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Committee of Supply 2020 - Caring

Fostering a culture of care through greater partnerships.

Last updated 27 May 2025

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WeCare Arts Experience
Making more informed giving decisions
Transforming Charities through Digitalisation
Senior volunteerism
Youth volunteerism
SportCares
Corporate Giving
Legacy Giving

WeCare Arts Experience

Increasing access to arts and culture

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Arts & Heritage

Arts and culture are integral to life. They make our lives vibrant and they should be accessible for all.

The new WeCare Arts Experiences will enable the less privileged to attend ticketed arts presentations for free.

Making more informed giving decisions

Helping donors make more informed giving decisions

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Charities

Come 2021, information about a charity will be better presented on the Charity Portal to assist donors in making informed decisions when giving. This initiative will increase transparency, strengthen public trust in charities, and facilitate safer giving.

Transforming Charities through Digitalisation

Building charities’ digital capabilities

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Charities

To help charities be ready for the digital future, the Commissioner of Charities (COC) will publish a GoDigital Kit in 2020. This will guide charities as they kickstart their digitalisation journey.

COC will also work with its partners to introduce solutions for smaller charities, to enhance productivity and protection against cyber security threats.

SG Cares Volunteer Centres and Community Networks

Serving community needs and building partners’ capabilities

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Resilience & Engagement

Eight more SG Cares Volunteer Centres (VC) will be appointed by the end of this year. Together with six other VCs that were appointed as of 2019, these VCs will serve the needs of their respective towns.

The VCs will also help to strengthen the SG Cares Community Networks by engaging with key partners and facilitating tighter coordination to address the volunteering needs in each town.

Senior volunteerism

Growing senior volunteerism in Singapore

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Resilience & Engagement

RSVP Singapore will support our seniors in giving back to society by matching them to suitable volunteering opportunities. It aims to reach out to 30,000 seniors this year.

MCCY will continue to work with partners such as People’s Association, Agency for Integrated Care and schools, to grow more volunteering opportunities for seniors in their neighbourhoods.

Youth volunteerism

Empowering our youth to give back

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Resilience & Engagement, Youth

Youth Corps Singapore (YCS) will continue to champion youth volunteerism. Through Programme X, it will equip youth to create impactful community service projects, while Ask YCS will offer advice on ground-up projects.

SG Cares Volunteer Centres (VCs) will also work with YCS to grow youth volunteer networks in neighbourhoods. A pilot will run at SG Cares VC in Woodlands, in partnership with Care Corner Singapore and Republic Polytechnic.

SportCares

Increasing opportunities for all to participate in sport

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Resilience & Engagement, Sports

SportCares programmes help vulnerable segments of society have more opportunities and access to sporting programmes.

It will reach out to 4,500 children and youth this year through Communities of Care’s (COC) efforts, where $600,000 in COC grants will be disbursed to 18 projects and 31 SportCares bursary recipients.

Since 2013, SportCares has reached out to more than 36,000 individuals.

Corporate Giving

Extending outreach and support to encourage companies to do good

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Resilience & Engagement

The Business and IPC Partnership Scheme (BIPS) also encourages businesses to use their skills and abilities to meet community needs by partnering with Institutions of a Public Character. It is now easier to apply for BIPS and its run is extended to 31 Dec 2021.

Legacy Giving

Sustaining and growing the giving culture

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Resilience & Engagement

To sustain and grow the giving culture, the Community Foundation of Singapore will introduce a national initiative to encourage legacy giving later this year. Legacy giving refers to a planned, future gift that designates a portion of a person’s assets as a donation to charity. The initiative aims to make planned charitable giving a social norm.