Tak Takut Kids Club
We share 3Pumpkins’ vision of building stronger communities to empower and uplift children and youth from challenging backgrounds.
For children and youth who may lack consistent guidance and a stable family environment, strong community relationships and support can have a transformative effect - nurturing them into confident and resilient individuals.
We are excited to support Tak Takut Kids Club, to pilot a model of engagement which aims to develop an organic and resilient community support system for children and youth from rental households.
In partnership with Jurong West ComLink¹, 3Pumpkins will be running the Tak Takut Kids Club (“TTKC”) pilot, a community space that engages vulnerable children and youth aged 7 to 14, especially those living in rental flat communities.
TTKC recognises the need to build a village of care that respects, listens and responds to children, thereby empowering them to seek help from trusted adults, connect with peers, and develop positive self-esteem over time.
Occupying a ground floor shophouse in Boon Lay Drive, TTKC welcomes any child who walks in. Participatory activities that span across the arts, freestyle play, reading, sports, cooking and permaculture are curated to meet the interests and needs of the community. This creates an inclusive and safe space where children can express and discover themselves as well as connect and learn from one another.
TTKC recognises the need to build a village of care that respects, listens and responds to children, thereby empowering them to seek help from trusted adults, connect with peers, and develop positive self-esteem over time.
Occupying a ground floor shophouse in Boon Lay Drive, TTKC welcomes any child who walks in. Participatory activities that span across the arts, freestyle play, reading, sports, cooking and permaculture are curated to meet the interests and needs of the community. This creates an inclusive and safe space where children can express and discover themselves as well as connect and learn from one another.
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TTKC complements ComLink's efforts in fostering integrated social support by bringing in child-centric perspectives and community-based interventions. In the long-term, TTKC seeks to anchor an inter-generational and inter-agency support system to provide a village of care that is proactive in collaborating, reflecting, and co-creating knowledge and resources to support children and youth from disadvantaged backgrounds.
TTKC is a part of the Singapore Together movement.
TTKC is a part of the Singapore Together movement.
Outcomes:
Placemaking and community building
Placemaking and community building
- Long-term engagement with 300 children and their family members
- 90% of children reported that TTKC helped them to develop a positive sense of self and belonging in the community
- Outreach to 30,000 public audience through more than 20 exhibitions/ performances/ community engagement activities
- Supported 34 children with ComLink partners and families
- Advanced cross-sector collaboration and knowledge sharing across 75 community partners and to provide integrated support
Our Partners:
Find out more:
- Tak Takut Kids Club
- Singapore Together
- Ministry of Social and Family Development’s Community Link pilot
¹ The Community Link (ComLink) pilot was launched at four sites by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) in 2019 to provide proactive and integrated support to families with children in rental housing so that they can achieve stability, self-reliance and social mobility. MSF will be scaling up the ComLink initiative over the next 2 years nationwide to 21 towns and it is expected to benefit 14,000 families with children living in rental housing across Singapore.
¹ The Community Link (ComLink) pilot was launched at four sites by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) in 2019 to provide proactive and integrated support to families with children in rental housing so that they can achieve stability, self-reliance and social mobility. MSF will be scaling up the ComLink initiative over the next 2 years nationwide to 21 towns and it is expected to benefit 14,000 families with children living in rental housing across Singapore.