LIONS BEFRIENDERS SERVICE ASSOCIATION

Lions Befrienders was initially set up as a joint project of the Lions Clubs of Singapore North, Serangoon Gardens and Stamford on 20 June 1994 and was first known as the Lions Befrienders Service Association of Singapore North, Serangoon Gardens and Stamford. The then Ministry of Community Development officially handed over the Befriender Programme to the Lions on 1 July 1995. The premises at Bukit Merah View was officially opened on 22 July 1995 by the then Acting Minister of Community Development, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi. Since 3 March 2000, we are known as the Lions Befrienders Service Association (Singapore).

Since then, Lions Befrienders has a long history in caring for and assisting the seniors to cope with the demands of daily living, enabling them to continue living in a familiar environment for as long as possible. We are also committed to enhance their quality of life by improving their living conditions and facilitating better co-ordination in the provision of community-based care and support services.

The essence of the Befriending Programme is caring for and assisting the elderly to cope with the demands of daily living, and enabling them to continue living in a familiar environment for as long as possible. The programme also seeks to enhance their quality of life by improving their living conditions and facilitating better co-ordination in the provision of community-based care and support services. The island-wide Befriending Programme reaches out to more than 2,500 lonely seniors mainly living in rental flats, aged 65 years and above and have limited or no family support. Trained Befrienders conduct weekly home visitations to these seniors.

To complement the Befriending programme, Lions Befrienders runs an Outreach programme conducted through 3 Seniors Activity Centres located in Ang Mo Kio, Bendemeer and Mei Ling Street. These centres promote active ageing and continuous learning by engaging about 1,950 seniors in a wide array of meaningful activities.

For more details, click here to visit the Lions Befrienders Service Association’s website.