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About Grassroots Organisations
The People’s Association (PA) has a network of more than 1,800 grassroots organisations (GROs). They are managed by volunteers appointed by the PA. Through their involvement in the GROs, these volunteers help the PA achieve its mission of building and bridging communities to achieve one people, one Singapore. They bring people of different backgrounds together by organising a wide range of programmes for residents to meet and interact, encouraging community involvement, raising awareness about community issues, explaining government policies and gathering feedback, as well as helping those in need, so as to strengthen racial harmony and social cohesion in our community.
The network of GROs in the PA includes the Citizens’ Consultative Committees (CCCs), Community Club Management Committees (CCMCs), Residents’ Committees (RCs), Neighbourhood Committees (NCs), Women’s Executive Committees (WECs), Indian Activity Executive Committees (IAECs), Malay Activity Executive Committees (MAECs), Community Emergency and Engagement Committees (C2Es), Senior Citizens’ Executive Committees (SCECs), Youth Executive Committees (YECs), Community Sports Clubs (CSCs) and Teens Network Clubs (T-Net Clubs).
We welcome you to join us as a volunteer, and help to build a caring community and great home for everyone.
The Community Development Councils (CDCs) were set up in 1997. They function as the local administration for their districts, initiating, planning and managing community programmes to promote community bonding and social cohesion. Being closer to the ground, the CDCs are more attuned and responsive to the specific needs of their respective communities.
The CDCs offer an excellent avenue for residents to actively participate in community activities and work towards creating a more vibrant society. Those who are more successful are encouraged to give back to the community so that the community as a whole can progress together.
The CDCs also render various community and social assistance services initiated by the government.
Services and Programmes
The CDCs offer services identified under the common strategic goals of ‘ABC’:
Assisting the Needy
To build a caring and cohesive community where people are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others.
Each CDC administers various government programmes and schemes to help needy residents by offering social and job assistance.
Bonding the People
To work together with residents to take charge of the well-being and harmony of the community and to forge stronger bonds within the community through projects and programmes.
CDCs encourage and facilitate residents to be involved in community projects and programmes that match their areas of interest or expertise.
Connecting the Community
To develop strategic partnerships with corporate and community partners to better serve our residents.
The CDCs work closely with stakeholders and partners to better engage the community and build synergy within.
Find out more about the CDC, services offered and how you can get involved. Visit your nearest CDC or go online.
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Our Community Sports Club Council (CSC Council) was inaugurated in June 2006. The CSC Council’s key role is to foster community bonding through sports in collaboration with the Community Sports Clubs (CSCs), other grassroots organisations and other sporting bodies. The CSC Council also works toward enlarging the common space for residents through various programmes such as the Community Sports Festival, People’s Association Children’s Football League, 2-km Walking Test and Inter-Constituency Games (ICGs).
If you like to organise or participate in sports activities, join our CSCs. Contact your nearest CC.
Corporate Partners
PA Corporate Partnership
The People's Association (PA) Corporate Partnership programme specifically creates opportunities for socially-responsible corporations to work with PA’s extensive grassroots network to support programmes and initiatives that extended our collaborative mission to build and bridge our community.
This programme offers a unique opportunity for your company to work with PA on a strategic level. Corporations can leverage on PA’s Corporate Partnership to access a year-long calendar of events which offer significant branding, networking and hospitality opportunities. Your company can also reach out to the community through meaningful partnerships at local-level initiatives that share common social and corporate objectives, hence creating a win-win for your company and the community in the respective areas.
Why Partner PA?
The "many helping hands" approach
Our ready pool of volunteers from the community, grassroots organisation, Community Development Councils and PA units forms an essential part of the “many helping hands” approach, which highlights strength in numbers.
Partner engagement
We are always constantly reaching out to potential partners and engaging existing ones on a win-win situation for new and sustainable collaborations.
Sharing of ideas and best practices
Platforms such as dialogue sessions, networking opportunities are available for partners and community leaders to share creative ideas and best practices. This mutual learning opportunity will improve existing partnership programmes and inspire new partnership possibilities.
Recognition and support for partners
We believe in providing support and recognition to strategic partners who had worked closely under the partnership programme. The PA Community Spirit Award Scheme is given to recognize partners that have assisted in building social capital and contributed to the community.
Project We Care
‘Project We Care’ is an initiative led by Corporate Singapore and the People’s Association, supported by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) and the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM), to encourage corporate volunteerism in Singapore, engaging the efforts of private sector CEOs and their employees to contribute towards meaningful causes in the community.
The ‘Project We Care’ network is spearheaded by a CEOs Committee under the leadership of Ms Wee Wei Ling. Through ‘Project We Care’, the CEOs Committee aims to encourage more peer CEOs and their respective companies to step forward to contribute and benefit the needy community through various sustainable Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects. For corporations that are new to CSR initiatives, Project We Care serves as a helpful network that links like-minded partners and individuals together to contribute for a good cause to the community.
The CEOs Committee and PA encourage corporations who are interested to participate in new and sustainable CSR programmes to come on board the ‘Project We Care’ network and work towards building a great home and a caring community.
The ‘Project We Care’ CEO Committee 2012 members are as follows:
Contact Us:
For more information about how your company can partner with PA, please contact our Corporate Partnership Office via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The PA Active Ageing Council (AA Council) champions the cause of active ageing and creates a supportive environment for active ageing elements to flourish in grassroots programmes. The functions of the PA AA Council includes promoting community bonding through active ageing programmes in collaboration with the Senior Citizens’ Executive Committees (SCECs) and other grassroots organisations and community partners. The PA AA Council will also conceptualise and organise flagship programmes in support of active ageing.
Find out more about PA AA Council at www.activeagers.org.