The group started with a convalescent home for malnourished children in Changi that was subsequently gazetted as a place of safety in 1988.
It was also a pioneer in voluntary welfare organization to provide opportunities for training of social work undergraduates from University of Malaya.
Four years later, in 1988, the Society initiated and developed voluntary services for the prevention of child abuse.
The Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Standing Committee (CANPSC) was formed to provide guidance and direction for the work undertaken.
[2] In the 1990s, a series of developments took place that led to the opening of a Family Service Centre and the establishment of a Research Grant for Social Work.