Community Befriender Programme (CBP)
- Befriend seniors in the neighbourhood
- Make phone calls
- Arrange home visits
Requirements:
- Must be Singaporean or PR
- Aged 50 and above
- Ability to speak simple dialect preferred
- Reside within service boundary:
- Choa Chu Kang & Keat Hong
- Yew Tee, Limbang & Woodgrove
- Bukit Panjang & Zhenghua
- West Coast & Yuhua
- Ulu Pandan & Cashew
- Bukit Gombak
- Clementi
- Bouna Vista
- Braddell Heights
- Hougang
- Paya Lebar
- Like to work with seniors
For more information,
please contact:
Ms Loe Mei Sing
Tel: 9660 8001
Email: [email protected]
Trainers/ Helpers
- Assist elderly on using gym equipment
- Lead warm up exercise
- Measure blood pressure
- Assist in admin work including:
- In charge of the reception
- Take attendance for seniors
- Assist in voucher exchange (stamps for food rations)
- Manage the alarm alert system (AAS)
Requirements:
- Aged 21 and above
- Bilingual
- Like to work with seniors
- Must be able to volunteer at least once a week between 9.30am to 6pm (Monday to Friday) or 9.30am to 1pm (Saturday)
- Near Bukit Batok area
- Must be fit and healthy
Kitchen Help
- Food Preparations
- Location: Limbang (Choa Chu Kang)
Requirements:
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
For more information,
please contact:
Mr Eugene Aw
Tel: 6202 4699
Email: [email protected]
Administrative Support
- Key in data entries
- Assist in general enquiries (for example: helping seniors interpret letters)
- Assist in photocopying
- In charge of the reception
- Take attendance for seniors
- Assist in voucher exchange (stamps for food rations)
- Manage the alarm alert system (AAS)
Requirements:
- Aged 21 and above
- Ability to speak simple dialect preferred
- Bilingual
- Like to work with seniors
- Must be able to volunteer during weekdays (Monday to Friday) between 9.30am to 6pm
- Once a week for 3 hours
Befriender (Centre based)
- Accompany seniors in games like bingo and other table games
- Accompany seniors in reading newspapers
- Lend a listening ear to the seniors
- Assist the seniors in the conduct of activities
Requirements:
- Like to work with seniors
- Have patience in interaction with the seniors
- Able to communicate with seniors
- Must be able to volunteer during weekdays (Monday to Friday) between 9.30am to 6pm
- Once a week for 3 hours
Befriender (Yumcha)
- Prepare the meals
- Serve meals breakfast and tea
- Set tables and clean up the activity area
Requirements:
- Hygiene conscious
- Must be able to volunteer during weekdays (Monday to Friday) between 9.30am to 6pm
- Once a week for 3 hours
Befriender (Outings)
- Take attendance for seniors
- Ensure the safety of seniors
- Assist in transfer seniors around (wheel chair or walking aides)
Requirements:
- Physically fit
- Good organisation skills
- Once in 3 months for 4 hours
Outreach volunteer
- Door knocking at the 2 HDB seniors’ flats and go through the needs assessment surveys for profiling and monitoring well-being of seniors
- Create awareness of Centre programme by distribution flyers
Requirements:
- Aged 18 and above
- Able to communicate with the seniors
- Physically fit
- Good organisation skills
- Once a year for 4 hours, usually at night
Technical/ Handyman volunteer
- Assist to repair various items for seniors including household items and wheelchairs
Requirements:
- Aged 18 and above
- Able to communicate with the seniors
- Physically fit
- Prior experience
- Ad-hoc
Patient Chaperones
- Send elderly to medical appointment
- Accompany the elderly throughout the appointment
- Assist the elderly to understand the doctor’s explanation of medical condition
- Assist elderly with medication
Requirements:
- Aged 18 and above
- Able to communicate with the seniors
- Physically fit
- Able to volunteer during daytime
- Ad-hoc
- Preferably with own transport
For more information,
please contact:
Mr Eugene Aw
Tel: 6202 4699
Email: [email protected]
Homecare
- Adhoc decluttering for home care clients.
- Administration help at Buangkok during office hours
- Location: Hougang / Serangoon/ Sengkang/ Punggol/ Paya Lebar/ Ang Mo Kio
Requirements:
For more information,
please contact:
Mr Moses Anthony
Tel: 8876 1927
Email: [email protected]
Group Volunteers
1. Meeting Practical Needs
- Eg purchase and pack food rations items for elderly clients and distribute them door-to-door, house cleaning, home/mobility aid repairs.
- Duration: Half a day to a day
2. Outings & Activities
- Bring our elderly to places of attraction
- Hold activities in conjunction with festive seasons e.g mid-autumn festival, Chinese New Year,
National Day etc.
3. Needs Assessment (Seasonal)
- Join us as we go door-to-door to conduct Needs Assessment to find out what are the issues
and needs these elderly face
- Duration: Half a day to a day
Time: Flexible hours during weekdays (10am-6pm)
For more information,
please contact:
Ms Eliza Koh
Tel: 6819 9177
Email: [email protected]
For faster processing, kindly provide us with:
- Date of CSR (do note our Centres are open for CSR events from Monday to Friday, 10-5pm)
- Organisation name
- No of participants
- Any prior experiences
- Proposal of activity