Social support

Pertapis’ live korban benefits 500 lower-income families

Korban is the Muslim ritual of sacrificing livestock as an act of worship and is observed during Hari Raya Haji.

Navigation app for visually impaired people expanded to 15 new transport locations

jowaymap - Mr Anselm De Mello, Waymap's head of Southeast Asia, demonstrating the app outside Chinatown MRT station.
Credit: Waymap

Feeding families: New report finds that food charities in S’pore face storage, manpower struggles

Transportation, storage, manpower and funding are among the issues that most affect their operations, a new study of local food support has found.

Beyond the nuclear family: Families for Life chair urges wider support networks for children

Families for Life council chairman Keith Magnus called Singapore's record low total fertility rate an existential issue.

Corporate volunteering push aims to engage 600 S’pore companies and 6,000 employees by 2030

Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo officially launched VolunteerInc. on the second day of SBF’s annual Future Economy Conference at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, on May 14.

SIT-designed AI, VR tools used to assess workers’ skills and address gaps

President’s Challenge to support 121 programmes in 2026, more than double from 2025

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam with beneficiaries during a visit to Reach Family Service Centre in Sin Ming on April 30.

Forum: Strengthening everyday support systems key to good mental health

NTU students launch campaign to raise acceptance of assistance dogs

(In dark shirts from left) Ruth Loo, Tan Tze Wei, Jaymee Tan, Jin Qiuhui, along with guide dog handler Thomas Nathan Chan with his guide dog Eve.

From dreams to duty: A woman’s caregiving journey after her husband’s stroke upends retirement plans

Madam Helene Ong, who cared for her husband after his stroke, learnt from TOUCH Community Services' caregiver support group to take care of her own well-being.

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