Caritas Singapore is the official social and community arm of the Catholic Church, and the umbrella body for 28 Catholic charities and organisations whose work reaches the community regardless of race, religion or nationality.

The member organisations under our umbrella offer a wide array of services to beneficiaries and clients such as the low income, children, youth-at-risk, families, elderly, persons with health issues, persons with disabilities, migrants, and more.

Caritas Singapore is a member of Caritas Internationalis, a global confederation of over 160 humanitarian organisations.

Caritas Singapore raises a common pool of funds to support the charitable work undertaken by our 28 Catholic social and community organisations to help those in need.

These organisations run more than 70 programmes aimed at helping the poor, needy and marginalised in the community.

Programmes and services include financial assistance, residential care, shelters, respite care for caregivers, art and psychotherapy, free legal clinic, befriending, counselling, palliative care, student care, skills training etc.