Viriya Community Services

250,000 steps. 25 years. One community.

Stepping Miles, Inspiring Love, Embracing Smiles — that's the spirit driving us as we celebrate this milestone at Viriya Community Services (VCS).

For 25 years, we have walked alongside our community — delivering family services, mental health support, counselling services, and caregiver support.

With every step forward, we meet a need. Another counselling session secured. Another caregiver supported. Another family lifted.

Sponsor our walk — donation drive runs until 18 June 2026. Donations of $50 and above qualify for up to 2.5x tax deduction, and your gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Tote Board.

We walk so no one walks alone, and your support helps bring the smiles.

DONATE NOW: https://www.giving.sg/donate/campaign/vcs-charity-walk-2026-miles-for-smiles

Every step our teams have taken is dedicated to someone in our community.

The families who needed someone to talk to. The individuals quietly struggling with their mental health. The neighbours and communities that hold each other up.

This is who the VCS Charity Walk 2026 is for — and this is who your donation reaches.

Swipe to see where every dollar goes.

Help us reach our $500,000 goal.
Donations close 18 June 2026.

Learn more and send in your donations here: https://viriya.org.sg/get-involved/vcs-charity-walk/

You can be part of the VCS Charity Walk 2026 without lacing up a single shoe. Join the cause through your generosity.

Our social workers, counsellors, and staff have walked more than 600,000 steps to raise $500,000 for the families and individuals we serve every day.

Sponsor a team or make a direct donation to the campaign. Every dollar raised goes to family and mental health programmes that our community depends on.

Donations close on 18 June 2026.

Learn more and send in your donations here: https://viriya.org.sg/get-involved/vcs-charity-walk/

The healthy precinct in Boon Lay & West Coast is growing, and we are proud to be part of it by running HAPPY exercise sites and partnering with NUH RHSO to tackle social isolation, among other efforts.

As a member of the NUHS Boon Lay Workgroup, our Head of Community Health and Mental Health, Mr Tan Zhiwei, puts it best: this is a collective mandate — to embed wellness into daily life, and to shift partnerships from coordination to true integration.

A Million Steps, One Shared Purpose

When we started this one-week campaign from 25 April to 01 May 2026, we set a target of 600,000 steps. We are delighted to share that our team has more than doubled that goal, clocking in a staggering 1,248,381 steps in a week and raising more than $10,000!

Every single one of those million steps was fueled by a single purpose: walking in solidarity with the families we serve.

While the campaign week has come to an end, our walk alongside our families never stops. This incredible milestone is a testament to what happens when we walk as one community. Your cheers, your support, and your donations have turned a walking campaign into a movement of hope, strength and resilience.

Thank you for being the strength in our stride. Our campaign page remains open for contributions, and you can help us reach our fundraising goals for the families.

Support our mission: https://www.giving.sg/donate/campaign/vcs-charity-walk-2026-resilience-and-strength-in-every-step

We move forward with a full and grateful heart. Thank you for building a better tomorrow with our families, one step at a time.

Hi Parents and Caregivers,

We are excited to invite you to our Parenting Groupwork 2.0 — a 10-week journey designed to help you connect and guide your children/wards with greater clarity and confidence.

🌟 Groupwork Overview Parenting is deeply meaningful, but we know it can also be overwhelming. This workshop is designed to equip you with practical tools, greater self-awareness, and effective strategies to strengthen your relationship with your child(ren)/wards.

Through guided reflection, role-plays, group discussions, and practical exercises, we will explore:
- Understanding your love language and your child’s emotional needs
- Identifying your communication and parenting style
- Strengthening parent-child interactions
- Setting healthy and consistent boundaries
- Managing conflict without escalation
- Navigating difficult conversations with confidence
- Developing emotional regulation skills
- Practising self-care without guilt

You will learn and gain real-life strategies that you can start using at home.
📅 The Details
- When: 10 weekly sessions, held every Thursday from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM.
- Where: Viriya Family Service Centre located at Blk 142 Potong Pasir Ave 3 #01-224 Singapore 350142

We look forward to learning and growing together with you!

To register: https://tinyurl.com/vfsc2026

Look at these smiles!

It is deeply meaningful to move together as a community where no one is left behind. Seeing our seniors and staff finding joy and strength in one another reminds us why we started this journey of serving and caring for individuals and families in need.

We have reached 512,712 steps! We are now over 85% of the way to our 600,000-step goal.

Every step is our promise to the families. No matter how difficult the road, we are walking it together to support them achieve stability and resilience. Your support gives us strength in every stride and brings hope to those we serve.

Support and join our journey here: https://www.giving.sg/donate/campaign/vcs-charity-walk-2026-resilience-and-strength-in-every-step

Let’s keep moving forward and build a better tomorrow with our families, one step at a time!

Keep moving forward for the families we serve

Behind every step our team clocked this weekend is a family we hold close to our hearts. We have been hitting the pavement, through park connectors, trails and parks, carrying the vision and mission of VCS with us.

We are happy to share that our team has clocked 334,188 steps toward our 600,000-step goal! Each step reflects our promise that as long as there are families facing struggles and challenges in our community, we will be right there walking alongside them.

Thank you for supporting our campaign, https://www.giving.sg/donate/campaign/vcs-charity-walk-2026-resilience-and-strength-in-every-step! We shall keep moving forward for the families we serve.

Every Step Counts. No One Walks Alone.

At VCS, we believe that no one in our community should have to navigate life’s challenges alone.

Our Family Services and Specialist Services teams at VCS are dedicated to providing care—one family, one session, and now, one step at a time. The team is participating in VCS Charity Walk to raise vital funds that go directly into the heart of our services and programmes by clocking 600,000 steps in one week from 25 April to 01 May 2026. With your support, we can turn every single step into hope, resilience, and strength for the families we journey alongside.

How you can support:

Donate: https://www.giving.sg/donate/campaign/vcs-charity-walk-2026-resilience-and-strength-in-every-step

Share: Help us spread the word!

Cheer: Follow our journey as we hit 600,000 steps in a week.

Together, let’s make every step count for the families under our care!

Remembering Dr Gilbert Fan

1959–2026
President, Viriya Community Services (2021-2026)

Gilbert lived his life with a rare combination of steadiness and tenderness. He never needed to be the loudest voice in the room; yet somehow, he always became its calm centre. People gravitated toward him not because he demanded attention, but because he offered presence - grounded, and deeply humane.

As a senior master medical social worker, educator, and internationally respected leader in oncology social work, Gilbert shaped generations of practitioners in Singapore and beyond. The Straits Times 01 April 2026 (https://str.sg/4su6j) described him as “a pillar of strength and wisdom whose contributions to the social work profession in Singapore were profound and enduring.” He advanced the fields of palliative care and bereavement, and he played a pivotal role in building Singapore’s national social work accreditation framework.

But to us at VCS, Gilbert was more than an expert practitioner. He was generosity personified.

Gilbert led VCS' transformation journey in 2021, conceptualising VCS' Social and Community Services Model that provided guidance and direction to promote a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary practice culture. He shared his knowledge freely, his wisdom patiently, and his time without hesitation. From the day he joined VCS, he never said no when someone sought his help. He showed up - wholeheartedly and without fanfare. He taught us, by example, that compassion is not a technique but a way of being. Many of us were shaped by Gilbert in ways he never boasted about. He supported without expecting anything in return. He guided without seeking recognition. He lifted others, often without them even realising it.

Even toward the end of his journey, he made arrangements to minimise trouble to others. He continued helping cancer patients while keeping his own diagnosis private. His instinct was always to protect, to care, to serve.

As we honour his life, we return to one of his favourite teachings on 四道人生 - the Four Most Important Tasks:

道谢 - To Give Thanks

Thank you, Gilbert - our mentor, our president, our friend - for the compassion you lived out so naturally, for the wisdom you shared so generously, and for the way you lifted others simply by being yourself.

道歉 - To Apologise

We are sorry for the moments we took for granted, for the conversations we thought we would still have time for, and for the ways we may have fallen short. This is our human way of saying: you mattered more than we ever fully expressed.

道爱 - To Express Love

We love your gentleness, your humour, and the dignity with which you treated every person. We love the way you made the world kinder just by being in it.

道别 - To Say Goodbye

Gilbert, goodbye. We let you go with gratitude, and with the promise that your light continues in the lives you touched. Your legacy remains safe with us. We will carry your light forward.

His passing leaves a void that cannot be filled. But his legacy - of service, of humility, of unwavering kindness - will continue to guide us at VCS and across the social work community.

You gave so much, Gilbert.
We are all better because of you.
Rest well, our dear friend.