VOLUNTEERS have been visiting elderly residents in the Central district monthly, bringing electric fans, food, toiletries and other donations from companies.

Companies have also sent employees to tidy up rental and three-room flats in areas such as Toa Payoh.

Enlisting more helping hands - getting individuals and groups from the private, public and people sectors involved - is one of three areas that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong asked Community Development Councils (CDCs) to focus on in the coming years.

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