A new community volunteering network has been set up to bring together existing HDB community-bonding programmes and volunteers into a single network.
Minister for National Development and Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong announced the launch of the new Friends of Our Heartlands network on 28 May, at the start of HDB Community Week 2017.
Existing programmes such as the Heartland Ambassador Programme, Project SPHERE, Good Neighbours Project, and Friendly Faces, Lively Places Fund will be consolidated into three new tracks under the new overarching network. The three new tracks – “Cultivate”, “Activate” and “Facilitate” – will enable volunteers to choose how they wish to contribute to the community.
Training in areas such as communication, facilitation and project management will also be provided to “equip volunteers with skills to perform their new role effectively” HDB said. “In the long run, they will be able to build up a rich reservoir of knowledge, skills and experience in facilitating community conversations, which could be applied in other areas, beyond housing.”
The HDB Community Week ran from 27 May to 2 June at Punggol Town Square, located near Punggol MRT station and Waterway Point.
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Source: Channel NewsAsia, 28 May 2017