Below you'll find a list of all posts from March, 2023
Dear friends, We have 4 mutual support groups we call Family Circles comprising 28 caregivers who attend regularly. Meetings are held at least once a month in the language that members are most comfortable with and so there are Chinese and Malay speaking circles. During meetings, members submit to us a self-report of their household income, expenses, savings, and debt. …
Dear friends, A youth who was new to the programme picked up a guitar hesitantly and started strumming at the back of the room. She knew the song the “band” was playing, and she mouthed the lyrics which spoke to her. “Do you ever feel like a plastic bag, drifting through the wind, wanting to start again?” Do you ever …
Dear friends, For the past 10 years, we have been enabling women who are unable to take on full-time employment for various reasons to acquire a livelihood. Sew Can We and Bakers Beyond have been 2 such programmes where participants got to “learn and earn.” The sewing and baking jobs were not enough for the women to sustain their households, but …
Dear friends, 6 months ago, a father who was well-regarded in his neighbourhood as a friendly and caring person contacted us. He was distraught that his children aged 15, 13 and 10 would be placed in care if he could not convince the authorities that he was able to manage his household. His home was in a mess and deemed …
Dear friends, Lunch, bingo, a sing-along, and a lucky draw would be a common Sunday afternoon at a social and recreational club. Thanks to The Lodge of St George No 1152 E.C and the Beach Road Residents’ Committee, the experience was recreated at a common area in their neighbourhood for 60 older persons who live there. This neighbourhood has a …
