CAUSES WEEK 2014

Causes Week 2014: Spread the word about good work

Dec 21, 2014, 6:10 am
Volunteers of Bless (Bringing Love to Every Single Soul) reading books to and discussing stories with children from low-income families in the void decks near their homes.

Bringing reading sessions home for kids

Dec 14, 2014, 6:17 am
Local writers Lee Seow Ser (left) and Hidayah Amin, with the Braille and non-Braille versions of Ms Hidayah's The Mango Tree. The Braille version of the 32-page book for children has 10 pages, of which only one has illustrations. "If we had more mone

Causes Week 2014: Duo's novel way to help blind kids picture a story

Dec 14, 2014, 6:14 am
(Clockwise from left): Musical Theatre Live! chairman Stella Kon (seated), acting executive director Desmond Moey, and volunteers Brian Pereira and Diana Saad. The arts charity conducted a basic audio-music mixing course for inmates earlier this year

Music mixing course opens new doors for prison inmates

Dec 13, 2014, 5:55 am
Volunteers (from right) J. Rubyrani and Sakuntala Jackson handing a letter from an inmate to his wife, Madam Eswari Vadivel, and daughter, together with a food hamper. The Angel Tree Project has had letters hand-delivered to inmates' families in the

Special delivery from prison to loved ones

Dec 13, 2014, 5:53 am

Groovy idea to get seniors to keep fit and stay active

Dec 12, 2014, 5:50 am
Volunteers help out at a party organised for elderly residents and cardboard collectors by Happy People Helping People Foundation, an informal, non-profit organisation. -- ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG

A feast to bring cheer to elderly box collectors

Dec 12, 2014, 5:48 am
Ms Desiree Yang, 20, and her father Roland Yang, 55, set up Saltsteps, a social supermarket that sells goods rejected by regular supermarkets – for example, goods with damaged packaging or incorrect labelling – to low-income families. -- ST PHOTO

Supermart sells to the needy for less

Dec 11, 2014, 6:28 am
Hush founder Anthea Ong (centre), 46, with her tea servers (from left) Sebrina Ng, 18, Teo Sing Yi, 23, Grace Ng, 30, and Adeline Soo, 17. The social enterprise's 10 deaf tea servers go to workplaces to guide executives through a tea-drinking session

Hush, no talking in this 'bar', please

Dec 11, 2014, 6:00 am
To get help, help others first. A group of volunteers has put a new spin to the usual food distribution programme by getting younger residents to give out rationsto the old before collecting their own. From left: Mr Adrian Goh, 33, Ms Eunice Goh, 34,

Food pack scheme feeds the body and soul

Dec 10, 2014, 5:50 am