Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Gerard Ee reflects on the difference between community development and social service and how both can co-exist. He talks about how the problem today has shifted from the youth to low-income families and elderly. I asked him about the valuable research his team did on vulnerable families during the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for practice research.

00:00 Community Development vs. Social Service

11:33 Community Projects at Beyond

15:34 Voluntarism in Singapore Today

18:28 Low-Income Families in Bukit Ho Swee Today

23:45 The Pandemic Research

31:13 Practice Research

35:33 Advice for the New Social Worker

I am Dr Loh Kah Seng, the people’s historian. In Chronicles of Old Singapore, I speak to people about their memories of Singapore before it became a global city.

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