Author: gilvin wu

Seeing My Son Through New Eyes

When her son, Bryan, began struggling in primary school, showing signs of poor performance and behavioural issues like refusing to listen to his teachers, Christine felt at a loss. “I just wanted to understand my child better,” she recalled. It was through a parent-teacher session at Radin Mas Primary School

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Uncle Alex: Our Senior Barista

Uncle Alex Chong resides in a rental flat in Marine Parade, sharing the space with a co-tenant.   Once fiercely independent, he gradually became self-isolated from his family and friends. In 2017, he joined Goodlife Makan’s community lunch program, designed for seniors living alone. Initially, Uncle Alex would come for

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WeiWei: 18 years counsellor, 10 years parenting coach

When Wei Wei first joined Montfort Care during the pandemic as a part-time trainer, she never imagined how deeply she would come to value the people, purpose and partnership behind her role. Fast forward four years, she’s now a Senior Counsellor with the Families for Life @ Community team, delivering

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Vibe Check

Vibe Check “Vibe Check” is a community outreach project by Montfort Care Mental Health, that aims to promote mental health and well-being, as well as improve access to support.  At Montfort Care, we understand that navigating mental health challenges can be daunting. Our mental health support team offers a comprehensive

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Launch of JiaYou – Senior & Caregiver Hub

We are thrilled to announce the official launch of JiaYou – Senior & Caregiver Hub, a first-of-its-kind platform in Singapore. In a landmark collaboration spearheaded by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), Montfort Care, as the lead agency, has joined forces with Fei Yue Community Services and Yong-en Care

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Singapore Airlines features Goodlife Makan Volunteer   

The Singapore Airlines team joined us today at Goodlife Makan community kitchen to film a feature video of Christine. Christine is an SIA cabin crew member who also regularly volunteers with us at Goodlife Makan.   Through Christine, the SIA team discovered the fulfilling volunteering and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

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Going the EV Way for the Environment

Our HomeBathing team from Goodlife At Home welcomes its new Electric Private Bus even as they bid a somewhat tearful goodbye to their old trusty van that has travelled up to 48,000km ferrying them daily to provide baths to bedbound and frail seniors at their homes.   Comparably over the

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