Media Releases

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