Homeless Shelter Helps Malaysians Sleeping Rough In Singapore
HappeningSG·2020-04-04 14:11
On March 18, 2020, Malaysia’s Movement Control Order took effect to contain COVID-19. To keep their jobs in Singapore, some Malaysians who usually commute daily took to sleeping rough. Transit Point @ Margaret Drive, run by New Hope Community Services, opened its doors ahead of schedule and, with the help of church and public volunteers, reached out to those without a safe place to sleep. *Footage was shot in mid-March.Transit Point @ Margaret Drive is the third shelter run by New Hope Community Services, which has been housing rough sleepers for 16 years. To volunteer, register at http://bit.ly/lovingroughsleepers. Donations may be dropped off at 51 Margaret Drive between 9am and 7pm.READ: ‘Singaporean or Malaysian, they’re people’: How shelter volunteers rallied to help workers sleeping roughhttps://cna.asia/3bLd9Gz For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://www.youtube.com/cnainsiderFollow CNA INSIDER on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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