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Building Community FY 2010-2011 Temasek Cares - Project SPARKFocus on helping single-parent families rebuild their lives and create stronger family units Partners: CDAC, MENDAKI, SINDA, Eurasian Association
The Self-Help Groups (SHGs), namely CDAC, MENDAKI, SINDA, and Eurasian Association have joined hands with Temasek Cares to set up a programme to help single-parent families rebuild their lives. Known as Temasek Cares - Project SPARK (Successful Parents And Resilient Kids), the programme aims to help a total of 600 single parent families over the next two years. Single parents, especially single mothers, face many challenges to becoming independent. To re-enter the workforce, they need help to gain the necessary skills and qualification. They also need help to groom themselves for interviews, help to pay for transport and living expenses and help to care for their dependents while they undertake employment. Temasek Cares - Project SPARK is built around CareerLink Plus, a programme which provides employment support for job-seekers. A case manager will assess the career readiness of the parent and where needed, enroll the parent for courses in skills upgrading, interview skills, IT knowledge, grooming skills, financial literacy, etc. The case manager will also help the family with the education and care needs of children and other dependents. To supplement existing social help schemes, Temasek Cares - Project SPARK will step in to help financially-needy parents with their share of training expenses and childcare costs. Temasek Cares - Project SPARK is an iconic programme for Temasek Cares. It is the largest grant given by us to-date. It also marks a notable first in pooling all the SHGs ' resources to extend support to the needy in our community. Media Coverage:
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