Sip a kopi, share some laughs, make a friend. The Community Befriending Programme connects you with seniors in your neighbourhood. After all, who doesn't need some companionship and emotional support now and then? Most befrienders start out with a simple desire to give back to society but develop enduring friendships with their new buddies over time.
The Community Befriending Programme is run by several community organisations in constituencies across Singapore. You can be a befriender too. Sign up here or call the AIC Hotline at 1800-650-6060* to find out more.
* Monday to Friday: 8.30am to 8.30pm or Saturday: 8.30am to 4pm except public holidays.
BE THEIR FRIEND. HEAR THEIR STORIES.
Through the Community Befriending Programme, volunteer befrienders visit seniors in their neighbourhood regularly to keep loneliness and social isolation away. At the same time, volunteer befrienders help to act as eyes and ears so that seniors’ needs can be better understood and supported.
As a volunteer befriender, you will play an important role in supporting seniors to age in place in their community, and providing regular companionship and support for seniors in their golden years. Many befrienders have told us that their volunteerism gives them a sense of purpose. While they may have started out with a simple desire to give back to society, many befrienders also find that through their volunteer work, they develop a special bond with the seniors whom they befriend.
HOW DO I GET STARTED?
The Community Befriending Programme is run by community organisations in several constituencies across Singapore. To volunteer as a befriender, you can contact your nearest community befriending service provider to get started.
| Community Befriending Service Provider |
Constituency |
Singapore Anglican Community Services - Peace Connect
新加坡圣公会社区服务中心 - 平安社区乐龄服务主要业者
Contact No: 6291 2491
Email: cbp@pecco.org.sg
Contact Person: Victor Tan
|
Kampung Glam |
|
AMKFSC Community Services Ltd
宏茂桥家庭与社区服务
Contact No: 6453 5364
General enquiries: comnet@amkfsc.org.sg
Referrals: refer2comnet@amkfsc.org.sg
|
Ang Mo Kio - Hougang |
| Bishan North |
| Jalan Kayu |
| Pasir Ris East |
| Pasir Ris West |
| Punggol Coast |
| Punggol East |
| Punggol North |
| Punggol West |
| Sengkang Central |
| Sengkang South |
| Sengkang West |
| Teck Ghee |
Blossom Seeds Limited
福善基金会
Contact No: 9873 7537
Email: siewchin.ong@blossomseeds.sg
Contact Person: Ong Siew Chin (Ms)
|
Sembawang / Canberra |
|
Brahm Centre Ltd
百仁中心
Contact No: 6786 0800
Email: info@brahmcentre.com
Contact Person: Angie Chew
|
Changi-Simei |
| Macpherson / Geylang Serai |
|
Care Corner Seniors Services
关怀乐龄机构 (1) Toa Payoh West-Balestier
Zoa Chan (6258 0503)
Email: zoaythachan@carecorner.org.sg
(2) Toa Payoh Central
Adeline Tan (6258 0503)
Email: AdelineTanGG@carecorner.org.sg
|
Toa Payoh West-Balestier |
| Toa Payoh Central |
|
Fei Yue Community Services
飞跃社区服务
Contact No: 9660 8001 / 9773 5001
Email: befriending@fycs.org
Contact Person: Loe Mei Sing / Wilfred Chan |
Braddell Heights |
| Bukit Gombak |
| Bukit Panjang / Zheng Hua |
| Buona Vista |
| Cashew / Ulu Pandan |
| Choa Chu Kang / Keat Hong |
| Clementi |
| Hougang |
| Paya Lebar |
| West Coast / Yuhua |
| Yew Tee / Woodgrove / Limbang |
|
Filos Community Services Ltd.
天友社区服务中心
Contact No: 6241 1503
Email: christina.wadia@filos.sg
Contact Person: Christina Wadia
|
Kembangan-Chai Chee |
|
Methodist Welfare Services
卫理福利服务 (MWS)
Contact No: 6238 4136
Email: mwssackb@mws.sg
Contact Person: (Ms) Loo Hwee Chin or (Ms) Sarah SeeTow
|
Kebun Baru |
|
Montfort Care
蒙福关爱
(1) Marine Parade / Joo Chiat:
Zaffron Tan (6242 3309)
Email: contact@goodlife.org.sg
(2) All other constituencies:
Han Yah Yee (6446 0300)
Email: yahyee@montfortcare.org.sg
|
Marine Parade / Joo Chiat |
| Eunos |
| Kaki Bukit |
| Bedok Reservoir |
| Nee Soon Central |
| Nee Soon East |
| Nee Soon South |
| Bedok |
| Kampong Chai Chee |
| Telok Blangah |
|
NTUC Health
职总保健合作社
Contact No: 6590 4384
Email: allan.ho@ntuchealth.sg
Contact Person: Allan Ho
|
Ayer Rajah |
| Bukit Batok |
| Henderson-Dawson |
| Jurong Central |
| Jurong Spring |
| Nanyang |
Queenstown
|
Radin Mas
|
Taman Jurong (Zone B)
|
Whampoa
|
| Woodlands/Admiralty/Marsiling |
|
Presbyterian Community Services
长老会社区服务
Contact Person(s)/Contact No(s):
(1) HQ : Ms Joey Foo (6786 6298)
Email: joeyfoo@pcs.org.sg
(2) Bukit Timah: James Teo (6463 4596)
Email: CBPbt@pcs.org.sg (3) Geylang Serai: Chia Hang Sing
Email: CBPgs@pcs.org.sg (4) Potong Pasir: Timothy Chee (6288 9674)
Email: CBPpp@pcs.org.sg (5) Serangoon: George Wee (6702 6535)
Email: CBPsg@pcs.org.sg (6) Tampines West: Roy Tan (6786 6826)
Email: CBPtw@pcs.org.sg
|
Bukit Timah |
| Geylang Serai |
| Potong Pasir |
| Serangoon |
| Tampines West |
|
REACH Community Services Society
援触社区服务协会
Contact No: 6252 2566
Email: contact@reach.org.sg
|
Hong Kah North |
| Pioneer |
| Tanjong Pagar-Tiong Bahru |
|
Singapore Red Cross Society
新加坡红十字会
Contact No: 6664 0692
Email: selene.ong@redcross.sg
Contact Person: Selene Ong (Ms)
Tampines Changkat: Suffiyah Mohd Aref (Ms)
Contact No: 6664 0579
Tampines Central: Florence Sim (Ms)
Contact No: 6664 0553
Gambas: James Wong (Mr)
Contact No: 6664 0685
|
Tampines Central |
| Tampines Changkat |
| Gambas |
|
St Hilda's Community Services Centre
圣希达社区服务中心
Contact No: 6345 0054
Email: friends@sthildascsc.org.sg
|
Mountbatten |
|
The Salvation Army, Peacehaven Bedok Day Care
Contact No: 6581 9224
Email: spencer_mak@smm.salvationarmy.org
Contact Person: Spencer Mak
|
Fengshan |
|
Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities
太和观慈善机构 Contact Person:
Adelina Chan (6846 1228)
Francisca Sally Tan (8368 6288)
Email: cbp@thkmc.org.sg
|
Boon Lay |
| Bukit Batok East |
| Chong Pang |
| MacPherson |
| Taman Jurong |
| Toa Payoh East-Novena |
| Yio Chu Kang / Bishan East-Thomson |
|
TOUCH Community Services Limited
触爱社会服务
Contact No: 6804 6555
Email: caregivers@touch.org.sg
|
Cheng San-Seletar
|
Read the stories of seniors who volunteer in the Community Befriending Programme:
Mdm Chua Kit Han, 65 - 邻居当友伴送温情 独居主妇不再无助 (Lianhe Zaobao, 26 Feb 2019)Mr Walter Chan Yee Cheong, 56 - Friends you can count on (The Sunday Times, 24 Feb 2019)Mdm Maimunah binte Ibrahim, 59 - Nenek gembira luang masa jadi pendamping sukarela warga emas (Berita Minggu, 24 Feb 2019)Mdm Krishnasamy Thanaletchumi, 68 - சமூகத்திற்கு உதவிக்கரம் நீட்டும் தம்பதி (Tamil Murasu, 24 Feb 2019)Mr Tan Thiam Heong, 63 - 当社区义工 喜逢表哥 (Lianhe Zaobao, 15 Jan 2019)Mdm Rukumani Subramaniam, 65 - Creating ties that bind (The Sunday Times, 13 Jan 2019)Mdm Rahamah binte Moondari, 70 - Hidup lebih ceria dengan ada golongan pendamping masyarakat (Berita Minggu, 13 Jan 2019)Mdm Glory Theva Nesam, 65 - நட்புறவு தந்த துடிப்பான வாழ்க்கை முறை (Tamil Murasu, 13 Jan 2019)