Community

Boon Lay Shop Has Free Groceries For Residents In Need, They Can Pick Up To 12 Items Monthly

Boon Lay Community Shop Lets Residents In Need Pick Groceries For Free

Stocking up on groceries may be a regular affair for many of us, but not so much for others who are struggling to get by. Thankfully, charitable initiatives like this Community Shop @ Boon Lay are around to help ease their burdens.

Source

Launched on Wednesday (24 Mar), the programme by Food from the Heart and OCBC Bank allows beneficiaries to get the groceries they need — free of charge.

Beneficiaries get free groceries at Boon Lay Community Shop

According to The Straits Times (ST), the shop at Blk 176 Boon Lay Drive currently serves 350 needy households. The number is expected to reach 1,000 by the end of 2021.

The concept of the store is to allow beneficiaries to select the items they truly require, instead of receiving food packages with items they don’t need.

Source

National Development Minister Mr Desmond Lee explained that this will reduce wastage and better meet residents’ needs, notes ST.

Eligible residents will get a beneficiary card, which entitles them to collect up to 12 items from the store each month.

Source

The Boon Lay Community Shop is apparently the second of its kind in Singapore, with 1 in Mountbatten also operated by Food from the Heart since Feb 2020.

 

24/7 donation points available

Members of the public who wish to contribute to the grocery selection should note that both the Boon Lay and Mountbatten outlets accept donations 24/7.

Source

For more information on how you can help, you may visit Food from the Heart’s page here.

An uplifting initiative for the community

Not only does this initiative curb the prevalent issue of food wastage in Singapore, it also helps families in need get the food staples they truly require.

Kudos to Food from the Heart and OCBC for spearheading the project. We hope that they’ll be able to help even more people in the future, and expand this initiative.

Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at hello@mustsharenews.com.

Featured image adapted from Facebook and Facebook.

Geraldine Yeo

Tiny human who loves taking down bigger dudes.

Recent Posts

Bloomberg issued POFMA order over S’pore GCB transactions article, Govt addresses falsehoods

False claims include that GCB transactions occur without government checks on beneficial owners' identities.

23 Dec 2024, 3:35 pm

Woman set on fire aboard New York subway train, suspect allegedly watches her burn

The suspect casually watched as the woman became consumed by flames.

23 Dec 2024, 3:14 pm

Elderly man pickpocketed on bus from JB to S’pore, loses S$450 & has S$800 charged to credit card

The thief left the wallet and more than RM200 behind, presumably to mislead the 72-year-old…

23 Dec 2024, 1:38 pm

SingPost fires 3 senior executives citing gross negligence, CEO & CFO to contest termination

Earlier this year, three managers were found to have made manual updates on a customer’s…

23 Dec 2024, 12:14 pm

Passenger on US flight slammed for bringing Great Dane as ’emotional support’ dog

On the other hand, some said they'd prefer sitting next to a massive dog than…

23 Dec 2024, 10:12 am