Do you have a lot of unopened CNY goodies sitting on your table? You can donate them and let someone else enjoy them on your behalf!

It’s Raining Raincoats (IRR), a local non-profit organisation formed to support the needs of migrant workers in Singapore, is calling for donations! You can share your unopened and unexpired CNY goodies with our brothers who toil for our country. These donations will be distributed to the migrant worker community at their dormitories, worksites and construction areas and this initiative by IRR is happening from now until Feb 28.

Time to pack all your unopened and unexpired CNY goodies. IRR has a list of Whatsapp numbers whom you can reach out to for the various donations. They will help to facilitate the distribution of the snacks by giving you a list of the dormitory locations where you can drop the snacks off.

Apart from CNY goodies and after this donation drive, you can still work with IRR to bless the migrant worker community through other donation means. They include pre-loved items such as men’s clothes, backpacks, and more. Do ensure they are washed and in good condition!

If not pre-loved items, you can also work with IRR to bless them with care packs that include daily necessities such as instant coffee, biscuits, toothbrushes and toothpaste, body soap, shampoo, shaver etc.

There is also a correspondent who collects monetary donations used to top up data cards for the workers. This will be very helpful as the migrant workers rely on these data cards to stay connected with their families back home.

The migrant worker community in Singapore is a large one and they are Singapore’s unsung heroes. Every day, rain or shine, they toil for Singapore’s soil and they are the reason we get to live comfortably in our buildings, drive safely on our roads and more. It isn’t easy for them to be away from their families and to be working so hard to send money home. Let us all show some love to our brothers who have been working so very hard for us.

More info at https://sites.google.com/view/irrcny-2021/home.

The next time you are about to throw away a food product, think twice. Your unwanted tin of biscuits could actually go a long, long way somewhere else.

There are several non-profit organisations in Singapore that will distribute these items to those who need it. It is a win-win situation; you get to reduce food wastage and the unprivileged benefits from your donation.

From nursing home Lions Home For The Elders to charity organisation Willing Hearts, here is our guide to 5 Places Where You Can Donate Food To In Singapore For A Good Cause.

#1 FEI YUE

Do you have any extra or unused beverages, biscuits, canned food, instant noodles, milk powder and/or rice with a shelf life of at least three months? You could donate them to Fei Yue – a voluntary welfare organisation – whom would then distribute these necessities to the elderly who live by themselves as well as families who are facing financial difficulties.

20 Lengkok Bahru
Block B, #03-02
Singapore 159053
Tel: +65 6819 9177
Nearest Station: Redhill

Source: Food Heart

#2 FOOD FROM THE HEART

Food From The Heart (FFTH) reaches out to grassroots organisations and welfare homes by distributing food items to those in need. You can donate non-perishable food items such as biscuits, baked beans, button mushrooms, condensed milk, salt and sardines etc. It doesn’t matter if you are looking to help long term or to just be a one-time donor. Everything counts!

Donors are encouraged to give FFTH a call before making their way down to the warehouse. You can also donate to FFTH via their wishlist.

130 Joo Seng Road #03-01
Singapore 368357
Tel: +65 6280 4483
Mon to Fri: 9am – 6pm
Nearest Station: Tai Seng

#3 LIONS HOME FOR THE ELDERS

Lions Home for the Elders is a nursing home accredited as an Approved Service Provider by the Ministry of Health. It accepts food donations such as fresh vegetables, packaged cake rolls and bottled mineral water etc. Visit the official website’s food wish list for their wish list.

It is recommended that you drop by on weekdays between 9am to 6pm to deliver the food donations.

9 Bishan Street 13
Singapore 579804
Tel: +65 6252 9900
Nearest Station: Bishan

487 Bedok South Avenue 2
Singapore 469316
Tel: +65 6244 0667
Nearest Station: Bedok

#4 THE FOOD BANK SINGAPORE

The Food Bank Singapore collects unused food products from families, companies, eateries, restaurants and basically anyone who wishes to donate. These items will then be sorted out and sent to their member beneficiaries such as nursing homes and family service centres.

Want to do more? Why not organise a food drive with The Food Bank Singapore! There are various locations where you can drop off your personal food donations. Visit The Food Bank Singapore’s official website for more information.

#5 WILLING HEARTS

Run almost wholly by volunteers, Willing Hearts is a charity with a noble aim of improving the lives of the underprivileged. Willing Hearts also operates a soup kitchen where they prepare some 4,500 meals daily throughout the year for the disabled, elderly, migrant workers and others who are struggling financially.

You can help out by contributing cooking oil, rice or other food products to Willing Hearts. Fill up this online form and the organisation will be in contact with you shortly.