Category: Happenings

Happenings

DADs for Life Launches First Constituency-Based Father Group

Centre for Fathering, DADs for Life and MUMs for Life are excited to share that a father group has been formed in Kebun Baru – the first based in a constituency. Launched on 15 April 2023 by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Mr Henry Kwek, Advisor to Kebun Baru GROs at the Kebun Baru

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12 Organisations Recognised For Innovative HR Policies That Support Fathers

Five organisations from the public, private and people sectors have been selected as winners of the Great Companies for Dads Awards 2023. 22 companies participated in the awards this year These organisations received awards from President Halimah Yacob at the Centre for Fathering Charity Ball on 10 February 2023. They hail from industries such as

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Fathers Pledged Involvement at DADs for Life Conference 2022

Themed Rekindling The Hearts of Fathers, this year’s DADs for Life conference aims to rally fathers with school-going children and inspire them to be the best dad they can be for their kids. Besides hearing from dads Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Patron of Centre for Fathering, Mr Keith Magnus, Chairman of Centre for Fathering and Mr

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Eat With Your Family Day’s First-Ever Picnic Event

About 400 family members enjoyed a fun-filled Made For Families evening with a picnic and family-bonding activities at the Eat With Your Family Day (EWYFD) event held at Bishan Park on Friday,18 November 2022. This picnic event marks the last EWYFD of the year, with participation from 42 companies. The picnic is organised by Centre

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Eat With Your Family Day is Made For Families!

To encourage Singaporeans to forge stronger bonds with their families, employers were encouraged to allow employees to leave work at 5pm on 19 November 2021, Friday, to have a meal with their families. In a special edition of Eat With Your Family Day, about 100 families enjoyed a Made For Families evening of fun and

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A Dad’s Response to the White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development

The White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development, which arose from a year-long conversation on women development in Singapore, surfaced recommendations for 25 action plans to better look after the interests of women. As a father to three sons and a daughter, I am encouraged that Singapore is progressing towards a future where men and women

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Celebrating Fathers 2022 Celebrates Courage and Resilience of Fathers During Pandemic

As Singapore moves into the endemic phase, we’re celebrating fathers who have overcome the challenges of the pandemic while balancing work, co-parenting and household responsibilities and strengthened their families because of their resilience and courage. This year, Celebrating Fathers is heralding Father’s Day with a line-up of events to spotlight fathers’ contributions as they supported

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New Support Group for Malay Muslim Mothers Launched

In conjunction with the Year of Celebrating SG Families, Centre for Fathering (CFF) and MUMs for Life (MFL) have launched Ibu Sepanjang Hayat (ISH) [MUMs for Life for the Malay Muslim Community], at MUMs Day Out event – a joint mothers’ celebration by MFL and Families for Life (FFL) on Sunday, 8 May 2022. Minister

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