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It was formed in 1990, providing food provisions to needy families, individual destitute, Community Development Council, Meet-the people sessions and other charitable/voluntary organizations. The foodstuffs such as rice, cooking oil, instant noodle, vermicelli, beverage, canned food etc, are donated by the general public. We will purchase the re-packing material and activate the volunteers for re-packing on every Thursday (from 7.30pm to 9.30pm) and Sunday (from 10.30am to 12 noon). The food ration packs will be delivered to the designated points in various districts on the schedule date/time for distribution. The volunteers will also assist to collect from our centre for specific areas distribution. 800 needy families and 600 aged destitute in various districts are receiving our food ration on weekly, fortnightly and monthly basis.
Objective:
To provide staple food for single aged destitute living alone and also needy families regardless of race, language or religion.
On-going Project:
The food ration programme is tasked as additional tier assistance to the destitute and needy families with the referral from Community Development Council. The distribution also extended to the elderly who are on Work Transition Support Scheme or with multiple financial difficulties reviewed by Community Development Council.
Future Plan:
To continue provide food ration for Meet-The-People Sessions in Singapore to cater temporary need for their residents while waiting for appropriate help from the respective authorities.
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