Metta Welfare Association

Metta Welfare Association initiated the Youth Employment Support, comprising of 3 key programmes such as Arts@Metta in 2007, Metta Café in 2014 and ECO@Metta in 2019, to equip Metta School graduates with life skills that promote independence and integration into society.

The programmes aim to increase employment opportunities for Metta School graduates diagnosed with mild intellectual disability with/without autism through comprehensive training and development.

We strive to empower our youths with special needs with life skills that promote integration, independence, and socialisation.

Key Thrusts

To cultivate the artistic talents of youths with special needs
To provide a safe, open and nurturing environment where their talents can thrive
To implement effective training programmes and support services that benefit their holistic development
To develop a sustainable model of supported employment for these youths

Our programmes enable our youths with special needs to continue their mastery of visual arts and F&B in a creative and inclusive environment, paving avenues for self-expression and personal development.

Through the programme, our youths with special needs will learn to uphold proper decorum and assimilate concepts such as service attitude, work quality, punctuality, task completion, handling of job load and time management.

Besides equipping our youths with special needs with essential life skills, the programmes also create supported employment opportunities by leveraging on commissioned projects to help fund supported employment, thereby empowering them with hope and dignity.

Support services available:
Corporate Social Responsibility programmes
Social development and life skills training
Caregivers’ Support

Individuals who have developed essential life skills have successful secured open employment opportunities in the food and beverages services, social and personal services and sales and administration sector.