Belanja @ Jurong Central

Project Belanja @ Jurong Central is a community food distribution scheme designed to address food security in Jurong Central. Residents in the scheme receive a $40 meal card quarterly, valid for eight meals ($4 each) and eight drinks ($1 each) at participating coffee shops and eateries. They can also “belanja” (treat) fellow residents by purchasing $4 magnets to place on a redemption board for those in need.

In 2024, we have distributed 2150 meal cards to various households. We expect to reach more households per run in time to come due to an increased acceptance rate among estates. At the same time, we were pleased to onboard new vendors, i.e. stall operators and coffee shops to provide a greater diversity of dining options to our service users. Among them, we were successful in onboarding more halal and vegetarian stalls, in line with the needs of our community.