An initiative, Marsiling Cares, launched yesterday (10 March) will provide Marsiling’s underprivileged residents with even more support by stringing together a series of new and existing programmes in the estate.
The initiative was launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at an event at Marsiling Park.
Marsiling will be among the estates where the first four Community Link hubs will be set up over the next two years. The other estates are Boon Lay, Jalan Kukoh and Kembangan-Chai Chee. These locations were chosen as they have a sizeable number of families with children living in rental flats.
Community Link will include spaces for the community, including businesses and residents, to run programmes or deliver services to help those in need.
Among the other programmes under the initiative is the Marsiling Progress Class, where volunteers offer tuition to underprivileged children.
Another existing programme, KelasMateMatika, equips low-income families with techniques they can use to help their pre-school children grasp basic maths concepts.
Residents have also helped to build a caring community, such as Mr Huang Liang Rui, who collects unsold bread from a nearby bakery as early as 5am each day and distributes it to elderly residents who live alone.
Watch the video below to learn more about Marsiling Cares.
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Source: The Straits Times, 11 March 2019