Latest Happenings
“Develop a Better Understanding of Yourself and Your Career” Workshop
2018-11-08Last month, 19 participants joined the third run of our 3-day “Develop a Better Understanding of Yourself and Your Career” workshop. The workshop aims to help job seekers be empowered with the skills to overcome challenges as well as to be better prepared for their job search. The topics included D.I.S.C. profiling, SkillsFuture, interview techniques and resume writing skills with […]
Parenting Talk – “Preparing Your Child’s Transition For Secondary School”
2018-10-17Last Saturday, 135 parents attended our parenting talk “Preparing Your Child’s Transition For Secondary School” under the ‘Walk With Me’ Parent Education Series. During the talk, Mr Chan Ying Yin, Principal of Chung Cheng High School (Main) and Mr Jason Yew, Family Life Educator of En Community Services Society shared on topics such as secondary education system, education pathways, choosing […]
Granny Quilt Project
2018-10-03A custom that originated in China, the Granny Quilt (or 100 Good Wishes Quilt), was originally created by having friends and family each contribute a quilt square as a show of love for the new child. The quilt is usually sewn by elders with the well wish that the baby will be as healthy and well like the elders. CDAC […]
Featured Stories
A path towards a brighter future
2018-10-15As one of four school-going children in her family, 18-year-old Khoo Xin Ping is wary of putting extra financial burden on her parents. Her father is a general worker who does not earn much and her mother is a housewife. With CDAC’s support in the form of bursaries, activity fee subsidies and “Ready for School!” packs and vouchers, the family’s financial load has […]
Rising above difficult situations
2018-08-15While most 24-year-olds are still figuring out their future, Derrick Ong already knows what he wants. The Year 3 business management undergraduate at Singapore Management University says: “I want a job in wealth management and a stable income.”CDAC Song
