Volunteers help clean up cluttered Clementi flat after owner suffers fall
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Hoarding, while identified as a result of a mental condition, can also be caused by other factors unknown to anyone looking in from the outside. And hoarders often fall into a spiral and their living conditions become so dire, they need a village to help theVolunteers help clean up cluttered Clementi flat after owner suffers fall
Hoarding, while identified as a result of a mental condition, can also be caused by other factors unknown to anyone looking in from the outside. And hoarders often fall into a spiral and their living conditions become so dire, they need a village to help them regain their foothold in life. Singapore charity Helping Joy has volunteers to do just that – help hoarders declutter. National Development Minister Desmond Lee on June 9 shared a Facebook post in which he highlighted the work done by Helping Joy and several other partners in cleaning up a flat. According to Shin Min Daily News, the flat at Block 613 in Clementi West Street 2 belonged to a 68-year-old man whose hoarding had filled his flat with clutter. The man fell and had to be hospitalised. Mr Lee joined the volunteers to clean up the flat – removing the junk, scrubbing the furniture and giving the walls a fresh coat of paint. Read more