Causes We Support

The President’s Challenge seeks to:

Develop talents and abilities in every field, especially among those facing disadvantage. This includes the arts and sports as fields for nurturing potential.
Provide sustained funding for beneficiary organisations, typically from three to five years, to help achieve better and more lasting social impact.

In 2025, the President’s Challenge will support 60 programmes from 52 organisations. Here are some selected supported programmes and their beneficiaries.

Life Community Services Society (Life! Mentors)
Morning Star Community Services (Carenights)
New Life Stories (Family Strengthening Programme)
Riding for the Disabled Association of Singapore (Equine Assisted Activities)
SHINE Children and Youth Services (Youth Community Outreach Patrol – Scale up)
Yayasan Mendaki (Women At Work Programme)

As an example, New Life Stories' Family Strengthening programme seeks to build resilience among children of incarcerated parents and their families, helping them achieve their potential. The programme mobilises the community to equip children with essential skills and competencies for positive development, while strengthening family bonds.

See below for the full list.

Nur Syahidah Alim, Para Archer

Nur Syahidah Alim was born with diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy marked by stiff lower limbs that results in difficulty walking or standing for extended periods of time. But the physical challenges were just the tip of the iceberg. During her school years, Syahidah faced bullying and exclusion due to misconceptions about her condition This prevented her from taking part in sports activities with her peers.

However, it was Syahidah who demonstrated the grit and determination of a true athlete. With support from organisations like the Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC), she became a world champion para-archer and multiple gold medallist who has represented Singapore at the ASEAN Para Games, Paralympic Games and the World Archery Para Championships.

There are many more talented individuals like Syahidah just waiting to achieve their potential. Join us in supporting their growth by donating to the President's Challenge today.

Reuel Dylan Tan, Artist with Autism

Reuel was just two years old when his family members noticed something odd: he avoided eye contract with almost everyone. Sensing something amiss, Reuel’s Mum brought him for a checkup. Reuel was diagnosed with autism and as he grew older, he exhibited more signs, such as outbursts and difficulty interacting with others.

Then something unexpected occurred. During the Covid lockdown when Reuel was 13, his parents bought him a paint-by-numbers set to keep him occupied while the family was cooped up at home. Each resulting artwork was better than the last, demonstrating Reuel’s intuitive grasp of colours. He soon “graduated” to starting with a blank canvas, then he went on to expand his skillsets by watching YouTube videos.

Reuel’s therapists at Extra•Ordinary People – which holistically supports persons with special needs – recognised his talent immediately and gave him the opportunity to flourish at Creative Lab, their in-house vocational arts incubator for emerging artists with disabilities.

Today, self-taught Reuel is an accomplished still life and landscape painter whose highly detailed paintings have been purchased by private corporations. He was also recently commissioned by the Crowne Plaza Penang Straits City Hotel to paint two artworks for their premises.

Painting is now Reuel’s purpose in life. Now let’s make it our purpose to ensure he achieves his full potential. Join us in supporting talented individuals like Reuel. Donate to the President's Challenge today.

Benefitting Organisations

S/N	Name of Organisations	Programmes
1.	Abilities Beyond Limitations and Expectations Limited (ABLE)	Social Health Integration
		Community Reintegration
		Sustainable Employment
2.	Allkin Singapore Ltd	Club Infinity
3.	Ascending Hope Community Services Ltd *	Food For Hope
4.	Autism Association (Singapore), Eden Centre for Adults	Towards supported or independent living for autistic adults
5.	Beautiful Mind Charity	Employment Program: Pathway to Financial Independence
6.	Bizlink Centre Singapore Ltd	Work Therapy Programme
7.	Blessed Grace Social Services Limited	Bakery Rehabilitation Project
8.	Bowling Association for the Disabled	Enhancing Existing Para Bowling Competitions and Fun Bowl Programme
9.	Boys’ Town	Boys’ Town Sanctuary Care
10.	Centre For Seniors	Empowering seniors in purposeful longevity
11.	CHILDREN-AT-RISK EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATION	Mentoring Programme
12.	Club Rainbow (Singapore) *	Care Connection – a Caregiver Support and Empowerment Program
13.	Credit Counselling Singapore *	Proposal for Administration of Debt Relief for Families on COMLINK Plus
14.	Down Syndrome Association (Singapore)	Community Support Network
15.	Equestrian Federation of Singapore	Youth Seeking New Opportunities
16.	Filos Community Services Ltd	Project P.E.E.R
17.	FootballPlus Ltd *	Champions Unlimited
18.	Good News Community Services	Good News Homeless Outreach Program - Bridging Forward
19.	HCSA Highpoint Halfway House	STEP UP Initiative
19.	HCSA Highpoint Halfway House	HCSA Highpoint: Action In Motion Society (AIMS)
20.	iC@RE HUB LTD	iTAP - individual Transitional Accommodation Programme
21.	Impart Ltd. *	Common Ground
22.	Lakeside Family Services	The GRIT Academy (TGA)
23.	Lawn Bowls Association for the Disabled	Short Mat Bowls
24.	Life Community Services Society	Life! Mentors
25.	MINDSG LTD (Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore)	MINDS Caregivers Support Services
26.	Morning Star Community Services Ltd	Carenights
27.	National Gallery Singapore	Gallery Wonders
28.	Netball Singapore *	Netball Rising
29.	NeuGen Fund	Beyond the Walls: Family ReUNITE
30.	New Life Stories	Family Strengthening Programme
31.	NUHS Fund Limited	Nourish & Thrive: Empowering Communities for Health and Sustainability
32.	Persatuan Permudi Islam Singapura (PPIS)	Enhancement of Aftercare Services
32.	Persatuan Permudi Islam Singapura (PPIS)	Therapeutic Interventions for Foster Families: Healing from Trauma and Building Resilience using Creative Arts
33.	Playeum Ltd	Open Minds Open Doors: Building Pathways to Inclusive Communities through Play
34.	Presbyterian Preschool Services Ltd. *	Educational Support Programme (ESP)
35.	Rainbow Centre Singapore	Friends for a Good Life - Developing a community of befrienders and advocates for persons with disabilities
35.	Rainbow Centre Singapore	Good Life Boarding (GLB)
36.	Riding for the Disabled Association of Singapore	Equine Assisted Activities (EAA)
37.	RiverLife Community Services Ltd	BLESS Mums
38.	SCWO (Singapore Council of Women's Organisations)	Single Mothers Programme
39.	SHINE Children and Youth Services	Youth Community Outreach Patrol (COP) – Scale up
39.	SHINE Children and Youth Services	Reading Odyssey
40.	SPD	EmpowerConnect: Inclusive Contact Centre Pathways for Persons with Disabilities
41.	St Andrew's Autism Centre	Dignity of Work Programme
42.	SUN-DAC	Seed of Hope (Urban Farming Programme)
43.	Tasek Academy and Social Services Ltd	Finding your feet: Tasek Football-cum-Mentoring for Character Development
43.	Tasek Academy and Social Services Ltd	Youth Hub: Wraparound support for growth
44.	The Community Justice Centre Ltd	Access is empowerment – Empowering self represented persons through enhancing the ease of use of court processes and services
45.	The Helping Hand Halfway House	Support Healthy Living for Elderly Ex-Offenders
46.	The Salvation Army	Kids In Play (KIP)
47.	The TENG Company Ltd.*	TENG Gives Back
47.	The TENG Company Ltd.*	In-School Programmes for Targeted Students (At-Risk Youths and Individuals with Special Needs)
48.	TOUCH Community Services Limited	ADAPT Programme
49.	Yayasan MENDAKI	Women At Work (W@W) Programme
50.	Yellow Ribbon Fund	YRF Skills Training Assistance to Re-start (STAR) Bursary Case Management Services
51.	Yeo Boon Khim Mind Science Centre	The Autism Social Emotional Resilience (ASER) Program for National Curriculum Students
52.	YMCA of Singapore	Vocational and Soft Skills Programme (VaSSP) 2.0

Note: Organisations marked with an asterisk (*) are new benefitting organisations under President's Challenge.