Pilot initiative to be expanded to keep seniors active, socially connected to their communities
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SINGAPORE - Since 2024, an army of seniors have been going around their neighbourhoods performing simple tasks such as packing and delivering food to other seniors who live alone, distributing groceries to low-income families and restocking community fridges.Pilot initiative to be expanded to keep seniors active, socially connected to their communities
SINGAPORE - Since 2024, an army of seniors have been going around their neighbourhoods performing simple tasks such as packing and delivering food to other seniors who live alone, distributing groceries to low-income families and restocking community fridges.More than 1,400 seniors have signed up to join Neighbourhood Kakis since it was piloted in neighbourhoods under 10 grassroots constituency offices. They have completed more than 30,000 tasks across 20 categories for a token payment of $2 per completed task.The People's Association (PA) initiative, which aims to keep seniors active, socially connected and meaningfully engaged in their communities, will now be expanded to more neighbourhoods, said Law Minister Edwin Tong at the official opening of the new Mountbatten Community Club (CC) on April 4.«At a broader level, we are very keen to continue to engage our seniors, as well as our young seniors... to ensure that we encourage our seniors to stay healthy, socially connected and mentally active,» said Mr Tong, who is also Second Minister for Home Affairs and PA deputy chairman. Read more
