Employees who have had their monthly salary cut by 30% or more for 3 consecutive months (due to COVID-19 after 23 Jan) can apply for the COVID-19 Support Grant from today at go.gov.sg/CSG with their SingPass.

Do forward these explainer videos to your family and friends who may need assistance: go.gov.sg/covid19supportgrant-videos

“I learnt that the National CARE Hotline (NCH) needed volunteers who spoke Mother Tongue languages, and stepped up since I speak Tamil. This role is special because during this time of uncertainty, many people are struggling. I’m glad I can lend a hand.”

#LetsMeet Noor Aaqilah Abdul Latiff, 42, social worker and centre manager at PPIS Oasis Centre for Fostering, who is a volunteer with the NCH. If you are feeling down or distressed, you can call the National CARE Hotline at 1800-202-6868.

Catch Minister Desmond Lee's interview with CNA as he shares more about the support for Singaporeans during this challenging period.

Watch the interview here.

Find out how our MSF officers use technology to keep vulnerable groups safe in their homes during this circuit breaker period.
 
Tune in to Channel 5’s Talking Point on MeWatch now.

Mary (not her real name) was only 3 months old when she was placed in a foster family, and grew up with more brothers and sisters than she could count. Despite this, she never felt any less loved as her foster parents had showered all of them with undivided love and attention.

She recalls accompanying her foster mother to bid her foster siblings farewell when it was time for them to return to their natural families. Her foster mother would cry each time, but her tears turned into joy when a new foster child showed up in their home a few weeks later.

Now, almost 35 years later, Mary is a successful individual in the finance industry. She continues to keep in touch with her foster family, and hopes that more families will step forward to offer their homes to vulnerable children.

If you are interested to find out more about MSF’s Fostering Scheme, visit www.msf.gov.sg/fostering or get in touch with us at 96458231.

Feeling down this Friday? Call the National CARE hotline to talk to someone about it.
 
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Get your kids to help keep the house clean. Here are some tips for you to breeze through spring cleaning together: https://kidzmatters.com/article/spring-cleaning-with-kids

📢 From 2 June, preschools and early intervention (EI) centres will reopen in phases, with enhanced safe management measures, aka “COVID-Safe ABCs” to minimise the risk of transmission.
 
- A for safe Access: we will continue to restrict entry of individuals who may pose a higher risk of transmission (e.g. casual visitors, children whose family members are on HQO or SHN, or who don’t pass temperature and health checks)
 
- B for safe Behaviours: all staff and children aged over 2 will have to wear a mask or face shield within the centre, group sizes will be kept small, and cleaning and disinfection efforts will be stepped up
 
- C for safe Classrooms: we will minimise physical interaction between children and staff from different classes and pre-schools, so as to reduce the risk of cross-transmission

Children in K1 and K2 can return to school from 2 June, N1 and N2 children from 8 June and Infant care as well as Playgroup children from 10 June.
 
Let’s play our part by practising these ABCs, and work together to keep our preschool and EI community safe and healthy. Find out more at: http://go.gov.sg/reopeningofpreschoolsandeicentres
 
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Staying home with our loved ones has its perks but extended time together can also lead to conflict, strained relationships and even violence or abuse.
 
Here are some tips that we’ve put together with the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations and Ministry of Home Affairs to help you manage conflicts during this period. Share them with your family and friends.