MSF-NUS tie-up sees over 400 student volunteers helping families living in rental flats

01 Oct 2023

A group of students from post-secondary institutions presented their recommendations on strengthening social mobility to MSF on Friday at NUS. The recommendations represent the views of 270 participants in four earlier Forward SG engagements. The six recommendations cover three areas: strengthening social support for disadvantaged families; increasing awareness of and access to social support schemes; and broadening definitions of success and recognising more pathways to success. Forward SG participant Low Pin Jia, an SP alumna who graduated with a Diploma in Human Resource Management with Psychology, said she is keen on shaping the futures of disadvantaged children. Ms Low, who now works at Youth Corps Singapore under the National Youth Council, highlighted the recommendation to bundle children’s and parents’ savings accounts to get higher interest rates based on their combined savings. “Families are motivated to actually continue seeking support and learning about financial literacy for their kids more than for themselves,” she said.

[The Straits Times]