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Rathanaa, 46, says that OCBC's Families100 programme allowed her children to attend extracurricular activities, which provided her more time to focus on building her family’s financial stability.
GIVING BACK

OCBC’s Families100 initiative aims to help those with children living in rental flats

The programme, which offers long-term commitment and proactive support, is a first for the private sector, the lender says

From left: Alvin Goh, CAS executive director; Elaine Low, Low Tuck Kwong Foundation chairperson; John Lim, Children’s Aid Society; Desmond Lee, minister for national development; Sim Ann, senior minister of state; Dawn Ng, Melrose Village Project Taskforce chair; and Stephen Yeap, CAS vice-chairman.
TAKING HEART

Children’s Aid Society breaks ground on residential care and therapeutic services facility

The site will feature dedicated spaces for family visits, counselling and therapy services, as well as hostel-style accommodations for older youths

UOB partners an education technology platform in Indonesia to provide 90,000 children in South-east Asia access to educational resources.
TAKING HEART

UOB commits S$30 million to support disadvantaged students across Asean

Supporting education is an investment in the region’s collective future, says its CEO

Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli with participating designers and models.
TAKING HEART

Beneficiaries take to the runway at APSN fashion fundraiser

Proceeds will go towards supporting its workshop, including vocational training, job coaching and employment support services

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam (first row, fourth from left) and his wife Jane Ittogi (next to him) with The Foundry's founding donors at the social impact hub's launch on Nov 28.
TAKING HEART

14 organisations find new home with launch of social impact hub The Foundry

The initiative aims to provide its partners with resources and programmes to develop solutions and foster communities

DPM Heng (middle), Mayor of Central Singapore Denise Phua (first from right), SG Enable Chairman Moses Lee (second from right) and SG Enable CEO Ku Geok Boon (first from left) meet Deutsche Bank representatives at the Enabling Mark Awards Ceremony 2024.
TAKING HEART

SG Enable recognises 110 disability-inclusive employers, individuals

A new grant of up to S$40,000 per employer to boost disability-inclusive hiring among companies is also being introduced

Corey Koh, 22, has performed at venues such as New York City’s Carnegie Hall, Tokyo’s Suntory Hall and Vienna’s Musikverein.
TAKING HEART

Singaporean tenor Corey Koh to take the spotlight at Spirit of Giving concert

Net proceeds from the concert will go to The Business Times Budding Artists Fund, which aims to support underserved youth

From left: Dean Tong, head of UOB group human resources; Tan See Leng, minister for manpower; and Wee Ee Cheong, UOB deputy chairman and CEO.

UOB launches career transition initiative, to reskill up to 500 employees

It is also kick-starting a programme aimed at university graduates to develop AI and data analytics professionals for the finance sector

Singtel's group chief people and sustainability officer Aileen Tan says that the carnival also helps employees understand vulnerable communities better.
TAKING HEART

Singtel’s carnival for students with special needs draws record turnout of 2,500

It aims to address the lack of safe and inclusive spaces for them, and boost their personal development

Maybank Securities' Trade for Good charity day dedicates the total net brokerage commissions during the trading day to fundraising efforts.
TAKING HEART

Maybank Securities raises S$150,000 for small charities to scale up operations

Proceeds go to Maybank Momentum Grant, which provides small charities interest-free funding of up to S$150,000