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MPs propose agency for needy kids
A specialised children's agency and beefed-up counselling resources were among the proposals raised by MPs on 14 October to help vulnerable individuals and ensure that they get the support they need amid the current crisis and beyond. Mr Don Wee (Chua Chu Kang GRC)...
Fund to help residents and raise mental health awareness
Institute of Technical Education second-year student Joel Ho spent four hours every day from March to September delivering food by bike to ease his family's financial stress after his father, a newspaper vendor, suffered a pay cut when the pandemic hit. Earning $30 to...
Women with special needs train to work in childcare sector
In 2011, as a 19-year-old freshman pursuing a marketing degree at the Singapore Institute of Management, Gloria was looking forward to four years of university. But she went into a coma after collapsing at her church. Despite a slim chance of survival, Gloria defied...
He left a life of crime to set up a social enterprise
For a couple of years now, Mr Anil David has been praying for a meaty government contract because it would be a ringing endorsement of his social enterprise Agape Connecting People - a contact centre founded by an ex-offender and which employs other ex-offenders,...
Filling tummies and cheering hearts in trying times
Indonesian Natalia Tjahja found herself cooking for the first time in her life in April, when the coronavirus struck Indonesia and her helper had to return to her village to evade the partial lockdown in Jakarta. Learning from Youtube videos, Ms Tjahja, who ran a...
Partners pledge to cut food waste and use of disposables
Close to 100 partners, including hotels, food and beverage outlets, and schools, have pledged to reduce food wastage and the use of disposables as part of a National Environment Agency (NEA) campaign that was launched on Monday. This is almost double the number from...
Life in plastic, far from fantastic
Four artfully lit pedestals in the ArtScience Museum new exhibition hold curated objects. Instead of artworks, however, the displays offer up a pile of flip-flops and small buckets of straws, among other things. The items are just some of the plastic trash picked up...
Virtual walkathon aims to get community to step up
It is estimated that with every death caused by suicide, at least six other individuals are affected by the aftermath. It is thus important to offer support for those struggling with mental wellness, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, said President Halimah...
Nine farms offered grants in push to grow local
Nine urban farms have been offered a total of $39.4 million by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) as part of efforts to support the growth of local agri-food enterprises and ramp up local food production over the next six to 24 months. The amount was made available...