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Vulnerable adults get greater protection now

To help low-income families earn some income, Beyond Social Services, through its seasonal festive baking projects, secures orders from corporations for cookies as gifts during festive periods. To handle the large orders, it cooperates with Caritas S

Stop seeing people as problems. They're assets who build social capital

Ms Ayunina Banez with her husband Aldillan Aman and their son Aariz Mikhail, who had ventricular septal defect. He is now healthy after going for surgery sponsored by Parkway Pantai's Life Renewed programme.

Baby boy gets life-changing surgery, thanks to $4m fund

Blessed Grace Social Services founder and executive director Billy Lee (seated) with the Credit Association of Singapore's president Peter Tan (far left), CAS secretary Carol Tan and BGSS chairman Too Lee Soong. Pastor Lee negotiates with moneylender

More than 200 maids in debt seek help after loan cap takes effect

Don't fall into 'long-term dependency' trap

Generation Grit - Orphan overcomes hurdles to pursue dreams

The Government has done much in recent years to raise the quality of pre-schooling and make it more accessible to poor children. This includes setting aside some 30 per cent of places at the Education Ministry-run kindergartens for children from lowe

Look beyond education to give disadvantaged kids a leg-up

The ComCare Long-Term Assistance scheme gives Mr Henry Tan $500 every month, which he uses for his daily necessities and household bills. The scheme also pays for his medical bills. He also gets an additional $750 every three months under the Silver

Long-term financial aid for retiree hit by stroke

Efforts to lift lower-income group have borne fruit, says MSF report

Singapore system has done better than other countries in improving social mobility: MSF paper