Dear Friends Jia Min, 22 and Miao Yu, 23 are studying psychology and social work at the Singapore Management University and the National University of Singapore respectively, and they have just finished a 2-month internship with us today. Both had wanted the experience of community work and when they first got here, they received the brief to better understand how we may support youth aged 18 to 25 with their employment. The task was daunting as they imagined reaching out to people often described as ‘youth-at-risk’ whom they pictured to be boisterous at best and if not, downright rude and …
