Singapore is one of the fastest-ageing societies in the world. By 2030, one in four Singaporeans will be over 65 years of age. How has the needs for eldercare changed over the years? What are the missing pieces in Singapore’s residential eldercare puzzle?
Volunteer no-shows? Charities take steps such as screening to curb absenteeism, ensure applicants are good fit.
Serve Our City: Volunteers spent a joyful Saturday painting bucket hats and singing songs with our beloved seniors at Lions Befrienders. Their smiles and laughter were the highlight of our day, reminding us why we love serving our community.
St Francis Methodist School: In June, our students had the opportunity to take part in Lions Befrienders Flag Day fundraisers.
Korean Women’s Association in Singapore: Lions Befrienders Arts & Craft Paper Mask Colouring & Traditional Dance to “Bongsan’s Hahoe Tal”
Tan Chin Tuan Foundation: Hosted a Roundtable Discussion to identify potential gaps and hopefully foster collaborations amongst agencies from the public, private and people sectors serving the elderly in Singapore.
Dr Tan Wu Meng: Friends from across Singapore came by Clementi, as part of the Temasek 50th anniversary & community day. There were music performances and activities to bring seniors together, with Lions Befrienders folk and other well-wishers helping out too.
Clementi NPC: On 27 June, Clementi NPC was invited by Lions Befrienders to conduct a scam awareness talk for our seniors.
DBS Private Bank, Treasures Private Client department brought their family members to distribute food rations at Clementi Ave 2. A total of 119 seniors under the care of LB AAC @ Clementi 366 received a bag of food rations.