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A COVID-19 SPECIAL ANNUAL REPORT 2019 - 2020 CONTENTS PATRON S MESSAGE 01 Patron’s Message COMMUNITY Outreach We are living in unprecedented times: 02 Pastor and Chaplain’s Message 36 Casework & Counselling Covid-19 has brought fundamental changes 03 Chairman’s Message Legal Clinic to the way in which we live our lives and 04 Management Committee 37 Bursary & Scholarship some of these changes will be here to 05 Staff Team 38 Home Wellness stay even after the pandemic has been 39 Community Involvement ENRICHMENT HUB 40 Dover Seniors Services @Block 13 vanquished. Due to safe distancing, social 08 Children & Youth Programmes work has had to evolve by leveraging on 10 Seniors Programmes VolunteerS & technology to overcome restrictions on Corporate MANAGEMENT physical interaction. It is heartening to learn CHILDREN & Youth Services 44 Volunteer Management & Development that even during the circuit breaker period, 14 The Learning Hub 46 Corporate Community Volunteers FaithActs was able to continue serving Girls’ Empowered (GEm) 48 Corporate Highlights her clients through telecare and online 15 Tuition - Mentoring 50 Corporate Community Involvement programmes. 16 KidsLEAP 52 Corporate Social Responsibility Engagement 17 Early Learning Programme Plus (ELP+) 54 Fund-Raising Activities 18 Junior Chef 56 List of Donors and Corporate Sponsors It has been inspiring to witness how Experiential Learning Journey 58 Disclosure Report FaithActs’ staff responded incredibly well Dr Chia Shi-Lu 19 Sports, Adventure and Outings FY19-20 Disclosure of to these challenges, for example, by pulling Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC (Queenstown) 20 Group Work, Talks, Workshops Board Members Attendance together their resources within a short Chairman, General Parliamentary Committee for Health window of time to distribute masks to Vice-Chairman, Tanjong Pagar Town Council SENIORS Services Covid-19 SpeCial (2011 – 2020) residents and seniors who are living alone, 26 Wow Workout 62 With our beneficiaries during lockdown within her vicinity. I am pleased to know Circuit Low Mobility Workout 66 Offline Services 28 Social Recreational Programme 68 Online Services that FaithActs works very closely with the Agency of Integrated Care, Social Service Offices 29 Gray Matters / and the People’s Association, to provide much-needed care and support to families facing Health & Wellness Talks INFORMation hardship, and vulnerable seniors. The staff’s selfless and meticulous efforts in regular 30 Intergenerational Programme 70 FaithActs Programmes & Services monitoring of the needy and delivering daily necessities and groceries to them, allow Sparkletots, Istoria - Storytelling 72 Donation Form FaithActs to address the anxiety and apprehension that many of them face during these through photography, NUS Student 73 Fundraising Projects uncertain times. Project, Mobile App & Hanyu Pinyin, Ngee Ann “Back to School” Mobile App With this pandemic still far from over, we have to brace ourselves for a long and tough journey ahead that will test our mettle as a society where no one is left behind. With your WHO WE ARE? support, I believe FaithActs will continue to grow from strength to strength, providing love, care and support for the community, just as she has done for all these 16 years. FaithActs is a non-profit community care service serving the needs of children, youths, families and seniors in Singapore since 2004. We aim to impact lives through the provision of a wide range of quality programmes and services to meet needs and address social OUR APPRECIATION issues, regardless of their ethnic, socio-economic and religious backgrounds. We would like to express our gratitude to Dr Chia Shi-Lu for his invaluable contributions to FaithActs is registered with the Registrar of Societies and the Commissioner of Charities. We the work of FaithActs as our Patron. are also a member of National Council of Social Service and is approved as an Institution of a Public Character (IPC) since 2008. 1 PASTOR AND CHAIRMAN S CHAPLAIN S MESSAGE MESSAGE rev raymonD Fong rev Peter Koh Dr Lee wee Leong Pastor-in-charge of Faith Methodist Church Chaplain Chairman The theme for this year’s Annual Report is “for such a time as this”. This generation lives in the most challenging time as the entire globe weather the highly infectious coronavirus. Such crisis reminds us the importance of community It takes reference from the book of Esther where the lives of the ancient Jews were and caring for the vulnerable. It is a time for us to look out for one another as we threatened by their enemy – total annihilation. In today’s world plagued by the deadly are in it together. Covid-19 pandemic, the life of humanity is being threatened by a dangerous strain of coronavirus which continues to mystify our advanced medical capabilities as to its cause, In the 16 years since we started, FaithActs have focused on providing relevant transmission and cure. We also read that God raised Esther to fulfil His purpose of protecting services to meet the needs of children with learning difficulties, youths-at-risk, the Jews who had to stand in solidarity to defend their lives by cooperating and watching family-in-need and seniors. This pandemic crisis has shown that FaithActs can out for each other. Likewise today, may God raise us to perform the assignments He has continue to provide relevant programmes to meet the community needs. Due to granted us in such challenging times even as we stand in spiritual unity to overcome this social distancing measures, it has transformed the way we deliver our programmes virus with His courage and perseverance. to our beneficiaries. FaithActs is quick to translate the materials to digital platform. With the aid of technology, our staff is able to continue our KidsLEAP, Early Learning We are pleased to share that during circuit breaker, FaithActs’ staff reached out to many Programme and personalised tuition via video conferencing. The seniors view seniors who are apprehensive and fearful – by visiting them to ensure that they are well online or WhatsApp video to continue with their exercises. Our staff also provides and also to deliver the essentials to them. In particular, we managed to journey with a geriatric telecare to those in need. All these new ways of service delivery can be suicidal senior until she is finally free from her anxiety. It is in such a time as this that both seen in this report under ’Covid-19 special segment.’ the Church and FaithActs stand together in prayer and support as they serve the vulnerable in the community. We are continually inspired by countless stories of change and new friendships forged between FaithActs and many volunteers, sponsors and supporters. We We want to thank God for His protection and providence to FaithActs all these years. May are grateful for the support of many towards our work to help our beneficiaries. the joy of the Lord be the strength of the staff to continue the good work the Lord has FaithActs will strive to deliver more impactful services to benefit our community positioned FaithActs to do. for such a time as this and years ahead. 2 3 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE STAFF TEAM ONLINE MUTE Stop VIDEO Dr Lee wee Leong mr goh tiaK Boon mr wong Kron Joo Chairman Vice Chairman Honorary Secretary SHIRLEY NG LIM SOK HWEE Patricia TAN Executive Director Finance Administration mrS Koh-ang Ley Keow mS CinDy Koh mr neLSon tan Assistant Honorary Secretary Honorary Treasurer Honorary Assistant Treasurer JEAN HONG GOH SIONG CHU HELEN WONG Fundraising Community Outreach Community Outreach mr anDrew Chan mr Liaw Chun huan mr aLBert Lim mr Lim Boh Chuan Member Member Member Member BRIAN ZHANG Ivan LAM STELLA SEAH Rachel LEE Youth Services Youth Services Youth Services Youth Services mS SuSan niam mr wiLLiam Sim mr tan Chow Boon mr JaSon tan Member Member Member Member Jonathon QUAH Joanne LEE SANDRA WOO SHARIFA SHARIF Senior Services Senior Services Senior Services General mS ShirLey ng rev raymonD Fong rev Peter Koh Ex-Officio Pastor-in-charge Chaplain OUR APPRECIATION: We would like to put on record our appreciation to Mr Edmund E, Ms Lily Chua and Ms Woo Siew Wishing Siong Chu all the best having resigned in April 2020. SEND Leng for their support and contribution to FaithActs. We also welcome aboard Ms Cindy Koh as our Honorary Treasurer. 4 5 @BlocK 118 COMMonwealth CRESCENT ENRICHMENT HUB EARLY LEARNING ProGRAMME (ELP) WOW SENIORS WORKOUT Children Seniors and Youth Programmes Programmes Health TALKS & WORKSHOPS (by Health Promotion Board) after-SChool programme PROMOTING LEARNING ENGAGE Educate ENRICH MOBILE Application EMpower NIGHT TUITION & HANYU PINYIN Class 6 7 Children and Youth Programmes THE LEARNING HUB NIGHT TUITION EARLY LEARNING ProGRAMME (ELP) Mon – Fri (2 to 6pm) Tue (7:30 to 9:30pm) Sat (9:30am to 12pm) We are committed to support children’s Started on 8 January 2019, the night tuition 2020 marks the third year FaithActs has partnered with EDIS Cares to education in a safe and supervised programme strives to provide guidance to provide the programme to pre-primary and lower primary students. Using environment. Parents are also given students in their character development and the specialized curriculum from Learning Vessels, we have provided the confidence and assurance to seek academic journey through the friendships built. foundational literacy and numeracy support to 20 children through employment so that they have the means 36 volunteers over 28 sessions in the last year. Besides fulfilling their to provide for their families. Our tutors are crucial in this endeavour, educational needs, we have also organized a range of group play activities befriending the youths and supporting their to develop their motor and social interaction skills. As part of their holistic development, learning in a safe, empowering environment. children participate in a myriad of hands- As part of their holistic development, students Date ProGRAMME NO.
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