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The women’s families’ well-being improved as well, as they did not have to worry about securing a roof over their heads. SINGAPORE – A radical initiative to provide free housing to low-income single mothers for up to two years has found that many of the women were able to find better-paying jobs as a result. […]

Helping single parents is a focus area of the Alliance for Action to Strengthen Marriages and Family Relationships. SINGAPORE – Single parents are getting more support in the areas of employment, caregiving and children’s development with the help of a network initiated by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF). The Alliance for Action

SINGAPORE: Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong announced on Wednesday (Mar 4) several measures meant to make housing more accessible to more Singaporeans. Here is one pf the measures announced by Mr Wong during the Committee of Supply debate:HOUSING OPTIONS FOR UNWED PARENTS Unwed parents above the age of 35 can purchase a two-room Flexi flat in non-mature estates or a

Joint MND-HDB Press Release: Supporting Housing Needs of Unwed Parents to ensure that their children have a stable home to grow up in and a good start in life At MND’s Committee of Supply debate today, Minister for National Development Mr Lawrence Wong announced various measures to make housing more accessible and to better support

MP Louis Ng pushes for Government to extend tax rebate and child relief to single unwed parents SINGAPORE — Calling for an end to discrimination against single unwed parents, Mr Louis Ng urged the Government to extend the Parenthood Tax Rebate and the Working Mother’s Child Relief to them.  Second Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong

Sixteen pre-schools in Punggol and Sengkang, run by PAP Community Foundation (PCF), will be involved in a pilot programme to screen children for developmental issues from as young as two months old. The programme, called Mission I’mPossible 2, will be trialled over four years. It builds on an earlier pilot that screens children aged five to six.

A baby’s movements and babblings in his first year may be tell-tale signs of developmental issues, which often go unnoticed until later. Not meeting critical milestones such as rolling over or sitting may be signs of motor delays, for example, or not responding to sounds could be indicative of language disorders.A new $12.1 million initiative

More Singapore children are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) each year, with demand for places in schools for them going up as well. In the past five years, public hospitals reported an annual increase of about 15 per cent of autism cases among children aged up to six years. The steady rise is

Some single unwed parents under 35 allowed to apply for subsidised flats: 28 of 121 single unwed parents who have appealed since 2014 could apply for subsidised two-room flexi flats One woman slept at Gardens by the Bay while pregnant. Another stayed with friends. Yet another was so desperate to find her own space that

这是义安理工学院与公益机构HCSA社区服务联手推出的Gift4Good计划。义安理工和企业伙伴一同筛选学生的设计作品供售卖，之后再由学生指导HCSA受惠单亲母亲如何根据设计制作皮革品，售卖部分所得归单亲母亲。 Translation of the last two paragraphs: “HCSA beneficiary Linda (a pseudonym, 30 years old) is one of the mothers who participated in the workshop. She said initially she was unfamiliar with leather crafting, however the students of Ngee Ann Polytechnic were very patient in guiding her and constantly encouraged her. She has since made several