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S’pore to recruit 1,800 more infant care educators; pre-schools’ hiring grant expanded to meet demand

As infant care becomes more affordable and accessible, demand for infant care places is expected to rise.

From data chaos to clarity: S’pore charities use tech with $60k grant to spot needs, improve care

Rainbow Centre is using a new tech tool to track intervention progress, which helps them better manage about 900 students across its three schools.

Need someone to talk to? Youth in S’pore can turn to trained listeners in new initiative

Polytechnic student Jordan Reed Oliveiro (near left), 19, speaking with youth worker Danial Tang, 30, during Chat Circles, a new mental wellbeing programme that supports youth navigating key life transitions.

NDR support measures give parents more money and time; workplace culture the next challenge

Parents said that these initiatives signal a stronger focus on supporting parents through their children’s growing years and move beyond simply offering incentives to have more babies.

What will my family get from the new SG Child Support Package?

Every Singaporean child will receive almost $70,000 in direct financial support from birth to the age of 17, regardless of their birth order.

Five key changes S’pore families need to know at a glance

These measures mark fundamental shifts in state support for marriage and parenthood, said the National Population and Talent Division.

Foreign workers’ exclusions from gambling in S’pore have grown. What’s behind the numbers?

Foreign workers at a Singapore Pools outlet at City Plaza on July 12.

Meet the migrant workers who volunteer to stop their ‘brothers’ from excessive gambling

Miah Md Sakil (third from left) a C.a.N ambassador, who reaches out to fellow migrant workers about problem gambling.

He was an engineering manager with a master’s degree. Then meth took over

Former engineering manager Roland said education did not prepare him for many of life’s challenges. He had a meth addiction and went to the Drug Rehabilitation Centre and prison in his 40s.

Behind the double lives of well-educated professionals in S’pore battling drug addiction

Cornelyus Tan once hid his drug addiction from friends and family. He is now manager of strategic communications at HCSA Community Services and is sharing his story publicly for the first time.

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