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- it specialises in special education, vocational training and employment support services for individuals with mild intellectual disability.

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APSN | Association for Persons with Special Needs

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Established in 1976, Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN) is a social service agency providing special education for persons with mild intellectual disability (IQ 50-70).

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https://www.touch.org.sg/

-TOUCH Community Services is a not-for-profit charity organisation in Singapore
-reached out to individuals from all backgrounds, including children, youth, families, persons with special needs and the elderly

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TOUCH Community Services | Singapore Charity Organisation

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https://www.foodfromtheheart.sg/opportunities-to-help/

a) That poorer people may not have enough food to eat
b)alleviate hunger by providing reliable, consistent and sustainable food support to the less-fortunate through food distribution programmes.

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Food from the Heart is consistently on the lookout for dedicated volunteers who are keen to make a difference in the lives of the needy in our community. There are several volunteering opportunities we provide, through regular programmes and activities as well as ad-hoc charity activities and events. If you are looking for places where you can contribute meaningful time to volunteer activities in Singapore, reach out to us.

Anyone can volunteer with us! Everyone has something to bring to the table, and we're more than happy to explore outside the roles that we currently have - after all, you're helping us!

We have volunteer work for retirees, working adults and students of secondary school level and older. Organisations and schools willing to sign up for our corporate volunteering activities in Singapore are welcome to do so. If you are a food vendor or service provider, you can also contribute to our charity by supporting our programmes and events in Singapore. Read on to find out more.

Individual Volunteers

Our individual volunteering opportunities are for anyone who wants to do meaningful volunteer work with non-profit organisations in Singapore. We also have volunteering activities that are especially suitable for students on vacation, retirees and housewives who can commit time to our cause. Some common volunteer activities at our charity are sorting food donations from food donations drives and packing them into packs. Other volunteering opportunities that pop up regularly include being a Food from the Heart ambassador or facilitator during our events in Singapore. More specialised volunteering opportunities include skill-centric tasks like graphic design and videography. We are happy to provide a testimonial of service upon your request, too.

Our volunteers find volunteer work here fulfilling, and many of them have made like-minded friends along the way.

Join us in our cause! Take a tour of our volunteering opportunities now.

Corporate and School Volunteers

Food from the Heart has many volunteering opportunities and activities for corporate organisations and schools. There will always be an avenue where you can contribute your time to volunteer for a social cause in Singapore

Some ways corporations can help include organising food donation drives for us, or sponsoring cash, venue and/or logistics for our operations and charity events. We are open to exploring different volunteer activities and ideas as well. Learn more here.

Schools can partner Food from the Heart to explore student volunteering opportunities for VIA (Values in Action) programmes. Volunteer activities like organising food donation drives help students hone real-world skills such as teamwork, leadership, marketing and even entrepreneurship. Learn more here.

Need examples? See what our other corporateions and school partners have done.

Service/Food Vendor

As a service or food vendor, you can utilise the strengths of your organisation for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to support us. You can do so through direct food donations, partial sponsorships or by offering charity rates for your goods and/or services. Food vendors who are able to provide food items that are safe for consumption will be able to contribute to our food programmes. Your commitment to our cause will go a long way in helping the underprivileged in Singapore! Learn more here.

With our values and structured processes firmly in place, we believe that anyone, especially those searching for volunteer work for retirees, students or organisations in Singapore, will find Food from the Heart a fulfilling volunteering experience.

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(a) They ensure that every person has the opportunity to live a life of dignity within caring and inclusive society

(b) The support we give goes towards empowering the lives of the vulnerable, including their five causes – children with special needs and youth-at-risk, adults with disabilities, persons with mental health conditions , and seniors and families in need of assistance. (100% of our donations go towards those in need.)

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GIVING HOPE TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN
MWS' programmes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds are focused on providing them with resources to advance their academic potential, develop character and pick up life skills.

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How Your Donation Makes a Difference

Provide a resident with two days of essential medical supplies, such as needles, dressing sets, and cotton gauze.

Provide a family with financial assistance to help them meet essential needs, and gain a greater peace of mind.

Provide shelter for at risk girls who need a safe harbour to break out of their lifestyle of deliquency.

Any amount you can give will be greatly appreciated!

Monthly Donation

Methodist Welfare Services (MWS) is all about empowering people to have life to the full.

The people we serve may experience poverty in different ways - weak social support or fractured relationships, poor health, a sense of hopelessness, or a lack of means. We journey alongside them to uncover their inherent strengths, affirm them and support them holistically towards a better life.

Our island-wide suite of 22 centres and outreach programmes include casework, counselling and therapy; medical and rehabilitative care; home-based, community-based and residential care; a debt clearance and asset building scheme; and other services.

Founded in 1981, MWS is an Institution of a Public Character and a member of the National Council of Social Service. As a Christian non-profit organisation, we serve people across all ethnicities and religions. Today, we serve over 9,000 low-income and distressed families, disadvantaged children, at-risk youth, the chronically ill, frail and destitute, and the socially isolated.

GIVING HOPE TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN
MWS' programmes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds are focused on providing them with resources to advance their academic potential, develop character and pick up life skills.

GIVING GRACE TO AT-RISK YOUTH
Youths who run afoul of the law are rehabilitated at our girls' hostel through a structured and meaningful learning journey with our professional counsellors and caseworkers.

GIVING STRENGTH TO FAMILIES IN DISTRESS
The road to healing for families in distress is a long and complicated one. Our social workers and counsellors journey with them through the multiple complex challenges that they face.

GIVING CARE TO THE CHRONICALLY ILL, FRAIL AND DESTITUTE
Our multi-disciplinary team provides intensive medical and therapy care for our beneficiaries who need help in activities of daily living. Palliative care is provided for critically ill patients, and ensuite care services help the frail in the familiar comfort of their own homes. MWS also runs two nursing homes for elderly sick from low income families and a home for the homeless.

GIVING WARMTH TO THE SOCIALLY ISOLATED
Seniors who do not have strong social networks are vulnerable to social isolation and depression. Our senior activity centres run meaningful and engaging programmes for seniors and helps to build a community among them.
We serve mainly vulnerable seniors from low to middle-income groups, aged 55 and above, of all races and religion.

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AWARE Singapore
https://www.aware.org.sg/

AWARE Singapore
- they strive to make a society where there is true gender equality – where individuals are free to make informed and responsible choices about their lives.
- their mission is to remove all gender-based barriers so as to allow individuals in Singapore to develop their potential to the fullest and realise their personal visions and hopes.
- they do this in three ways: Research and advocacy, education and training and support services

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We work on three levels of society - individual, community and state - providing specialised support for women, educating the public on gender equality, and promoting equitable laws and policies.

About Us

AWARE is Singapore's leading women's rights and gender equality advocacy group.

Read more

Get Involved

Be a volunteer, member, intern, donor and more!

Read more

Donate

Help us continue our support services and advocacy work!

Read more

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AWARE is Singapore's leading gender equality advocacy group. We offer counselling, legal advice to women in need and training to empower women to achieve independence.

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https://www.bekind.sg/

Be Kind SG, a volunteer-led group, founded in 2017, envisions a kind society for all. Their mission is to create and inspire a kind and inclusive society for persons with disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities and autism. Since March 2023, they are registered as a charity under the Charities Act in Singapore (Sector Administrator: Ministry of Social and Family Development).

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Be Kind SG, a volunteer-led group, founded in 2017, envisions a kind society for all. Our mission is to create and inspire a kind and inclusive society for persons with disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities and autism. Since March 2023, we are registered as a charity under the Charities Act in Singapore (Sector Administrator: Ministry of Social and Family Development).

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Create a kind and inclusive society for people with invisible disabilities, such as intellectual disabilities and autism. We are a registered non-profit organization based in Singapore.

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National kidney foundation
is a non-profit organisation that provide subsidised dialysis treatment for people who are not able to afford for the treatment at private clinics as it is expensive and spread awareness as a preventive care for diabetes hyper tension and kidney failure
https://nkfs.org/

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1. https://www.ncss.gov.sg/

a) NCSS manages different beneficiaries in addition to having different programmes for different target groups to learn and develop and grow

b) NCSS administers and allocates a range of funding and resources to social service agencies. The centralised fund allocation at NCSS enables better optimisation of key resources to support social service agencies in needed services and projects.

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The National Council of Social Service (NCSS) is the umbrella body for over 500 social service organisations in Singapore.

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a) The movement invites all Singaporeans and people who live in Singapore to put values into action through active volunteerism, ground-up efforts and everyday acts of care. They also aim to build capability and share resources across various sectors and organisations to grow opportunities for volunteering. By inspiring and supporting one another, they want to show the world that Singapore is a nation that cares.

b) They encourage more Singaporeans and people who live in Singapore to contribute in volunteer work. They also work with other partners to help charities strengthen their capabilities and governance. They have many programmes so that people can make new friends who share common interests to promote a strong cohesive community.

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SG Cares is a national movement, championed by the SG Cares Office and co-led by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre and the National Council of Social Service, to build a more caring and inclusive home for all.

The movement invites all Singaporeans and people who live in Singapore to put values into action through active volunteerism, ground-up efforts and everyday acts of care. It also aims to build capability and share resources across various sectors and organisations to grow opportunities for volunteering.

Get connected to volunteer opportunities with the SG Cares App. With the tap of a button, you can be a part of upcoming events and volunteering projects. By inspiring and supporting one another, we can show the world that we are a nation that cares.

Find out more about the SG Cares movement.

SG Cares Volunteer Centres

A key initiative under the SG Cares movement is the appointment of community-based organisations as SG Cares Volunteer Centres (VCs) since November 2018. SG Cares VCs are responsible to grow and coordinate volunteer supply, build volunteer management capabilities, and broker partnerships between demand and supply at the town level.

There are currently 14 SG Cares VCs in operation:

North
1. SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Woodlands operated by Care Corner Singapore
2. SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Yishun operated by CampusImpact

North-East
3. SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Ang Mo Kio operated by AMKFSC Community Services

East
4.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Bedok operated by Filos Community Services
5.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Tampines operated by Brahm Centre

Central
6.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Bukit Merah operated by NTUC Health Co-operative Limited
7.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Geylang operated by Care Community Services Society
8.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Jalan Besar operated by Kampong Kapor Community Services
9.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Kreta Ayer operated by Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Citizens' Consultative Committees in partnership with New Hope Community Services
10.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Toa Payoh operated by Care Corner Singapore

West
11.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Boon Lay operated by Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities
12.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Chua Chu Kang operated by Fei Yue Community Services
13.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Clementi operated by Foundation of Rotary Clubs (Singapore) Ltd
14.SG Cares Volunteer Centre @ Jurong East operated by Loving Heart Multi-Service Centre

By March 2022, all 24 towns in Singapore will have an operational SG Cares VC to coordinate resources and volunteerism efforts. This brings opportunities to donate and volunteer closer to all, be it where we live, work, or study.

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SG Cares is a national movement, championed by the SG Cares Office and co-led by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre and the National Council of Social Service, to build a more caring and inclusive home for all.

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Singapore Together is about Singaporeans working with one another, and with the
Government, to build our shared future. The Government will open up more partnership opportunities for Singaporeans to participate, and support more citizen-led efforts. Whatever our background or interests, we can each step forward to contribute in areas that we care about.

Singaporeans are
increasingly participating in meaningful dialogues about the complex issues we face and cocreating a way forward together.

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TOUCH community services
https://www.touch.org.sg/about-touch/our-services

they are part of global blueprint and helps elderly and special needs.

example:
-their senior activity centre provides elder care and support
-operate helplines that provide brief support and counselling to callers who are facing distress or seeking support.

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RSVP Singapore
https://rsvp.org.sg/
- engages senior citizens in volunteerism, believing that seniors play a vital role in society and seeks to provide them with meaningful opportunities to contribute to the community

- allows elderly to still have a purpose to serve in their community so life is not dull and is lived through meaningfully, and do not feel inferior or a burden.

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RSVP Singapore The Organisation of Senior Volunteers

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RSVP Singapore
The Organisation of Senior Volunteers
9 Bishan Place #08-02/#09-03
Junction 8 (Office Tower) Singapore 579837

9am till 6pm
Mondays to Fridays (Excluding Public Holidays)

Nearest MRT: Bishan MRT - NS17/CC15 (Exits A-C, 3 mins walk/220m)
Bus Service: 13, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 88, 128, 156, 410
Parking facilities: Junction 8 (Basement Car Park) (Charges apply)

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RSVP Singapore is the organisation of senior volunteers. Our 2,000 volunteers reach out to 200,000 beneficiaries yearly across a wide range of programmes.

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REACH's SMS Advisory

Received a suspicious SMS claiming it's from REACH? Read on for tips on how to verify, spot fake SMS Sender IDs and report them!

Budget 2023

As part of REACH's annual Budget feedback exercise to engage Singaporeans, we would like you to share your views and feedback.

We want your feedback on National Policies & Issues!

From Housing, Transport, Manpower to Education and more

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REACH (reaching everyone for active citizenry@ home)

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The Singapore Government's feedback unit (REACH) facilitates Whole-of-Government efforts to engage and connect with Singaporeans on national and social issues.

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2. Poste a note below the link briefly explaining:
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b) how it supports the efforts of community groups

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Identify a Community Group in Singapore that helps to address a need in our society.

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Identify a Community Group in Singapore that helps to address a need in our society.

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1. Include a link to the website of this community group.
2. Post a note below the link briefing explaining:
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b) How the community group is addressing that need

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NCSS
SGCares
Yellow Ribbon Singapore
Team Nila
Community Chest
MSF

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APSN
AWARE
Methodist Welfare Services
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https://www.moh.gov.sg/wodcj

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The Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), embarked on the Citizens' Jury (CJ) for the War on Diabetes to mobilise citizens to raise awareness about diabetes and generate community-based recommendations on how to better prevent and manage diabetes as a nation. Such deliberative engagement models are premised on the belief that citizens can contribute meaningfully to the co-creation and co-delivery of approaches on issues of significance to them and the community.

Over a span of seven weeks (November 2017 to January 2018), participants sought advice from subject matter experts. They discussed and debated ideas and proposals among themselves, to come to a consensus on the recommendations that they, as a Jury, wanted to put forth.

PROGRESS UPDATE ON RECOMMENDATIONS- 1ST SEPTEMBER 2021

Please click here for the detailed copy of the progress update.

SUMMARY UPDATE OF THE CITIZENS' JURY - 14 APR 2018
SMS Amy Khor met with the participants of the inaugural Citizens' Jury (CJ) for the War On Diabetes to deliver the Ministry's response and to thank them for their effort and commitment to co-deliver solutions for the War on Diabetes. SMS Khor also commended the CJ participants for taking the initiative to work with community organisations to pilot their initiatives, and thanked the many organisations and individuals who supported the Citizens' Jury. CJ participants were also encouraged to tap on the support and resources available to continue to lend their support in the War on Diabetes.

The CJ report written by participants and MOH's response to the CJ report is attached.
SUMMARY UPDATE OF THE CITIZENS' JURY - 13 JAN 2018
The Citizens' Jury concluded on 13 January 2018 when the 76 participants submitted their recommendations to Senior Minister of State for Health, Dr Amy Khor. SMS Khor commended the Jury's commitment and enthusiasm to work with the Ministry of Health to co-deliver solutions to fight the War on Diabetes, and that she was encouraged that Singaporeans were ready to step up, take ownership and co-create solutions with the Government to make a difference for our community.

In a post-event survey, 90% of participants indicated they were keen to contribute more actively to whole-of-society efforts in the War on Diabetes, and to inspire their community, family and friends to do so. Also, 86% of participants felt that their CJ participation helped them better understand the challenges of balancing competing needs and finite resources in developing solutions for the benefit of all Singaporeans. The findings demonstrate a larger and longer-lasting impact of the Citizens' Jury for the participants that went beyond their recommendations.

The recommendations made by the participants have been conveyed to the Ministry of Health unedited and unchanged. The Ministry of Health is currently studying the recommendations carefully, and will respond to the participants on the outcome of the recommendations by April 2018. The Ministry of Health thanks the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) for its partnership in and support for this MOH Citizens' Jury. IPS is evaluating the Citizens' Jury process to see how this engagement methodology can facilitate greater engagement of citizens in the policymaking process.

On behalf of the Ministry of Health, the CJ Secretariat extends its appreciation to all participants' for their active participation in the first Citizens' Jury on the War on Diabetes. We wish everyone good health and a wonderful year ahead.

To find out more, you may wish to click here to access the FAQs page.
MAINSTREAM MEDIA COVERAGE OF CITIZENS' JURY

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