Sands for Singapore has a focus on supporting youth, education and arts in Singapore. To deepen our contribution and impact to the community, Marina Bay Sands proactively invests in long-term partnerships with our designated charities.
Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN)
- Provides education, training and support services to persons with special needs, through its five schools and centre.
- Marina Bay Sands began supporting APSN in 2013, by refurbishing APSN Katong School's training kitchens. Every year, over 200 F&B students receive training in this new facility.
Find out more about ASPN here.
Art Outreach Singapore
- An arts charity that offers free art appreciation lessons to primary and secondary school students.
- Art Outreach conducts the Marina Bay Sands Art Path tours and also trains volunteers to give these tours.
- In 2016, Art Outreach conducted 7 Marina Bay Sands Art Path tours for over 300 primary and secondary school students.
Find out more about Art Outreach here.
Cerebal Palsy Alliance Singapore (CPAS)
- Provides persons with Cerebral Palsy and multiple disabilities with special education, rehabilitation services, day activity centre programmes and vocational training.
- CPAS became a Marina Bay Sands’ designated charity in 2016.
Find out more about CPAS here.
Dyslexia Association of Singapore (DAS)
- A one-stop centre supported by a multi-disciplinary team of specialist psychologists and speech language therapists who help dyslexic people and those with specific learning differences in Singapore.
- Marina Bay Sands' designated charity since 2015.
- Contributed S$180,000 towards the Sands for Singapore Bursary from 2015 to 2017.
Find out more about DAS here.
Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf)
- Has been serving the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing community for the past six decades by providing sign language courses and interpretation services.
- Since 2013, Marina Bay Sands has supported the Sign Language Interpretation Fund, helping SADeaf to more than triple its number of full-time hearing interpreters and expand its outreach programmes.
- Supported SADeaf’s Sign Language Interpretation Fund with S$400,000 from 2012 to 2016.
Find out more about SADEaf here.
Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF)
- SGIFF is the largest and longest-running film event in Singapore, which focuses on showcasing international films and providing a global platform for the best of Singapore cinema.
- Marina Bay Sands has been working with SGIFF since 2015 to support the local talent in Singapore and welcomes SGIFF as a designated charity in 2017.
Find out more about SGIFF here.