may 1962 by a group of philanthropists who saw the need to provide equal opportunities for children with intellectual disabilities to receive education and later to be integrated as contributing and responsible citizens in singapore . since then minds has grown to become one of the oldest and largest non governmental organisations catering to the needs of persons with intellectual disability pwids in singapore . we run 4 special education schools ; 3 employment development centres edcs ; 5 training and development centres tdcs ; 2 homes one for adults one for children ; 1 hostel for adults and a caregivers support centre and home based care services to cater to the educational vocational social and welfare needs of people with intellectual disability . minds also runs the me too club a befriending programme to pwids who are socially isolated or are unable to participate in community based services . since the start of 2016 minds was appointed by the national council for social service ncss as the service administrators for the appropriate adult aa programme which provides support to police detainees with intellectual disability or mental illness . to further complete our services and ensure sustainable employment opportunities for our clients we also have our own allied health professionals and social enterprise department . schools edcs tdcs and multi service facility catering to the complete care and development needs of the intellectually disabled . find out more our resources page provides insightful articles brochures and answers to many matters of concern . find out more get involved . whether it is by giving your time money skills or for organizations to provide opportunities every effort goes a long way . find out more all rights reserved . 2010 minds . home about us services social enterprise resources get involved news career contact us sitemap this website is developed with co funding support from the vwos charities capability fund vcf .