Media Releases

23 Nov 2024 COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN ACTION – YOUTH VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS BRING FESTIVE CHEERS TO 8,000 FAMILIES IN THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT

05 Nov 2024 FORMALISING A COLLABORATIVE ECO-SYSTEM BETWEEN SOUTH WEST CDC AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING (ITE COLLEGE, POLYTECHNICS AND UNIVERSITIES) TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS IN THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT

13 Oct 2024 FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF FAMILY BONDING IN SOUTH WEST DISTRICT

4 Oct 2024 ENHANCING LAST-MILE ASSISTANCE TO JOB SEEKERS IN THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT THROUGH FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND GOODFRIENDS NETWORK

3 Aug 2024 EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY WITH RELEVANT SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: SKILLSFUTURE FESTIVAL @ SOUTH WEST 2024

13 July 2024 NEW $4.3 MILLION GRANT TO SUPPORT ABOUT 22,000 FAMILIES WITH ESSENTIAL ITEMS IN THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT

27 Apr 2024 LAUNCH OF NEW INITIATIVE – MOBILE GROCERIES @ SOUTH WEST TO SUPPORT 7,200 FAMILIES WITH CLOSE TO $300,000 WORTH OF GROCERIES AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS

30 Mar 2024 ALL HANDS ON DECK – PARTNERS FROM CORPORATES, SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO SPREAD FESTIVE JOY TO 8,000 RESIDENTS

28 Jan 2024 SUSTAINABLE SYNERGY: CLEAN UP @ SOUTH WEST 2024 UNITES PARTNERS TO CULTIVATE ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS

02 Dec 2023 $800,000 WORTH OF FESTIVE CHEERS PACKS FOR 8,000 VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS; YOUTH VOLUNTEERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

27 Oct 2023 SOUTH WEST CDC LAUNCHES FUND OF MORE THAN $10 MILLION TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT

7 Oct 2023 NEW INITIATIVE TO RAISE DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS OF RESIDENTS IN VIEW OF RISING SCAMS

14 September 2023 LAUNCH OF A ONE-STOP DIRECTORY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED CHAT ON GOODJOBS PORTAL TO SIMPLIFY AND COMPLEMENT JOB SEARCH

9 September 2023 OVER 1,100 VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS TO RECEIVE HOUSEHOLD PACKS UNDER ADOPT @ SOUTH WEST PROGRAMME

7 August 2023 INSPIRING MORE RESIDENTS TO EMBRACE LIFELONG LEARNING

1 Jul 2023 : LAUNCH OF $2 MILLION SOUTH WEST COMMUNITY CARING FUND TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND SENIORS AMIDST RISING COST OF LIVING

25 Mar 2023 : WRAP UP OF THREE-MONTH FESTIVE CHEERS @ SOUTH WEST 2022 WITH CUSTOMISED GIFTING TO 150 SENIORS

15 Feb 2023 : CLOSE TO 500 VULNERABLE SENIORS TO RECEIVE SUPERMARKET VOUCHERS AS PART OF MAYBANK SHOPPING WITH SENIORS @ SOUTH WEST INITIATIVE

31 Dec 2022 : WALK FOR GOOD - LAUNCH OF GREEN TRAILS AT CLEAN UP SOUTH WEST! 2023

16 Dec 2022 : BRINGING FESTIVE JOY TO 8,000 RESIDENTS AND PROVIDING MORE SUPPORT THROUGH FESTIVE PACKS COMPRISING FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AS WELL AS GIFTING OF ITEMS

12 Nov 2022 : MORE SUPPORT FOR CAREGIVERS IN THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT

24 Sep 2022 : MORE THAN 400 VOLUNTEERS GATHERED TO REACH OUT TO 1,000 VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH ESSENTIALS PACKS DISTRIBUTION

23 Jul 2022 : SKILLSFUTURE FESTIVAL @ SOUTH WEST 2022 – STRONGER PARTNERSHIP TO FUTURE PROOF OUR NATION

9 Jul 2022 : YOUNG TECHNOPRENEUR CHALLENGE 2022 RETURNS TO CHALLENGE STUDENTS TO COME UP WITH SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE

2 Jul 2022 : DISCOVERING HEARTLAND GEMS @ SOUTH WEST

29 May 2022 : FIRST COMMUNITY GUIDING PROGRAMME IN THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT TO HELP GIRLS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS

18 Mar 2022 : NTU SINGAPORE GRADUATE STUDENTS EXPAND FREE TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO INCLUDE MONITORING FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING AMID THE PANDEMIC

6 Mar 2022 : FESTIVE CHEERS @ SOUTH WEST ADOPTS TARGETTED APPROACH TO MEET NEEDS OF VULNERABLE RESIDENTS

16 Jan 2022 : REUSE BEFORE RECYCLING: SHARE-YOUR-BOOK @ SOUTH WEST

12 Dec 2021 : SPREADING FESTIVE CHEERS TO 7,200 HOUSEHOLDS IN THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT

9 Dec 2021 : APPRECIATING PUBLIC HEALTHCARE WORKERSWITH 5,000 SPECIALLY CURATED CARE PACKS

30 Nov 2021 : SOUTH WEST CDC LAUNCHES $1 MILLION SOUTH WEST CARE FUND IN SUPPORT OF VULNERABLE RESIDENTS

17 Nov 2021 : WOKE WEDNESDAY - SINGAPORE’S FIRST NATION-WIDE CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY, HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY IN SCHOOLS

1 Nov 2021 : 1,000 VUNERABLE FAMILIES RECEIVED GIFTS OF LOVE

9 Oct 2021 : NEW ONLINE INTERACTIVE GAME LAUNCHED TO EDUCATE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS ABOUT PALLIATIVE CARE IN CONJUCTION WITH WORLD HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE DAY

9 Oct 2021 : OLD POSTMEN UNIFORMS GIVEN NEW LEASE OF LIFE UNDER SINGPOST’S RE:POST UPCYCLING INITIATIVE

22 Sep 2021 : NEW JOB PORTAL BRINGS TECHNOLOGY BOOST TO JOB SEARCH

25 Aug 2021 : SWEET TREATS FOR VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN THE SPIRIT OF NATIONAL DAY

7 Jul 2021 : THE GIRLS’ BRIGADE SINGAPORE AND SOUTH WEST CDC RALLY SINGAPOREANS TO FULFIL THE WISHES OF 3,000 VULNERABLE RESIDENTS

26 Jun 2021 : TECHNOPRENEUR CHALLENGE TO GROOM TOMORROW’S INNOVATORS – APPLYING STEM AND DESIGN THINKING TO SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS

16 Apr 2021 : 3M & SCIENCE CENTRE SINGAPORE LAUNCHES INAUGURAL 3M TINKERING HEADSTART @ SOUTH WEST PROGRAM

28 Feb 2021 : SOUTH WEST CDC WRAPS UP FESTIVE CHEERS @ SOUTH WEST WITH RECORD NUMBER OF PARTNERS AND REACH

8 Feb 2021 : BRINGING FESTIVE CHEERS TO VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR

23 Jan 2021 : YOUTHS IN THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT GAIN TESTBED AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR ZERO WASTE INNOVATIONS