Single-parent families in Jurong struggling during pandemic receive groceries and vouchers

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SINGAPORE - Getting by during the Covid-19 period as an unemployed single mum was already taxing for Ms Nur Humaiza, and she was dealt another blow when she and her son had to serve a 14-day quarantine order in June.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Getting by during the Covid-19 period as an unemployed single mum was already taxing for Ms Nur Humaiza, and she was dealt another blow when she and her son had to serve a 14-day quarantine order in June.

Within a day, Ms Humaiza's social worker from a social service office worked with other organisations to deliver 50 packs of cooked meals and household items to her home. Most of the recipients are single-parent families living in Jurong, and more families in the area and other places will receive the grocery packs in the coming weeks.

Ms Humaiza said the groceries will tide her over the next month or two, while she focuses on her son's medical expenses. A fifth of her $750 allowance goes to buying two cans of milk powder for her son, who needs the immunity boost, as he has asthma, eczema and bronchitis.

 

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