3,000 lower-income residents in North-east towns to get $500 in warm meals under new programme
They will be given meal credits to redeem at about 30 food lockers.
The North East Community Development Council (CDC) and OCBC have launched a new programme called Warm Meals @ North East, which will provide 1,000 lower-income households in Tampines, Punggol and Pasir Ris-Changi towns with $500 worth of meal credits. These credits, redeemable at food lockers located at HDB rental blocks, will cover roughly 165 meals per household over a one-year period, beginning in September.
Elsie Lim, a single mother and administrative assistant, expressed gratitude for the programme, stating that the additional 30 minutes to one hour she would save on dinner preparation would allow her to spend more time with her children, particularly during dinner time. The programme aims to address the nutritional needs of families, reduce food wastage, and help alleviate the financial and time pressures faced by these households, complementing existing support from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF).
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