/articles/how-food-giving-these-spore-seniors-second-lease-life
SINGAPORE – The customers have dried up and the shutters drawn down, but 85-year-old Madam Beh Ah Moy’s stove is still warm as ever.
These days, she cooks not for the queues of loyal…
/inspiration/embracing-art-therapy
“Life is a continuous learning journey. Enjoy the process. Be open, be curious, be courageous.” Ms Yong Lee Boon
/articles/spore-study-highlights-role-strong-support-networks-those-growing-old-without-kids
SINGAPORE - Madam Eunice Gan, who is 75 and lives alone, fears the day she will not be able to walk, or loses her cognitive abilities.
Loneliness hits when she is ill. “You feel that you’re…
/articles/first-volunteer-festival-makes-rounds-heartland-july
SINGAPORE - Ms Aziah Salim, 54, started out as a volunteer probation officer (VPO) – supporting young offenders serving probation – out of curiosity.
When she met hostile young people who…
/articles/can-ai-lighten-load-social-workers
Other sectors worry about the impact of AI on jobs, but it can make the job of a social worker much easier.
Adeline Tiah
Meet Sarah, a social worker with a heart as big as her caseload…
/articles/lifelong-dream-fulfilled-late-bloomer-finds-audience-his-art
Mr Loke Joo Teck’s love of painting was buried for decades under the demands of work. He is finally fulfilling his lifelong dream with his first solo art exhibition, 90 Plus 1 – A Lifetime Dream, at…
/articles/young-and-old-bond-over-dialect-lessons-senior-daycare-centre
SINGAPORE - Twice a month, pre-schoolers from My First Skool at Braddell Heights Community Hub visit seniors at the senior day care centre two minutes away to learn dialects such as Hokkien, Teochew…
/articles/ageing-blessing-says-chief-spores-silver-generation-office
SINGAPORE – Stereotypes about military men abound, and they are often not very flattering. Rigid, bureaucratic, unimaginative, boring and humourless are but some words that come to mind.
These…
/articles/assisi-hospice-ramp-palliative-home-care-capacity-50-end-2026
SINGAPORE - Assisi Hospice is planning to increase its patient capacity for palliative home care services by 50 per cent within the next two years, in anticipation of an increase in demand for the…
/articles/retirement-age-uniformed-home-team-officers-be-extended-57-jan-1-2025
SINGAPORE – The retirement age for Home Team uniformed officers like the police will be raised from 56 to 57 from Jan 1, 2025.
This will allow the Ministry of Home Affairs to better meet its…
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/articles/ai-detects-how-seniors-feel-video-call
AI detects how seniors feel via video call
A new program will help counsellors accurately diagnose senior citizens for mental health concerns such as anxiety, stress and depression through a video…
/inspiration/meaningful-contribution-society-even-retirement
When beneficiaries feel happy with our companionship, we as volunteers also gain in intangible ways.
/inspiration/finding-calmness-rush-everyday-life
I feel that volunteering gives one the opportunity to bring joy, hope, cheers to those in need and in return, we get a sense of achievement, satisfaction, calmness.
/inspiration/fostering-meaningful-change-through-volunteerism
Volunteering provides me with a sense of fulfilment and keeps me connected to society, even after retirement. I believe that learning never stops. I am humbled to receive as much as I give back to…
/articles/creating-caring-kampung-rethink-how-care-and-support-caregivers
With informal caregiving demands on the rise, Singapore needs to think about care more deeply, and value caregiving with a comprehensive societywide approach to create the inclusive society it wants…
/articles/debunking-myths-ageing
Ask anyone: What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about seniors? The mixed reactions may conjure an image of a frail figure in clothes from another era, or a soft grip on a walking…
/articles/community-paying-it-forward
One meaningful way to give back to the community is by helping fellow Singaporeans build a stronger foundation for their retirement. Watch this video to find out how you can include CPF topics in…
/articles/adieu-tanglin-halt-one-singapores-oldest-estates
Long-time residents are moving out as the estate is set to be rejuvenated as part of Sers project.
SINGAPORE - For the last 54 years, a flat at Block 45 Tanglin Halt has been Madam Soh Kim Tee…
/articles/persistence-pays-social-workers
SINGAPORE - Ms Logampikai Sadacharam, 63, a volunteer coordinator at Brahm Centre's community befriending programme, visited Madam K almost 20 times within a month.
But each time, Madam K, 72, who…
/articles/pen-pal-initiative-helps-young-people-bond-seniors
Whenever her family brings in the mail, 16-year-old Clarisse Ng eagerly hopes there will be a letter from Madam Chan, a person she has never met.
If she spies a familiar envelope on the dining table…
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