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The Destitute Persons Service (DPS) is responsible for ten homes which are gazetted as welfare homes for the care, reception and rehabilitation of destitute persons. These homes include Jamiyah Home for the Aged, Christalite Methodist Home, Bukit Batok Home for the Aged, Moral Welfare Home and Pelangi Village which houses 6 homes. The homes are run by VWOs serving as managing agents for the Ministry.
Pelangi Village is a self-contained residential welfare complex, with on-site amenities like a lecture / AV room, recreation halls, shops and cafeterias, as well as employment and rehabilitation facilities such as sheltered workshops, for the residents. It is designed to create a community-within-a-community, where residents can undergo comprehensive programmes, work or participate in recreational activities without leaving the complex.
The guiding principles for the welfare homes are:
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Family is responsible for the welfare and well-being of its members. Those residents with families should return to their families ultimately. The welfare homes should be a temporary place for them to stay. |
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Self reliance. Residents would be trained and rehabilitated within the homes and at the Activity Hub (for Pelangi Village). The objective would be to increase their functional levels so that they could care for themselves and be self reliant.
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