/inspiration/vibrant-ageing-purpose
The desire to develop friendships will naturally come when you do things right.
/inspiration/helping-seniors-gain-newfound-confidence-happiness
I’ve made a lot of new friends and expanded my social circle. [In addition to providing makeup services,] we would rehearse and sing and dance together, and present entertainment programmes in…
/inspiration/learning-and-volunteering-through-photography-helped-enrich-his-life-after-retirement
It didn't take long before I started to feel that I should devote my time to contribute back to the community instead of spending 24 hours on myself. That would make my life more meaningful.
/articles/helpline-offer-listening-ear-seniors
Trained senior volunteers will provide real-time assistance five days a week
To help seniors in need, a new national helpline that provides real-time assistance five days a week was launched…
/articles/more-seniors-tapped-helplines-last-year-over-issues-pandemic-fatigue-uncertainty
SINGAPORE - More seniors sought assistance through helplines operated by social service agencies in the second year of the pandemic compared with the first.
The agencies told The Straits Times…
/articles/more-seniors-benefiting-dementia-prevention-programme-mooted-sm-teos-late-wife
SINGAPORE - A dementia prevention programme mooted by Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean's late wife has now grown into a nationwide programme that combines health education, art, music, horticultural…
/articles/its-time-seniors-get-out-cage-syndrome-senior-wants-encourage-others-travel
SINGAPORE - Mr Victor Seow, 64, is a retired general manager of a co-operative. He is chairman of Silver Horizon Travel Co-operative, a volunteer-run social enterprise for and by seniors to encourage…
/articles/some-scam-types-see-more-seniors-falling-prey-them
SINGAPORE - When Madam Lim spoke to a man named Captain Song Ye Ting, who claimed to be from the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau investigating a case of money laundering, she trusted him.…
/articles/enabling-seniors-get-digitally-connected-smart-nation
Communities have been coming together in support of the Digital for Life movement to help citizens learn and impart digital skills to enable more seniors to access online services
Whenever she…
/articles/300000-seniors-lauded-efforts-learn-how-go-digital-during-covid-19-pandemic
SINGAPORE - Madam Mahjaben Shabbir Basrai, 62, was disappointed when most of her volunteering activities were affected after the Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020.
A trainer at volunteer…
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/articles/way-feel-young-again
It is around noon at the Reach Community Cafe, tucked away in Bukit Batok West Avenue 4.
Every Friday, a group of senior customers spend their morning there chatting over coffee and Western…
/articles/seniors-give-back-gusto
Growing number of people aged 55 and above choosing to volunteer time for various causes
Mr Ho Hew Lee is a 75-year-old retired engineer. Yet, it does not mean that he whiles away his hours sedately…
/articles/integrating-multi-generational-workforce
Fair consideration should not be equated with same consideration
Written by Lim Sia Hoe
With longer lifespans comes longer working years. Workplaces have become increasingly age diverse with…
/articles/know-more-about-health-ambassador
Are you passionate about health? Do you wish to contribute to Singapore’s health promotion efforts?
About us
We are a community of volunteers who live healthier lifestyles and inspire…
/articles/sungei-buloh-wetland-reserve-25
The Reserve is an ecological gem with an interesting history. Originally earmarked for agrotechnology, it was discovered by a group of avid bird watchers that the ponds and mudflats were actually a…
/articles/climate-fear-time-change-it-boils-down-you-acting-global-warming
The UN's climate change report calls for individuals to do their bit to stop the planet from overheating. Insight looks at where Singapore stands and what Singaporeans can do.
If there is one thing…
/articles/does-life-get-better-after-50
Adulthood happiness may be U-shaped, hitting a trough in late 40s before rising till 80s
When Mr Jonathan Rauch fell into the doldrums in his 40s, he had no idea why. He had a successful…
/articles/temasek-cares-project-hand-hand
Be a Volunteer and walk a child to or/and from home & his/her pre-school
Temasek Cares – Project Hand-in-Hand is a community self-help programme which aims to engage Seniors to be mentors to pre-…
/articles/causes-week-2016-helping-write-story-ages
Over this month and next, 500 elderly people in Singapore will be writing stories - without knowing how they end.
Each of them will be given a blank book and asked to fill its first five pages…
/articles/staying-upbeat-despite-his-cancer-bout-wifes-dementia
SINGAPORE - Mr Michael Wong sat on a metal bench in the garden beneath his Housing Board block in Toa Payoh North, looking tenderly at his wife.
Every now and then, the 78-year-old would reach…
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