Residents said the centre has helped them through tough times and they will miss the volunteers there.
The We Love Learning Centre at Block 93 Henderson Road will move to a new neighbourhood at Block 129 Bukit Merah View by May 2025 after nearly two decades.
But the centre will soon shut. The residents it serves, from Blocks 91, 92 and 93 Henderson Road, are being relocated to rental flats across Singapore by the Housing Board, which is reviewing development plans for the area.Many Henderson Heights residents told The Straits Times the centre has been a source of help during tough times, and they will miss the volunteers there when the place finally goes.
Conducted by paid tutors from Mendaki’s Collaborative Tuition Programme two to three times a week, the free lessons catered to some 300 students at its peak. It moved into its current space, formerly a PAP Community Foundation kindergarten, at Block 93 in 2005. Grassroots volunteers preparing bags of fresh vegetables that are distributed weekly to residents of Blocks 91, 92 and 93 Henderson Road on Oct 28. PHOTO: COURTESY OF LIONEL HENG
“We brought community partners on board so that our projects will be sustainable, and when you have a continuous point of contact with a family across two, or even three generations, then you can build trust and really make an impact.”
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