#TGIF EVERYONE! 🤗

As we enter the last weekend of 2019, let’s spend some time to reflect on our achievements 🏆 before we start penning down new resolutions and making our 2020 dream board. #MustShareFridays

[INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY] 🎁 What are your greatest accomplishments or most memorable experiences this year? Share them with us on our Instagram channel @msfcares from now till Monday, 30 Dec, and stand a chance to win an exclusive goodie bag filled with artisanal gifts from various social enterprises!

“Through Songwriting for Hope, I have seen usually quiet and reserved youths open up so much more and express themselves in more positive and vocal ways. Songwriting for Hope can be a life-changing experience for these youths.” 

#LetsMeet Zoe Lim, Youth Guidance Officer at the Singapore Girls’ Home (SGH), who sees vulnerable youths through the Songwriting for Hope programme, a collaboration between the SGH and Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay which allows the youths to express their thoughts and emotions through songwriting. For Zoe, it is fulfilling to be able to forge closer bonds with the youths and witness how music has empowered them to overcome challenges and discover their talents and inner voices through this programme. 🎵🎶

What are the secrets to a lifelong marriage? 💑 Let’s hear from Golden Jubilee couples as they look back at their marriage with great joy and pride. 
 
If your parents or grandparents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, come join us at our Golden Jubilee Wedding Celebrations next year!
 
📆: 11 April 2020, Saturday
⏰: 12pm to 2:30pm
📍: Raffles City Convention Centre
👉🏻 Sign up at go.gov.sg/gjwc from now till 31 January 2020 

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year filled with good health and success! 🎇 Together, let’s continue to build a more caring and inclusive community for all. #MSFCares

Meet Ms Valerie Phua and Mr Yeo Qin-Liang, undergrads from the National University of Singapore (NUS) who are passionate about social issues. Together with their fellow NUS’ Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre volunteers, they came up with a host of interesting programmes to better support vulnerable families with children under the Community Link initiative, led by our Social Service Offices and community partners. Let’s give 3 cheers for them! 🥳

👉🏻 Check out our interview with them here: https://bit.ly/2sD4DIA

Ready for our first #MustShareFridays of 2020? Let’s begin the year by showing more love and care to those around us, and it might just make a difference in someone’s life. 💞✨

#LetsMeet Dr Lim Hong Huay from Rophi Clinic, a caregiver who led a team of 13 to organise the inaugural Care Carnival, in hopes of connecting and empowering caregivers of children with special needs by working together with various community partners. Kudos 👏🏻 to Dr Lim and team for their efforts in growing our community of caregiver support! #SGTogether #SGCares #MSFCares

Heard of a call centre run by persons with visual impairments? That’s Eureka Call Centre Systems! Let’s find out how it dials up the potential of each employee through assistive technology as we celebrate World Braille Day on 4 Dec. #SeeTheTrueMe #InclusiveSG
 
👉🏻 Learn more about Eureka here: http://www.eurekaccs.com

You know 李国煌 Mark Lee but do you know his story? Let him share his lesser-known past gambling 🎲addiction that almost ruined his life. Share this with those who might need help to break free of their gambling addiction!

Know of anyone who needs information ℹ️ or advice to better support persons with disabilities? Share with them the Enabling Guide: https://www.enablingguide.sg, a first-stop resource for finding suitable schemes and services, and planning ahead for various life stages and transitions.

How does the #SGTogether movement enable us to build a better Singapore? 👉🏻 Watch this video to find out!

Take a break with your family 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 this weekend and check out some of these family-friendly activities happening this month. #MustShareFridays #FamiliesforLife

👉🏻 Find out more at: go.gov.sg/familyactivitiesinjan

Shopping for festive snacks? 🍪You need to visit social enterprise @crunchy__teeth and be spoilt for choice with their unique variety of delicacies, lovingly handmade by youths with special needs.

It was a meaningful weekend as 1500 volunteers from all walks of life joined hands to pack and deliver festive bags to over 6,000 elderly and families. The Community Chest Fú Dài 2020 was co-organised by Community Chest and Heartwarmers, in support of #SGCares. Big thanks to all our passionate volunteers for your hard work! 👏🏻💞

Happy midweek! 😄Ever thought of how you can build your child’s character and emotional maturity? We got the tips to help you get started here: go.gov.sg/childdevelopment-goodcharacter

Hey, come say hi to Jarran Khoo, a Samsui Kitchen employee with special needs. With the help of chefs in Samsui Supplies & Services and Sodexo's “train-and-place” programme, Jarran whips up yummy dim sums for hotels and events, paving the way for this dream job in the F&B industry. 🧑🏻‍🍳#SeeTheTrueMe #InclusiveSG

👉🏻 Find out more here: go.gov.sg/samsui-sodexo

Here’s a first look 👀at the Marsiling Community Link programme space, a one-stop-shop for families living in rental flats to conveniently access a suite of social services as well as programmes that they have co-created with our Social Service Offices and community partners as #SGTogether! #SGCares

How’s your week going? We’ve got some delightful news to share! 😋Professor Brawn Bistro is now officially open at the Enabling Village! Check out their hearty menu here: https://www.profbrawn.com.sg and head down together with your family and friends to make a difference to the special needs community. #InclusiveSG

In response to the novel coronavirus spreading in Wuhan, MSF issued advisories yesterday to the preschools and Student Care Centres to inform them on precautionary measures to ensure the well being of children and staff. https://go.gov.sg/advisory