Seeing a close friend go through a painful and difficult divorce inspired Miti Garg to become a Lead Ally Befriender and offer her time to help and support single parents.
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Emotional Wellness Coach and trainer, Eunice Gan, volunteers at HCSA Dayspring SPIN and conducts talks for single parents on diverse wellness topics.
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With her keen interest in social issues, National University of Singapore (NUS) undergraduate, Aderyn Kang, has been volunteering with HCSA Highpoint Halfway House since December 2018.
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A final year undergraduate at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Rachel Tay, started her volunteering journey with HCSA in 2020 and is usually involved in events and short-termed projects.
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When it comes to volunteering, our senior volunteers from Council for Third Age - C3A prove that age truly is just a number!
In the first feature for our #BehindHCSA series in 2023, we take you behind the scenes of one of our monthly cooking sessions with them. Guided by our Head of Programme for HCSA Academy Culinary Training Centre, Chef Sony Haq, our sprightly senior volunteers rallied together to whip up yummy Chicken Tikka Masala 🐔 for our residents from HCSA Highpoint. 🍲🍽 These hearty ‘home-cooked’ meals are a little monthly treat for our HCSA Highpoint residents as they undergo the Transitional Living Programme (TLP) to gradually reintegrate back to society. ♥
Keen to give back to the community with your time and skills? HCSA wants you! Check out our available volunteering opportunities via link in bio. 🔗
*As a recipient of the Silver Volunteer Fund (SVF) administered by @c3asg, HCSA strives to actively engage senior volunteers and empower them to lead full, active and meaningful lives.
What does it take for an organisation to thrive? 🤔 As the famed proverb goes - “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” 🙌🏽
During HCSA Community Services’ recent townhall, “Together We Can Go Far” was set as the 2023’s central theme for HCSA Community Services to anchor our organisation’s focus for the year ahead. Sustainability – in the areas of financial, service, and environmental – was the hot topic of the afternoon. Different perspectives were exchanged, and potential solutions co-created via engaging dialogue sessions. We also took the opportunity to reflect, respond, and review the many different achievements and challenges that our programmes and departments had for the past year. While there will undoubtedly be new challenges along the way, Team HCSA is ever ready to step up and tackle them! Together, we will continue to strive and enhance the quality of our services, in order to keep giving a future and a hope to the vulnerable in our community. 🤎
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New Year, New You! 🤗 It's still not too late to start living life more purposefully this new year! With these ideas in mind, go beyond your comfort zone and make a positive impact on others around you. 💖
'Hoppy' Chinese New Year! 🏮🐰 HCSA extends our warmest greetings for an abundant and healthy 'Year of the Rabbit' to one and all.
As we enjoy this 'huat-derful' season, how about sharing some blessings with those in our community who need our support? Whether it's giving your time (through volunteering), or a contribution, every little effort matters. Hop on to the link-in-bio to find out how you can give back.
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12 Days of Christmas may have drawn to a close, but we wanted to express our heartfelt appreciation to the volunteers, donors, and sponsors who blessed our girls at HCSA Dayspring Residential Treatment Centre (DRTC) during the festive holidays. 🎁
The Christmas season is always a much-awaited celebration at DRTC, in part due to the little traditions that our Therapeutic Group Home (TGH) enjoys. From decorating the Home and its Christmas tree with trinkets, to enjoying hot chocolate and festive feasts together, these activities imbue a sense of normalcy and kinship for our girls. Even while undergoing their respective treatment interventions and programmes, our aim is for them to celebrate such festivities within a safe and warm environment.
We were also thrilled to have volunteers from Bedok Methodist Church bring Christmas cheer to our TGH with a special skit, carolling, and lunch with the girls. Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without gifts, and our girls are beyond grateful to have received thoughtful presents from generous donors and sponsors. 🤎
Thank you to @bedok_mc, @collinsaerospace, Karmen and friends, Nanyang Technological University, @theclosetlover, as well as Rasi and friends for bringing the warmth of Christmas to our humble TGH! 🤗✨
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For Rony, a graduate of HCSA Academy Culinary Training Centre (one of HCSA’s four signature programmes), the period following his release from prison was initially a dark one. However, during his stay at a halfway house, a friend who had attended HCSA Academy shared his experience with Rony. Intrigued by the culinary arts and determined to embark on a new journey and rebuild his life, Rony decided to enrol into HCSA Academy’s WSQ Higher Certificate in Food Services (Culinary Arts) course. 🍳👨
With only 6 weeks to learn the essential fundamental skills to kickstart a career in the F&B industry, Rony confesses facing his fair share of challenges during the intensive lessons. He said: “I always had problems with the arrangement of the kitchen equipment, and at times I was so lost.”
Under the caring guidance of our chef trainers at HCSA Academy, Rony eventually found his footing in the kitchen. He adds that the course also helped him to develop a better understanding of himself, especially when it came to tackling the challenges that he faced. He explains, “I learnt that there are several ways to go about accomplishing one thing. (The course) helped me to understand the importance of being humble and having an open mind to learn new things.” 💡👐🏻
Now one step closer towards his goal of having his own kitchen and product line, he looks back fondly on his journey as a trainee: “I had good (trainers) who were willing to go the extra mile to teach me with patience, even at times when I had difficulty understanding the lessons.”
Help us empower more individuals like Rony to build a better future for themselves. Make a donation via link in our bio today! 👈🏽
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From all of us at HCSA, we wish you a joyous and blessed Happy New Year!
We look forward to your continued support in 2023 as we strive to empower our vulnerable communities to find purpose for a more abundant life. 💪🏽
If 'making a difference' is one of your New Year's resolutions, click the link in our bio to find out how you can start today!
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Less than 24 hours to go before 2022 draws to a close! 🎇 We are thankful for the love and generous support we have received this year. Thank you for being part of our journey. 😍
For many, the end of the year heralds festivities, long-awaited gatherings, and lots of delicious food and cheer! 🙌🥳 In fact, this season is particularly significant for OWENA (‘young warriors’ in Welsh), HCSA Dayspring Residential Treatment Centre’s (DRTC) alumni group, as they celebrated their second Christmas together! 🎄On Saturday (4 Dec), DRTC residents from years past (stretching all the way back to 2011!), long serving DRTC staff, and our Dayspring management committee came together for a memorable evening of good cheer, fond reminiscing, and catching each other up on one another’s life updates. Having not seen each other for a few years, it was also an emotional moment for our ladies as they reconnected together.
We are proud to see that our then-DRTC girls have blossomed into empowered young ladies who have commitment and direction in their lives. While some are in the process of attaining higher educational qualifications, others have successfully entered the workforce across a diverse range of industries. It is heartening to know that they are tracking along well in their respective life journeys. 💕
For our girls (whether they be former or current residents), DRTC is a safe, caring, and therapeutic environment for them to receive the necessary clinical therapies and support to help them heal from their complex trauma. In the spirit of giving, please donate generously and help us to continue delivering quality care and services for our girls and give them a Future and Hope: www.christmaswallofgiving.sg 👧🏼💗
*All donations and sponsorships are eligible for 250% tax deduction and will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Tote Board to further donation impact. Double your impact today!
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HCSA Community Services warmly wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 🎅🎄 May your festive celebrations be filled with happiness, merry-making, and the presence of those you hold near and dear. 💞
In the spirit of giving, please help us bless the vulnerable communities that HCSA serves, with a contribution to "The Wall of Giving". Every donation enables us to continue providing services that give our beneficiaries a future and a hope.
Donate today through our link in bio!
Only 2 days to Christmas! 🎄 We bet the holidays would not feel complete without tuning into the family’s favourite festive tunes! Get cosy, and sing along to the Christmas classics with the kids. 🎶
While the festive spirit is soaring high at home, it is the perfect time to complete some good deeds and acts of kindness for the community in need, as a family. Gift hope this Christmas through HCSA’s 'The Wall of Giving'! Donate* via link in bio.
*All donations and sponsorships are eligible for 250% tax deduction and will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Tote Board to further donation impact. Double your impact today!
#HCSAWallofGiving #ChristmaswithHCSA #HCSAcommunityservices #cityofgood #socialservice #christmas
After two years of muted celebrations due to Covid-19, Christmas certainly feels different this year. From festive light and decorations lined up along Orchard Road to hearing Christmas carols everywhere, quiet holiday celebrations are something we are glad to leave behind! 🎄
Even while avoiding the jolly crowd of shoppers, you can still get into the festive spirit at home – simply by whipping up your family’s favourite Christmas treats and enjoy them at your own time!
Along with the exchange of gifts and sumptuous festive feasts, these are just a few of the many things that make Christmas so merry. However, many of the vulnerable friends of HCSA we serve often miss out on experiencing the simple joys and blessings we receive at Christmas - owing to their challenging social and economic circumstances. Take your end-of-year festivities to the next step and make a difference by donating* to the Wall of Giving via the link in our bio! ❤️
*All donations and sponsorships are eligible for 250% tax deduction and will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Tote Board to further donation impact. Double your impact today!
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With Christmas just around the corner, spend time with your family by trying out these fun activities with your little ones this holiday! 👧🏽🧒🏽 From enjoying a movie marathon in the comfort of your own home to creating your own Christmas ornaments with the young ones, you can make this week even merrier. 🤗
Why not also spread this joy around by crafting a sweet message to those who need it a little more? Make a donation, and leave a message under your donation remarks to help encourage our beneficiaries to strive on! 💪🏼 Dive into the spirit of giving and donate* now via the link in bio. ❤️
*All donations and sponsorships are eligible for 250% tax deduction and will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Tote Board to further donation impact. Double your impact today!
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We are only less than a week away from Christmas! 🎄❤
As you are looking to give back meaningfully to the community this holiday season, why not spread Christmas cheer to the vulnerable groups in our community?
Give generously, and we hope your rewards will be bountiful! Donate* today to HCSA’s ‘The Wall of Giving’ via link in bio.
Leave encouraging messages for our beneficiaries under your donation remarks so that they, too, can look forward to a joyous Christmas and New Year. ✨
*All donations and sponsorships are eligible for 250% tax deduction and will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Tote Board to further donation impact. Double your impact today!
Of the many challenges that soon-to-be-released or newly released prison inmates face, employment, accommodation, rehabilitation, and reintegration issues are daily battles they contend with.
Male inmates at risk of homelessness post-release or are determined to pursue a life of desistance and seek an environment that facilitates their recovery journeys, may turn to HCSA Highpoint Halfway House (Highpoint), one of HCSA’s four programmes.
Besides providing temporary 6- to 12-months shelter, residents at HCSA Highpoint undergo its flagship Transitional Living Programme (TLP). With the end goals of empowering our residents to attaining more permanent housing, gainful employment, and successful reintegration into society, they will also participate in activities ranging from life skills training, individual counselling, and job coaching and placement, to help them achieve that. 💪🏽
As a community, we can all play a part in giving our ex-offenders a chance to break away from the prejudice and stigmatisation against them, so that they can really restart their lives. ✊🏽
This festive 🎄 season, please show your support and leave words of encouragement to our Highpoint residents and A.I.M. Society alumni with a generous donation to HCSA’s ‘The Wall of Giving’! Every contribution enables us to continue providing services that give a future and hope to our beneficiaries, and encourage them to keep striving on.
Donate* today via link in bio!
*All donations and sponsorships are eligible for 250% tax deduction and will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Tote Board to further donation impact. Double your impact today!
#HCSAWallofgiving #ChrismaswithHCSA #HCSAcommunityservices #cityofgood #socialservice #christmas #DidYouKnow #empoweringthevulnerable
