SINGAPORE - Strong familial ties can provide Singaporeans with the strength and resilience needed to tackle the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, said President Halimah Yacob on a video message addressing the participants at the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) Family Bonding Day @ Home on Sunday (Aug 23).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Strong familial ties can provide Singaporeans with the strength and resilience needed to tackle the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic, said President Halimah Yacob on a video message addressing the participants at the Chinese Development Assistance Council Family Bonding Day @ Home on Sunday .
The CDAC is a non-profit group for the Chinese community which offers programmes and assistance schemes to help lower-income households. The sum will be distributed through existing programmes run by CDAC, including the Youth Empowerment & Aspiration Programme Grant for post-secondary students from lower-income families. Beneficiaries of the $720 grant will nearly double from 2,600 to 5,000 families.
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