Building a Caregiver Support Network
Year
2021-2024
![SG Together Alliance for Action (AfA) for Caregivers of Persons with Disabilities - Cover Zoom group photo taken during the official launch of CaringSG and Project 3i. Then Minister of Social and Family Development, Mr Desmond Lee, is pictured in the middle of the photo, while the logos of supporting and partnering organisations are below.](/images/default-source/default-album/about-us/our-story/our-milestones/29_cover_inside.jpg)
Launch of the SG Together Alliance for Action (AfA) for Caregivers of Persons with Disabilities
We formed this alliance with the National Council of Social Service and community partners to co-create solutions to pressing issues faced by caregivers.
Impact Highlights
> 3000 caregivers supported
> 130 volunteers trained
14 strategic partners involved in co-creating the caregiver support model
Initiatives Supported
![Sharing and Caring over Kaya Toast A family with a young girl with disability enjoying Ya Kun together at a Project 3i event.](/images/default-source/default-album/partner-us/coalition/sharing-and-caring-over-kaya-toast.jpg)
Project 3i: CAREconnect
Enhanced community support for persons with disabilities and their caregivers through building capabilities of volunteers
The information shared by the parents in my caregiver support group was very helpful - I learnt a lot about how to raise my child with autism, and about SPED schools. It is also really nice to hear fellow caregivers share their thoughts, life experiences, encouragements and even failures.
- Feng Lu Jia, caregiver of a child with autism
![carebuddy Trained CAREbuddies posing for a group photo with their certificates.](/images/default-source/default-album/partner-us/coalition/carebuddyd72623f9c501403d9e5757eebfd86974.jpeg)
Project 3i: CAREbuddy
Established a community network of trained caregivers to provide structured peer support
As caregivers ourselves, when we see other caregivers going through the struggles that we ourselves went through before, we know what it's like to be in that stage. So we know the right things to say or not to say.
- CAREbuddy
![Caregiver Services Team Group photo of CaringSG staff](/images/default-source/default-album/partner-us/coalition/caregiver-services-teamd7e918c4-0ea2-4ca7-9254-7f814e06961a.jpeg)
Project 3i: CAREwell
Provided integrated health and social support for families with complex needs
![Community Circles Caregivers talking to each other](/images/default-source/default-album/partner-us/coalition/community-circles.png)
Community Circles Model
Connected caregivers to volunteers who rally around and journey with them
2024 & Beyond
![CAREconnect Event Caregivers and volunteers taking a group photo at a CAREconnect event held at Boon Lay CC.](/images/default-source/default-album/partner-us/coalition/careconnect-event.png)
Scaling up Project 3i
Partnering CaringSG to increase programme awareness and caregiver participation
![Ground Up Initiatives Caregivers engaged in discussion](/images/default-source/default-album/partner-us/coalition/caregivers-engaged-in-discussion.png)
Supporting Ground-Up Initiatives
The Caregiver Empowerment Fund by SG Enable supports initiatives that empower caregivers.
Interested to start a ground-up project or contribute as a volunteer?
Email caregivers@sgenable.sg to find out more!