families and individuals facing financial or emotional hardship, plus rough sleepers, through counselling, casework and shelter support.
IPC valid until 23 Dec 2026
How to donate to Good News Community Services →Hope Initiative Alliance
Migrant workers, domestic workers, rough sleepers and other vulnerable people, through welfare, health and shelter programmes.
IPC valid until 28 Feb 2027
How to donate to Hope Initiative Alliance →New Hope Community Services
Homeless people, ex-offenders and people recovering from alcohol addiction, through shelters, job support and recovery programmes.
IPC valid until 15 Mar 2027
How to donate to New Hope Community Services →St. John's Home for Elderly Persons
Ambulant seniors over 60 with no home or family able to care for them, through sheltered housing and care.
IPC valid until 31 Jan 2030
How to donate to St. John's Home for Elderly Persons →