We provide for people with special needs.
Grace Mission provides long term care for anyone with special needs like people with autism and or the elderly.
We aim to build self-reliance and life skills through highly personalized long term therapy.
Ultimately, we hope to equip our special friends with the hard and soft skills required to make livable wage in Singapore.
Our Therapy Process
Pre - Therapy Individual consultation
Our personalized therapeutic plans are designed for children or young people with autism.
The goal of the consultation is to
Evaluate our special friends in the hope of getting a better understanding of their needs, interests, and condition.
Introduce to the Grace Mission community.
Selection of Care Programs.
Inform parents or caretakers of the commitment required to undergo the therapy. (up to 2 years).
Our Care Programmes
Each Care Program is created and scheduled based on the child’s needs. Our care programs consist of 4 main components which serve as a way to provide them with activities to help them integrate into society.
Nature Restorative Therapy
Understand emotions through interaction with nature.
Change
Teach our friends how to embrace change through plant replantation and care (bonsais)
Growth
Heal emotional wounds through caring for unhealthy plants.
Communication
Practice Social interaction and empathy by caring for and communicating with nature (fishes/ants/plants).
Sports Empowerment Activities
Gain confidence and courage by overcoming the elements and improve motor skills through sports.
Sea Sports
Windsurfing
Stand up Paddle
Kayaking
Land Sports
Nature Walks and jogs
Team sports
Vocational Training
Teaching our special friends real-world skill to help them integrate into society.
On the Job Training
Implementing knowledge and get paid working in our garden spaces.
Hard skill
Understand and identify various type of plants, horticulture process and hydroponic systems.
Germination
Agriculture
Packing and fulfilment
Retail
Soft skill
Learn to work as a team and deliver the vegetables within a fixed schedule and deadline.
Holistic Care
Care doesn’t stop with the individual and extends out to their social circle.
Family guidance
Provide guidance for parents with children with special needs.
Safe and understanding work environment
Educate business establishments of the needs of people with special need.
Inclusive Community
Providing a safe and inclusive community to help those left behind by society.
Post Therapy Care
Employment Schemes
We will try our best to find a suitable place for your special friend to work at. In addition to the work in Grace Mission Agriculture, we consult and work with industry partners and try to find the right fit for our special friends.
We hope to give an allowance….
GM, we are committed to providing a livable wage or some basic allowance for our special friends.
Monthly/Quarterly Check - ins
To ensure our therapy is effective we maintain communication with our industry partners and ensure that there is a healthy relationship between them and our special friends.
Media and Research Papers
Nature and nurture: This urban farm in S'pore has a very special mission
by Jason Quah
Channel News Asia - Fun on the water: Singapore's first sea sports programme for the autistic
by Ahmad Khan
Straits Times - Farm Provides Therapy and Jobs to those with special needs
by Kok Xing Hui
Autism interventions for youth: Restorative farm therapy in Singapore
by Kaili C. Zhang and Andrew Choo
Unsure if the therapy will help?
Learn more about us, schedule a free tour of our facilities and meet some of our friends with special needs.