“I didn’t have enough time, and also a private tutor, when they join some of the sports, we need to pay quite a lot of money,” said Ms Myca, 30, who works part-time in the food and beverage industry.
Ms Myca said that her girls are interested in badminton and swimming, and she hopes to give them opportunities to explore these sports through the programme.The programme launched on Monday is designed to support MSF’s existing Community Link programme. The programme is the first of its kind from the private sector, OCBC said in its release.
The OCBC volunteers have already started engaging 22 of these families. The remaining 78 families will be progressively matched with volunteers over the next three months, the bank added. Mr Lee had shared the story of a young boy who skipped school frequently, but later changed for the better with the support of a volunteer mentor.
“When the Families100 program was launched, what really excites me is the personal time I get with the beneficiaries,” said Mr Keeve Tan, 40, a managing director at OCBC Group.