About US
About Lions Befrienders
Established in 1995, Lions Befrienders (LB) has more than 26 years of experience in befriending and caring for seniors in order for them to age in place in the community. Over the years, LB strives to address the varied needs of more than 86,000 seniors by adopting a senior-centric approach in its eldercare services. Leveraging on the support of some 1,500 regular volunteers, we actively engage more than 7,800 seniors via a spectrum of integrated eldercare service from preventive to intervention through comprehensive programmes, to provide holistic care and ensure that seniors are socially, emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually engaged.
Amid the challenges in the eldercare landscape, LB undertakes constant review and adjustment to its programmes and services. Under our Community Outreach arm, we currently operate 10 Active Ageing Centres, 3 Cluster Support, 2 Senior Group Homes and Home Personal Care services. Our Befriending arm extends befriending services to socially isolated seniors. Today, our service boundaries have extended to about 35,000 seniors.
Amid the challenges in the eldercare landscape, LB undertakes constant review and adjustment to its programmes and services. Under our Community Outreach arm, we currently operate 10 Active Ageing Centres, 3 Cluster Support, 2 Senior Group Homes and Home Personal Care services. Our Befriending arm extends befriending services to socially isolated seniors. Today, our service boundaries have extended to about 35,000 seniors.
Outline of Plan and/or Strategy
LB will achieve its vision and mission in the next two years by:
- Taking a holistic and integrated approach that is senior-centric with respect to outreach, delivery of programmes and services
- Bringing in new innovations and initiatives spanning from prevention to intervention
- Continuing to strengthen and optimise our volunteer-driven service delivery model
- Leveraging on appropriate technologies, an effective and sustainable network of funders, donors and collaborators
Our strategic goal is to be true to our mission of reaching out to all seniors by providing them with a better quality of life and reinforcing our position as the market leader of the healthcare and eldercare industry.
Vision
A nation where every senior is active, healthy and happy.
Mission
To provide friendship and care for seniors to age in place with community participation, enabling them to enjoy meaningful and enriching lives.
Tagline
Connecting Seniors, Enriching Lives.
Objectives
- Relieve the loneliness, isolation and boredom of lonely seniors
- Facilitate integration of lonely seniors into the community
- Facilitate empowering of our lonely seniors
- Promote community participation in caring for the seniors
- Promote active and positive aging
- Encourage lonely seniors to age in place with community support
Core Values
These values are represented by the acronym CIRCLE.
- Commitment – We pledge to give our best to enrich the lives of those we touch
- Integrity – We uphold trust and accountability in all we do
- Respect – We honour the individual’s rights and beliefs
- Compassion – We serve with kindness and openness
- Leadership – We inspire and empower change for a better future
- Empathy – We listen, we feel, we care
Charity Status
- Organisation Name: Lions Befrienders Service Association (Singapore)
- Type of entity: Society
- Registry of Societies (ROS) Registration No: 0293/1994
- UEN: S95SS0076A
- Date of Establishment: 10 April 1995
- Charity Registration No: 001250
- Institutions of a Public Character (IPC) No: IPC000228, valid from 4 July 2021 till 3 July 2024