Dear fellow caregivers and friends,
Today, the new dawn of 2025 brings new joy and hope for CaringSG. On 1 January 2025, I will take up the new role as Emeritus Chair and Ambassador of CaringSG, and officially step down as honorary CEO.
The helm of CaringSG is now in the steady hands of Mr Edwin Tan, a passionate veteran of Singapore’s social service sector of nearly 3 decades. Since joining us in July 2024, Edwin has led our dedicated CaringSG team successfully in several campaigns and projects, including the Uplift Campaign, CaringSG Family Day, the Purple Parade and CAREforward campaign. With his dynamic and compassionate leadership, I am confident that CaringSG will scale greater heights to support more caregivers and build a stronger Singapore.
As we look back at the past few years since CaringSG’s inception in October 2020, we are greatly heartened to witness the paradigm shifts in the caregiving scene that CaringSG has catalysed in Singapore. Our success does not come easy. It is through unity, collaboration and compassion.
We started as a united founding community of about 40 caregivers and 50 professional allies in 2020. Today, CaringSG is a family of more than 5000 members, with more than 4000 caregivers and an alliance of 23 caregiver support groups. Our caregiver beneficiaries have received support through more than 22,000 touchpoints in our 3i programmes and Step One programme. We have trained more than 150 volunteers and started 8 CAREkaki neighbourhood chapters to strengthen our outreach. More upscaling efforts are planned for 2025 and beyond. In addition, CaringSG exemplifies balanced advocacy through close collaborative efforts with public stakeholders, more than 150 community partners and inclusive corporates to bring forth multiple impactful national initiatives. All these are only possible through sheer grit and determination, which only one with true compassion can muster.
The past has been invigorating, the present inspiring, and the future inviting. With your continual support, I believe CaringSG will grow from strength to strength, and all caregivers in Singapore will be healthier and happier in this new year and years ahead.
Blessings,
Dr Lim Hong Huay
Emeritus Chair and Ambassador, CaringSG
A big part of the joy in caregiving for children comes from being made to see things from a fresh child-like perspective. Teaching autistic children requires one to go beyond that. Often, one has to tap on that perspective and the child’s interest to engage them in learning about our neurotypical world. This is the story of Eliz’s creative teaching journey inspired by her fostered child, Eugene.
A big part of the joy in caregiving for children comes from being made to see things from a fresh child-like perspective. Teaching autistic children requires one to go beyond that. Often, one has to tap on that perspective and the child’s interest to engage them in learning about our neurotypical world. This is the story of Eliz’s creative teaching journey inspired by her fostered child, Eugene.
A big part of the joy in caregiving for children comes from being made to see things from a fresh child-like perspective. Teaching autistic children requires one to go beyond that. Often, one has to tap on that perspective and the child’s interest to engage them in learning about our neurotypical world. This is the story of Eliz’s creative teaching journey inspired by her fostered child, Eugene.
I am sitting down to write this six days after I met Wendy, Mummy to an autistic daughter, over lunch. Looking at the notes I scribbled from our chat, the few words that popped up in my mind? ‘My learning journey’. This is Wendy’s learning journey as a caregiver.
When Carrie first heard her son’s autism diagnosis at age three, she was overwhelmed with questions and uncertainty. But through determination, early intervention, and unwavering support from her husband, she found a path forward—guided, unexpectedly, by her son Ethan’s deep love for trains. From Thomas & Friends to trainspotting in Switzerland, this is a heartfelt story of a family’s journey, resilience, and the power of embracing a child’s special interests.
If you are a community volunter passionate about making a difference in the lives of caregivers and their families, join CaringSG as a trained volunteer to support, empower, and uplift caregivers while fostering a more inclusive and connected community.
