Straitstimes.com header logo

Choose edition

Search

singapore

asia

world

opinion

life

business

sport

Visual

Podcasts

SPH Rewards

STClassifieds

Paid press releases

Advertise with us

FAQs

Contact us

 

Volunteering

Pilot initiative to be expanded to keep seniors active, socially connected to their communities

Law Minister Edwin Tong high-fiving Mountbatten resident Madam Tan How Khinn, 80, after their team scored a goal during a modified game of floorball with seniors at the launch of the new Mountbatten Community Club on April 4, 2026. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM zykaki04
Law Minister Edwin Tong high-fiving Mountbatten resident Madam Tan How Khinn, 80, after their team scored a goal during a modified game of floorball with seniors at the launch of the new Mountbatten Community Club on April 4, 2026. ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM zykaki04

1 in 5 people in S’pore volunteered in 2025, those with social ties did so more often: Study

*EMBARGO UNTIL 3PM* Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash (right) petting an assistance dog while interacting with Ms Cassandra Chiu (left), 47, executive director of K9Assistance, while touring the State of Play exhibits at the City of Good Forum on March 31, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
*EMBARGO UNTIL 3PM* Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth and Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash (right) petting an assistance dog while interacting with Ms Cassandra Chiu (left), 47, executive director of K9Assistance, while touring the State of Play exhibits at the City of Good Forum on March 31, 2026. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

In Indonesia, communities band together to fix potholes when local governments fall short

In Indonesia, members of community group Gen Burgeract fill in a pothole in Bekasi, West Java, in the early hours of March 7.
In Indonesia, members of community group Gen Burgeract fill in a pothole in Bekasi, West Java, in the early hours of March 7.

Student volunteers join lower-income families to break fast at Tampines Ramadan event

dlbukapuasa - Youth volunteers from ITE College East’s Community Service Club and ComLink+ families shop for household essentials together at the supermarket.  

credited to Our Tampines Hub (OTH)
dlbukapuasa - Youth volunteers from ITE College East’s Community Service Club and ComLink+ families shop for household essentials together at the supermarket.  

credited to Our Tampines Hub (OTH)

From surplus to supper: How Malaysian youth rescue unsold bazaar food to feed communities

MySaveFood volunteers (left) putting the food collected into a cart at the Wangsa Maju Ramadan Bazaar on March 11.
MySaveFood volunteers (left) putting the food collected into a cart at the Wangsa Maju Ramadan Bazaar on March 11.

A volunteer for over a decade, caring comes naturally to her

Shantini Subramaniam (centre of picture, in blue) at a recent Death Cafe event as part of Project Caring Hearts.
Shantini Subramaniam (centre of picture, in blue) at a recent Death Cafe event as part of Project Caring Hearts.

NJC students bring CNY cheer to Jurong Community Hospital patients

National Junior College student volunteers doing calligraphy with seniors at the Harmony of Horses Chinese New Year Concert.
National Junior College student volunteers doing calligraphy with seniors at the Harmony of Horses Chinese New Year Concert.

Youth blood donor rate in S’pore continues downward trend, posing challenge amid ageing population

Charmaine Tan, 18, is part of a group of young volunteers with the Singapore Red Cross’ YouthInspire programme, which aims to encourage peer-to-peer donor recruitment.
Charmaine Tan, 18, is part of a group of young volunteers with the Singapore Red Cross’ YouthInspire programme, which aims to encourage peer-to-peer donor recruitment.

‘They are not forgotten’: Volunteer spends holidays with long-stay IMH patients for 15 years

Mr Yong Kwon Seng, a volunteer at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), befriends long-stay patients.
Mr Yong Kwon Seng, a volunteer at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), befriends long-stay patients.

Budget 2026 should make it easier to book void deck spaces and rebuild social capital

Today, void decks are managed by town councils, community club halls by the People’s Association, and some open spaces by the National Parks Board or HDB, says the writer.
Today, void decks are managed by town councils, community club halls by the People’s Association, and some open spaces by the National Parks Board or HDB, says the writer.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Personal Data Protection Notice

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

Download the app

Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom
Subscribe Placeholder
MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.