5 Places to volunteer at with your kids in Singapore

Cultivate Compassion: 5 Places to volunteer at with your kids in Singapore

Lim Han

05 Apr 2017

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Willing Hearts
Run solely by volunteers, besides a handful of staff, this soup kitchen serves up a whopping 5000 meals a day, which is distributed islandwide to low-income families, poverty-stricken individuals and migrant workers. Bring your kids and be a part of this incredible project which welcomes family volunteering with open arms. With the array of responsibilities available, such as chopping up vegetables and packing food, there’s more than enough room for the entire family to help out.

Website: www.willinghearts.org.sg

Photo: Willing Hearts Facebook
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Lion Befrienders
Desolate isolation plagues the elderly more common than you might think. Left in the lurch by their children or receiving seldom visits from their kin, the lives of these folks are often draped in a blanket of loneliness. Why not brighten up their lives with you and your child’s radiant presence? Sign up as Lion Befrienders where you’ll be able to interact with the seniors and show them the love and compassion they deserve.

Website: www.lionbefrienders.org.sg

Photo: Lion Befrienders Facebook
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Salvation Army
Serving the underprivileged in society with no room for discrimination, The Salvation Army organizes a myriad of programmes dedicated to reaching out to children, families and elderlies in need. From fund raising and collection-drives to entertainment and befriending, the ways you and your child can help out are endless.

Website: www.salvationarmy.org/singapore

Photo: Salvation Army Facebook
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Singapore Red Cross Society
No, they’re not just adept in performing first aid. This noble organization provides a plethora of opportunities for families to volunteer together for various activities which aid the vulnerable and less fortunate. You and your child can sign up as a Youth member and engage in a myriad of programmes to give back to society. Family bonding whilst helping the needy? You can’t pass up on that.

Website: www.redcross.sg

Photo: Singapore Red Cross Facebook
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Toddycats
It’s not a rare phenomenon to see a local coastal area strewn with plastic bags or tissue papers. Rather than merely frowning and sauntering away, why not do something about it? Inculcate in your kids the doctrine of caring for the environment by going for a coastal clean-up activity with Toddycats. Whether it’s trashing litter at Lim Chu Kang mangroves or viewing and discussing environmental documentaries, you and your children will be on the road to becoming a proper treehugger.

Website: www.toddycats.wordpress.com

Photo: Toddycats Facebook

Why not spend the weekend doing some meaningful volunteer work with your kids? It’ll be worth giving up the usual family outings or movie nights for.

Longing to get out of the house to do something fruitful for society but afraid of being tied down by your little ones? Don’t worry, that won’t be a problem. Singapore is teeming with charity organisations that are more than willing to take you and your kids under their wings as volunteers. From scouring coastal mangroves for rubbish to packing food for the needy, there’s a vast landscape of family volunteering opportunities awaiting your eager participation. There’s no better way to impart to your kids the vital value of compassion and the spirit of sharing.

Head over to our gallery to find out the 5 amazing kid-friendly volunteering organisations you and your child and sign up for! We promise you won’t regret it. Plus, it’s never too early to plant the seed of empathy in your kids through a worthwhile time of giving back to society.

Lim Han

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