/articles/decade-helping-youth-risk-pays
Beautiful People helps 100 girls and women each year, launches mentorship for teen boys
Ms Nurhayati Abu Bakar was placed under probation and sent to a youth home after getting into a fight…
/articles/senior-record-holder-took-sport-avert-dementia
Madam Phua Peck Ling first spotted a brochure for a cup stacking interest group at the void deck of her Housing Board block about four years ago.
What caught her eye was the claim that cup…
/articles/being-practical-delivers-goods
Volunteers from Keeping Hope Alive focus on meeting actual needs of those they help
From a painting firm boss who uses his supplies to spruce up formerly bedbug-infested flats to a manicurist…
/articles/custodians-opera
They put in many hours, on top of their day jobs, to learn all aspects of the art
In a teahouse in Smith Street, Madam See Too Hoi Siang is telling some primary school children: "Every sound…
/articles/neighbourly-care-vulnerable-residents
Trained volunteers check that they take medication and go for medical appointments
Ms Nekmah Mahadi works at a primary school canteen stall from mornings to afternoons.
The 52-year-old…
/articles/neighbours-step-out-fight-dengue
Mum-and-daughter pair among 6,000 volunteers who are spreading the word on prevention in a friendly way
Dressed in yellow vests and bright red shirts, Madam Liew Yin Wan and her daughter, Ms…
/articles/volunteer-run-library-celebrates-3rd-year
library@chinatown is first and only one here staffed this way
Decked with festive lanterns, a 1960s-style photo booth and a live band, library@chinatown bustled with activity yesterday.…
/articles/single-mum-has-big-heart-marsiling-neighbours
67-year-old who survives on govt aid stations herself at void deck to provide help to others
At the age of 67, single mother Jainah Awang still has to take care of her grown-up son, who is…
/articles/doing-charity-work-out-rental-flat
Ex-businessman, wife have been providing free meals to needy Chai Chee residents for 5 years
Step out of the lift on the ninth floor of Block 23, Chai Chee Road at lunchtime and you will notice the…
/articles/40-years-between-photos-couple
Home nursing service project takes portraits of patients with loved ones
Until recently, the only formal photograph that Madam Qui Jok Poh had with her husband, Mr Khoo Piak Choon, was taken…
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/articles/journeying-far-feel-free-antarctica
Secluded, faraway places such as Antarctica invigorate the senses, quieten the mind and put the world in perspective
My first morning in Antarctica, I awaken to a scene of sunrise-tinged…
/articles/seven-places-around-world-nature-lovers
On your next holiday, ditch the cities for caves, forests and seas
Cities such as Bangkok, Hong Kong and Seoul routinely top the list of Singaporeans' favourite travel destinations.
But for a…
/articles/9-ideas-nine-long-weekends-2018
With possibly nine long weekends next year, it is time to start planning quick getaways
It is not even halfway into the year, but Ms Janice Lim is already looking forward to 2018.
After…
/articles/talking-seniors-about-old-days-nostalgia-kit
Photos of bygone lifestyles, places help care workers, volunteers engage them more deeply
As a child, to contact her friend living a few floors below her flat, Ms Maria Yee would open the flap of her…
/articles/arts-groups-organise-activities-keep-seniors-healthy-and-happy
Groups are organising drama workshops, painting classes and other arts-related activities to help older folk stay healthy
Veteran theatre-maker Catherine Sng says the older you are, the more active…
/articles/keep-muscles-strong-you-age
Exercises, proteins help seniors keep muscle mass loss at bay
Before she started exercising regularly, retiree Kok Ho Moi, 72, had fallen five or six times, either in the bathroom or while she was…
/articles/put-your-dancing-shoes-better-brain
Study shows cognitive demands of dancing helps to slow down mental degeneration
Could learning to dance the minuet or fandango help to protect our brains from ageing?
A new study that compared…
/articles/down-toa-payohs-memory-lane
Self-guided heritage trail of Singapore’s first HDB estate launches today
Long-time residents and others with links to Toa Payoh have come forward to share their memories of the estate as part…
/articles/historic-temple-risk-demolition
Mun San Fook Tuck Chee temple, built in 19th century, was a sanctuary for coolies
A Cantonese temple in Sims Drive that was built in the 19th century, is in danger of being bulldozed to make way for…
/articles/be-inspired-70-year-old-nancy
**Picture of Nancy, first row, third person from the right
At 70, Nancy Quek still volunteers regularly at many organisations, from schools, welfare organisations to hospitals. She…
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