In 2026, it will cost more than $1.7million to run all our services, from the Shelter, Helpdesks, HOME Academy and HOME family community activities. We seek your financial support to sustain our essential operations.
HOME’s Services
We believe that everyone living and working in Singapore must be treated with dignity and respect, and have access to fundamental rights.
HOME provides services that span across the Welfare and Empowerment of and Advocacy for migrant workers in Singapore.
HOME operates Helpdesks and Helplines for migrant workers, as well as a Shelter for women migrant workers in distress. Our team of trained caseworkers and volunteers offer advice that is centres ensuring the rights and options of workers. Collectively, we serve over 3200 workers each year.
HELP DESKS & HELPLINES
3 Sunday Help desks for domestic workers
720 Geylang Road (Filipino/Indonesian/English)
Peninsula Plaza (Burmese)
Non-Domestic Worker Help desk (Geylang)
All sectors other than domestic work (e.g construction, marine, process, service)
Helpline for calls and text for assistance
WOMEN’S CRISIS SHELTER
Shelters 450 women per year
Free Food & Lodging
Casework Assistance
Legal, Financial & Medical Assistance
Counselling & Emotional Support
Empowerment
Welfare
HOME’s Impact
The empowerment of workers is essential in reclaiming their sense of dignity, agency and community. HOME runs HOME Academy, which provides subisidised vocational training courses for MDWs, as well as HOME Family which is a vast and growing network of various interest-based groups led by migrant workers volunteering with HOME.
HOME ACADEMY
Subsidised training courses for migrant domestic workers
Mostly run by volunteer migrant domestic workers with specialised skills
Courses include Caregiving, Nursing Aide, Healthcare, Hairdressing, Dressmaking, English Language and Computer Skills
Over 1000 domestic workers graduate each year, with some progressing to better paying caregiving jobs
HOME FAMILY
Community Outreach and Community Building arm
Social Events and Festive Celebrations
Ad hoc workshops such as entrepreneurship, leadership and video editing
Talent Shows and Recreational Activities
Advocacy
Migrant workers often face long hours and demanding work, leaving them with little time and energy to advocate for themselves, or find the few avenues in which they can do so. We engage in Advocacy for migrant workers rights in 3 main ways:
Public Education through social media platforms and outreach presentations in companies and educational institutions.
Research through fieldwork, focus group discussions with stakeholders and international collaboration.
Active Campaigns & Direct Policy Recommendations
24 Hour Day off Campaign
Risky Rides Report to advocate for a ban on the unsafe transport of migrant workers on the back of lorries.
HOME has achieved the following milestones over the past 21 years:
Welfare assistance to over 40,000 migrant workers
Provided temporary housing to more than 10,000 migrant workers in crisis through our shelter
Empowered and equipped close to 20,000 migrant workers with skills through HOME Academy
Advocated for migrant worker rights, publishing a total of 17 research reports and position papers and collaboratively achieving policy change, particularly with the Day Off campaign for domestic workers.
HOME’s Financial Needs
We are funded through grants, foundations and private donations and are seeking multi-year contributions to fund our operational need. All monetary donations qualify for 250% tax deductions. We also accept in-kind donations for our Shelter needs and basic necessities.
You can read our 2024 Annual Report here and our 2024 audited Financial Statements here.
HOME remains one of the very few independent non-government organizations providing direct services to migrant workers in crisis, treating them with dignity and respect in the process. We seek your continued support!
For enquiries, please reach out to us on contact@home.org.sg
HOME is one of Singapore’s “Institutions of a Public Character”, or IPCs. An IPC is dedicated to serving the needs of the community in Singapore as a whole. IPC status means that tax-deductible receipts are issued to HOME’s donors who want to claim tax relief, based on the amount of qualifying donations made.
“The estate of Mdm Willie Siow Fung Wai Ying, a life-long philanthropist, has generously contributed $250,000 to support HOME’s Women’s Crisis Shelter and Casework Helpdesk. Notably, Mdm Siow’s first caregiver was a beneficiary of HOME’s Shelter, having suffered abuse under a previous employer. While being lovingly cared for by migrant domestic workers, Mdm Siow maintained a deep concern for their well-being. She was passionate about empowering them and helping them forge better pathways in life.
We thank the Estate for this generous donation, which ensures the continuation of HOME’s essential services, which provide shelter, sustenance, and comprehensive support, including legal, medical, financial, and emotional assistance, for women migrant workers who have faced abuse and exploitation. Our holistic approach not only restores dignity but also facilitates healing for these women, fostering a brighter future for them in Singapore and beyond.”