Check out HCSA’s very own cookies – Give Hope Cookies – produced in collaboration with YRI Bakery, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yellow Ribbon Singapore!
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SINGAPORE – Two programmes to help former drug offenders get tested and treated for hepatitis C were launched on Wednesday (July 27), ahead of World Hepatitis Day on Thursday. The...
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DUA program penghapusan virus Hepatitis C (HCV) baru dilancarkan semalam dalam usaha menguji, mendidik dan merawat kumpulan bekas pesalah di Singapura. Read full article here.
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SINGAPORE, 27 July 2022 – In alignment with the World Health Organization (WHO)’s call to eliminate hepatitis C (HCV) by 2030, HCSA Community Services (HCSA), a charitable organisation that supports ex-offenders, abused...
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This International Youth Day, we share an inspiring story of a girl who once struggled to find her true self and belonging in a world she deemed “against” her. 👊🏻 Despite the years of challenges, her hard-wearing strength and resilience, backed by a community and team of loving and supportive professionals, allowed the once troubled teen to flourish and turn into the strong and independent young woman she is today. 👩🏻
Do stick around as we reveal her journey together!
#HCSACommunityServices #thefutureisfemale #empoweringwomen #dayspringspin #empoweringthevulnerable
We are thrilled to announce the launch of HCSA’s very own cookies – Give Hope Cookies – produced in collaboration with YRI Bakery, a wholly-owned subsidiary of @yellowribbonsg! 🙌🏽🍪
In the spirit of National Day, HCSA rolls out delectable treats inspired by two local flavours we absolutely love – Hae Bee Hiam and Teh Tarik! Available from today (10 August) onwards, every purchase of a bottle of cookies helps HCSA support vulnerable groups that we serve.
Share a bottle of cookies with your loved ones while doughnating to a meaningful cause today! 💝 Purchase via link in bio.
#HCSAHappenings #givingback #socialgood #dogood #sgcares #socialservice #communityservice #socialsupport #cityofgood
Singapore turns 5️⃣7️⃣ 🎉🇸🇬
Happy birthday, Singapore! The past two years may have been challenging, but we have shown that as long as our community stands together, our collective spirit and resilience will enables us to overcome the odds as one.
#NDP2022 #hcsacommunityservices #strongertogether2022
One more day to the start of Zwift Everesting Challenge! 👆🏽 Co-organised by HCSA and @podiumperformance, participating teams, @breakthecyclesg, @teamawe.cc, and @garciatestteam will be taking their regular rides to new heights this weekend (6-7 August) by cycling the equivalent of Mount Everest's height of 8,848m in Zwift’s virtual world. 🚵🏽♂️
One of the youngest cyclists in this challenge is 19-year-old Chen Jun Wei from Team Garcia, who will be taking on this challenge for the first time ever! An avid cyclist, he explains relishing the feel of the wind in his hair and being able to enjoy quality ‘alone time’ whenever he cruises along the roads of Singapore on his bicycle. A chance meeting in 2021 with Team Garcia’s founder, Melvin Lee, spurred him to join the group. Today, he enjoys the sport alongside other youths like himself.
Jun Wei shares: “I am glad to have this opportunity to take part and compete in this charity challenge with other cyclists, and experience how it feels to scale the height of Everest... through cycling! My goal is to complete this within 15 to 18 hours.” Acknowledging that this would be a test of his mental and physical strength, he feels encouraged knowing that “all the pain (will be) for a good cause.”
Show your support for Jun Wei and the rest of the teams as they challenge their limits and race to raise funds for HCSA’s efforts in uplifting the lives of our vulnerable in Singapore. Donate now via link in bio! 👈🏽
The clink-clank of culinary tools, heady aromas of food being prepared and cooked, and the hustle and bustle of the kitchen– these sights, sounds, and smells are what Chef Andrew experiences every day as Senior Chef Trainer at HCSA Academy Culinary Training Centre. As one of the mentors to aspiring chefs during HCSA Academy’s 6-week-long WSQ Higher Certificate in Food Services (Culinary Arts) course, he is a guiding figure for trainees, who look to him for essential culinary knowledge and insights in the kitchen. 💡🌟
Fun fact: Chef Andrew’s foray into the culinary world happened by chance. What started out as a temporary stint as a cook at his friend’s cafe made him realise his passion and flair for cooking. After a year of working in the café, he decided to pursue a Diploma in Culinary Arts and Services Excellence at At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy. The rest, as they say, is history. 👨🍳
As the newest chef trainer on HCSA Academy’s block , Chef Andrew hopes to use his culinary experience and skills to “give back to society and help guide new chefs” who look forward to pursuing a career in the F&B industry.
He shares, “I feel heartened to see many of them do well in this course” and adds that the best part of his job is “their keenness to learn and absorb the knowledge that I have to offer. I believe everyone can have a second chance in life so long as they are willing to give themselves that chance.” 👍🏻
#hcsacommunityservices #hcsaacademy #culinarytraining #newchefintown #isupportsecondchances #cityofgood
[SWIPE TO READ] We are deeply honoured to have Assoc Prof @muhammadfaishalibrahim, Minister of State (MOS), Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of National Development gracing the official launch of our Educate, Test, Treat! (ETT) and End-C Programmes at HCSA Highpoint Halfway House on Wednesday (27 July). 🎉
A first-of-its-kind hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination programme for the ex-offender community in Singapore, ETT Programme is founded by HCSA and supported by biopharmaceutical company @gileadsciences. Together with the End-C Programme founded by @tantocksenghospital, these initiatives are targeted at high-risk groups such as former drug users who often lack awareness around HCV, experience social stigma, or face difficulties in accessing medical assistance. These are the first steps taken toward lifting those barriers and helping them through early screening and education.
As the first halfway house in Singapore to lead the ETT programme, HCSA is proud to champion and host initiatives like these that help empower at-risk groups, raise awareness, and enable all individuals to live their lives to the fullest!
#HCSACollabs #empoweringthevulnerable #worldhepatitisday
Just 10 days to go before the inaugural Zwift Everesting Challenge! We are thrilled to have teams @breakthecyclesg, @teamawe.cc, and @garciatestteam race their way to the top in a bid to raise funds and support our work at HCSA Community Services! 🎉👏🏻
Hosted in collaboration with @podiumperformance from 6 to 7 August, the 2-day virtual cycling event will demand cyclists to 'climb' an elevation gain comparative to the height of Mount Everest - a whopping 8,848m! The teams will need to complete 3 times of everesting, with each cyclist completing a minimum of a half everesting (4,424m)! 🚴🏼♂️
#areyouready? Help cheer our cyclists on by making a donation to Zwift Everesting Challenge by Podium Performance (link in bio).
[SWIPE TO READ] For many charities, volunteers are an essential resource for basic operations and are integral in ensuring the organisation continues to be sustainable. If you’ve been looking to give back to a charity that would also enable you to utilise your skills, HCSA Community Services wants you!
We are on the lookout for skilled volunteers to support our mission of empowering the vulnerable to find purpose for a more abundant life. Whether it’s interviewing and crafting stories of our beneficiaries to help raise more awareness for our cause, or providing back-end tech support to our organisation and its programmes, there are various opportunities to make a meaningful impact.
Curious to learn about your suitability and need more details? Visit the link in our bio. 👈🏽
Veronica’s culinary journey started with a simple desire - to help others in need. Having chanced upon HCSA Academy Culinary Training Centre, she initially joined as a volunteer cook to prepare meals for the residents of HCSA Highpoint. Her keen passion for food and cooking then led her to enrol into the WSQ Higher Certificate in Food Services (Culinary Arts) course, as she recognised that the qualification would be beneficial to secure employment in the F&B industry.
Having to learn essential fundamental culinary skills and kitchen management in six weeks is certainly no easy feat. Veronica confessed that the short duration was indeed a challenge, however, she attests to the many valuable skills she attained that helped her kickstart her career in the F&B industry.
She shares that the course not only prepped her adequately in the areas of kitchen hygiene and basic culinary practices and procedures, but also allowed for opportunities to engage in hands-on training through the lessons on cooking techniques and methods of food preparation. 🍳🥘
She attributes her achievements to the support and care of the chefs and staff at HCSA Academy and encourages others who are interested in joining to “attend (the) course with a positive and learning attitude.” 🙋 Her goal in the future is to “open a small restaurant within (her) means that could give back to the community and serve low-income individuals.”
Help us support the culinary aspirations of our beneficiaries by donating to bit.ly/HCSAfamilies (Link in the bio). With your support, we can help empower our beneficiaries to achieve their dreams, giving them a future and a hope! 💖
#culinaryarts #culinaryschool #wsq #wsqcourse #skillsfuturesingapore #workforcesingapore #lifelonglearning #sgcares #socialservice #communityservice
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, we were thrilled to finally hold HCSA Plays! again, an annual intra-organisation facilitated team-building event for all staff of HCSA Community Services!
This year's theme, titled "Have Fun with Innovation", saw both programme and corporate services staff coming together to engage in an assortment of activities that centered around the ideas of learning, innovation, and agile collaboration. 💡🧩
From interactive ice-breaker games involving a dizzying array of group selfies to building gravity-defying lego bridges, there were lots of laughter, smiles, and healthy competition between staff as everyone put their heads together in their various groups to complete the challenges given.
The event culminated with our E.T.H.I.C.S awards ceremony, where individuals who received the highest votes in embodying the values of excellence, teamwork, honour, integrity, compassion, and servanthood, were awarded gift vouchers and certificates to commemorate their dedication and service. 🏆
Thank you to our organising team for making HCSA Plays! such an enjoyable one for all of us!
#hcsacommunityservices #recap #teambondingsg #ssa #cityofgoodsg
Dr Tan, our volunteer paediatrician at Dayspring Residential Treatment Centre (DRTC), ensures a comfortable and welcoming environment for the girls when they see her for their routine check-ups. Bearing in mind what the girls would have gone through, she is mindful to steer away from barging into their private spaces or asking about their trauma in detail. Following their check-ups, she leaves them in the capable hands of DRTC’s psychologists and therapists. Often, she comforts them with reassuring words: “The past is a closed chapter – we can start new chapters and write these chapters ourselves, and hence write hope into our lives.”
When asked about advice she would give young women who are finding their place in the world, she said, “It’s important for young women to build personal identity in healthy ways. Never live according to someone else’s expectations. You have your own unique personality, passions and dreams – explore these and march to the beat of your own drum!”
Indeed, women like Dr Tan is an inspiration to contribute positively to their community, in whatever capacity they can. Donate today and help encourage our next generation of girls and young women to grow and shine! 👩🏽🌱 Link in bio.
#HCSACommunityServices #thefutureisfemale #empoweringwomen #dayspringresidentialtreatmentcentre #empoweringthevulnerable
[SWIPE TO READ] "There are scars that we cannot see in their souls and I’m just relieved that these girls are going to get good help at Dayspring,” Dr Tan shares.
The founder of the Olive Tree Baby & Kids Clinic, Dr Tan, has been the volunteer paediatrician at HCSA Dayspring Residential Treatment Centre (DRTC) since 2011. 👩🏽⚕️🩺 Her role includes performing a general body check-up for every Dayspring girl. She also notes down important clinical findings and any evidence of injuries or scars before the residents go to another healthcare professional for their psychological assessment.
Why volunteer at DRTC as a paediatrician? Dr Tan can easily explain her #why: “I decided to specialise in pediatrics because I love working with children so much. Plus, I’ve always felt that this is a meaningful vocation. I’m also open to offering my healthcare skills to those in remote or poorer countries when I can." Applying her skills and expertise, she helps vulnerable teenage girls who have suffered the complex trauma of physical, sexual, emotional abuse and/or neglect. While admittedly difficult to see and feel their sadness, pain, confusion, fear, or even bitterness, she is always happy to “see (the girls) transform, emerge from the ashes of their past and begin to flourish.”
Donate via link in bio to support the life-saving and transformative work of HCSA Dayspring. 🤗
#HCSACommunityServices #thefutureisfemale #dayspringresidentialtreatmentcentre #empoweringwomen #empoweringthevulnerable
We’re excited to introduce to you one of HCSA Dayspring Residential Treatment Centre (DRTC)’s most generous supporters who has been with us for the past 10 years! 👩🏽 She has a special place in Dayspring’s story as she looks after the girls’ physical health with warmth and loving care.
Stay tuned to this page as we reveal more about her. 💝
#HCSACommunityServices #thefutureisfemale #empoweringwomen #dayspringresidentialtreatmentcentre #empoweringthevulnerable
We are pleased to announce a new play area for our beneficiary families at HCSA Dayspring SPIN (Single Parents INformed, INvolved, INcluded) is now OPEN! 🎈🎉
Last Saturday (9 July), HCSA hosted a family carnival and invited our single-parent families along with others from our community to enjoy a fun-filled day on SPIN premises. Families were treated to a variety of games at the booths that included charades and hoops-throwing, which were planned and facilitated by @nuscsc.projectcan. It was also heart-warming to see parents and children bonding and spending quality time with each other. 👩👧👦👨👦
We’re grateful to @ngeeannpoly for your generous donation of the play equipment and Abbott Singapore for the sponsorship of its installation! A special thank you to guests of honour - Ms June Lam, Ms Alka Pardhanani, Mrs Pang-Eng Peck Hong, Ms Dominique Choy, Ms Delene Lee, and Mrs Kim Lang Khalil - for officially gracing our event as well. The opening of this play area supports SPIN’s efforts in serving our beneficiaries and creating a space for parents to bond with their children and create more memories together. 🧡
#HCSACollabs #givingback #dogood #sgcares #socialservice #socialsupport #cityofgood #dayspringspin #empoweringthevulnerable #singleparents
We are grateful to have had @pwc_singapore with us at HCSA Highpoint Halfway House as part of their CSR project to support our residents in upskilling for the ever-changing digital world. 💙
The pandemic has emphasised the importance of digital skills and literacy for every one of us, even more so for disadvantaged groups. Alongside government and community efforts to ensure no one gets left behind in the digital age, we’re happy to also have corporates like PwC Singapore to help uplift vulnerable groups like our ex-offenders who may be at risk of digital exclusion.
For the past six months, volunteers from PwC Singapore conducted hands-on learning workshops that covered important topics such as safe internet browsing, identifying online scams, as well as how to use popular food delivery and transport apps. These sessions aim to help address common challenges faced by our Highpoint residents who may struggle to keep up with relevant skills needed for daily living and employment after years of incarceration, or even stay connected with friends and family. By empowering them with useful digital skills, our residents will be able to lead their lives with renewed hope, confidence, and strengthen the bonds with their pillars of support within society. 👨🏾🤝👨🏼👩🏽🤝🧑🏼
Keen to support HCSA as a corporate and make a positive impact in the lives of ex-offenders, abused teenage girls and single parents we serve? Reach out to us at givehope@hcsa.org.sg.
#HCSACollabs #corporatesocialresponsibility #socialservice #charity #csr #volunteer #digitalinclusion #smartnation
