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Impact Report BY COMMUNITY CHEST FOR FY 2019 A YEAR OF EMPOWERMENT made possible by you contents 2 16 34 OUR COMMUNITY CHEST EMPOWERING LIVES THROUGH IMPACT STORIES COMMITTEE OPPORTUNITIES, POTENTIAL & INCLUSION 36 3 FORGING PARTNERSHIPS OUR COVER ARTIST FROM OUR CHAIRMAN AND 18 FOR GREATER IMPACT MANAGING DIRECTOR PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES 38 isaac liang 4 20 CHARITY SUPPORT FUND COMMUNITY CHEST DEVELOPING PERSONAL POTENTIAL THE HALLMARK OF CARE AND SHARE Born deaf, Isaac Liang completed his primary education in Canossian School, 22 which is supported by Community 6 IMPROVING SOCIAL INCLUSION Chest. His journey began at the age UNITING THE COMMUNITY IN THE of four when he started his journey by FACE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC drawing on the cupboards of his home 24 with crayons. Isaac has illustrated for the EMPOWERING CHILDREN WITH likes of Singapore Art Museum, National 7 SPECIAL NEEDS AND YOUTH-AT-RISK Heritage Board, MediaCorp Channel 8, LOOKING BEYOND COVID-19 Chanel, CHIJMES, and DBS to name a 26 few. In his free time, he gains inspiration 8 BUILDING STRONG AND from traveling and cafe-hopping. OUR CHANGING LANDSCAPE RESILIENT FAMILIES 40 Through his illustrations, animations, I am more than delighted Children with Special Needs OVERVIEW OF YOUR IMPACT and traditional art mediums, Isaac “ Adults with Disabilities amplifies visions and tells visual stories to fulfil my childhood Persons with Mental Health Conditions 28 in a unique way. His first children’s book 42 Vulnerable Seniors and Families In Need ENGAGING AND CARING FOR dream as an illustrator. “My Monster Goes Everywhere With Me” VULNERABLE SENIORS THE YEAR IN SUMMARY I am very passionate was published recently. 44 about what I do and it is See more of Isaac’s work at isaacliang.com 30 INTEGRATING ADULTS WITH BUILDING A CULTURE OF very fulfilling. DISABILITIES INTO SOCIETY SUSTAINED GIVING 32 SUPPORTING PERSONS WITH ” MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS 1 from our chairman and managing director 2019 was a year where many have come forward and organisations who stepped up to render help to share in a commitment of doing good through at the onset of the pandemic – collectively, you the gifts of time, talent and treasures. We are not have contributed over $27 million in donations only thankful for their generous support but also and more than $5 million worth of in-kind heartened to see a strong and vibrant community donations such as masks and sanitisers. With of partners, donors and stakeholders uniting with your contributions, we have helped over 2,000 Community Chest to build a holistic and social people including vulnerable persons and families ecosystem that is more integrated, agile and kind. and enabled over 89 social service agencies. The effects of the social and economic fallout As we see an increase in the number of cases of from the pandemic have been more keenly felt by autism, there will be three new special education vulnerable groups in Singapore so the work that schools to serve their needs with the first we do now is even more critical. opening in 2021. These are some of the efforts to realise a collective vision through the Social As we brace ourselves for the uncertainties ahead Service Strategic Thrusts (4ST), where a caring, of us, we must stay united and be the bedrock of collaborative and impactful ecosystem is built to support for those who have fallen on hard times. ensure that every person is empowered to fulfil Together, we will emerge stronger. their potential. While COVID has increased the complexity and number of social issues, it has presented opportunities for us to serve our social service users better and will not deter us from our Phillip Tan Charmaine Leung efforts to improve the lives of the vulnerable Chairman Managing Director population. We are thankful to all the individuals Community Chest Community Chest We are grateful for our Advisor Honorary Treasurer • Mr Yang Tse Pin • Ms Jennie Chua, JP, PJG, BBM, PPA(P), PBM • Ms Tan Khiaw Ngoh, JP • Ms Yeoh Chee Yan, PPA(A), PPAE, PBS OUR COMMUNITY CHEST Committee members, who • Mr Yek Boon Seng Chairman Members • Ms Young Jin Yee are volunteering their time, • Mr Phillip Tan, PJG, JP, BBM(L), BBM, PBM • Mr Puvanaratnam s/o Ariaratnam, PPA(P), experience and expertise PBS, PPA(G) COMMITTEE Vice-Chairman • Mr Robert Chew, BBM, PBM to provide strategic • Mr Chew Kwee San, PBM • AC Serene Chiu • Mr Chew Sutat • Mr Chris Chong (2020 to 2022) direction and guidance for • Ms Pearlyn Phau • Mr Andrew da Roza Community Chest to grow • Mr Tan Puay Kern, PBM, PPA(P), AMBCI • Mr Foo Say Thye • Ms Lee Mui Ling and improve. Secretary • Ms Ng Ling Ling, PPA(P) • Mr Latiff Bin Ibrahim, BBM, PBM • Mr Shaw Chai Chung Markham, BBM, PBM • Mr Sim Gim Guan, PPA(P), PBS, PPA(P)(T) • Mr Tan Aik Hock, PBM • Ms Audrey Tan, PPA(G) • Mr Tan Kwang Hwee • COL Tan Tiong Keat, PPA(G)(T) 2 3 Join us to make a difference community chest by choosing to: the hallmark of $ donate through outright donations, SHARE, care and share planned giving or other means 1 5 37 80 100% 200 partner us or provide support for our fundraising purpose causes years of social of your critical or public education efforts to raise funds and engage to ensure that children with the community so that social special needs and youth-at- service service donations services service agencies can focus risk, adults with disabilities, on developing and delivering families in need, vulnerable and partnership goes towards helping are offered to those in need, agencies the disadvantaged as all including special education, quality solutions and seniors and persons with with the people, private and empower the lives of those mental health conditions are fundraising and operating youth programmes, adult public sectors to create a especially the less visible in need. cared for. costs are covered mainly by disability support, family collaborative and impactful ones, are supported through Tote Board. service centres, eldercare social service ecosystem. Community Chest to ensure and caregiver support. that emerging needs and service gaps are met. volunteer at our charities or events, or lend your expertise and skills 4 5 uniting the community looking beyond covid-19 The long-term effects of COVID-19 on vulnerable communities cannot be understated. As such, in the face of there is a need to ensure that there will be sufficient support systems in place. the launch of the setup of the new covid-19 pandemic the invictus fund 2.0 community capability trust Disruptions caused by the pandemic have highlighted the Recognising that demand for social services is set to increase in Media personality Diana Ser and her friends launched the urgent need for digital transformation. The second tranche of both scale and complexity, the Community Chest will be rallying #ShowWeCareSG campaign and reached out to more than 80 The Invictus Fund thus aims to support social service agencies donations for the new Community Capability Trust (CCT). The local celebrities and personalities, including Stefanie Sun, JJ in their digital transformation of service delivery and operations. trust is dedicated to supporting social service agencies in their Lin, Kit Chan, Tanya Chua and Fann Wong, to raise awareness Social service agencies can tap on the Fund to acquire digital capability and capacity-building efforts, so that they can make for The Invictus Fund. In just three weeks, the initiative tools, such as business continuity and productivity tools, use of resources more sustainably and deliver better service raised $320,000. or more specialised and complex systems that can help the outcomes, amidst demographic changes and resource and agencies better manage their operations and improve service manpower challenges. The CCT will provide a long-term source Inspired by how others around the world continued to stay to users. of funding support for social service agencies from FY2022 to connected through music even in the midst of a lockdown, end-FY2031. James Chua, founder and managing director of creative agency GERMS rallied his partners, Senoko Energy and Mediacorp, to put together a live online music festival, in support of The Invictus Fund. The “Power Gig”, which featured local singers like Benjamin Kheng, Derrick Hoh, Inch Chua and many others, was streamed live on Mediacorp’s YES 933’s radio station and the artistes’ Instagram channels, raising some $36,000 over three days. To raise funds for The Courage Fund, Sporting C.P. Soccer At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in February Academy, the local offshoot of the Portuguese soccer and 2020, Community Chest rallied the community training academy, held an online competition where academy to raise funds for The Courage Fund in support of players competed to see who could juggle a football the longest whilst friends and families donated in support of their efforts. vulnerable individuals and families affected by the More than $7,000 was raised in just one night. pandemic. Later, in April 2020, The Invictus Fund was launched to help social service agencies better Just as critical were the donations of essential items, such cope with challenges arising from the pandemic as the five million masks donated jointly by local real estate developer Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited and Hong and maintain operations so that they could continue Kong-listed Shun Tak Holdings Limited, which were distributed providing critical social services for vulnerable to homes including Senior Group Homes, Welfare Homes and groups. Disability Homes. These made up just a fraction of the myriad ways the community The community heeded the call for support immediately, with showed their spirit and resilience in the face of all the challenges corporates, individuals and community groups alike stepping brought upon by the pandemic, but truly exemplified the power forward to render help.