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Supporting our Elders during this Lockdown

This pandemic is taking a toll especially on elders who are living alone at home.
Not only are they more vulnerable to the virus, many of them are not able to travel, or keep up to date with credible information on how to get important supplies or help. Some do not have family support, with their family being front-line workers, or with their family being abroad.

For Elders

If you know an elder who is living alone and without family support, and who has needs such as food, medical supplies, nursing care or mental health support, please file a request below:

REQUEST HELP FOR AN ELDER

For Caregivers & Nurses at Home

If you are an individual caregiver or nurse who could provide elders in critical need of care, either on a voluntary or paid basis, please file a request below:

REQUEST HELP FOR A CARER

For Individuals who want to help

If you are an individual who would like to help in either buying supplies on behalf of an elder, or delivering supplies on behalf of an elder (only within your town, and on allocated shopping days), please leave your details and we will get in touch with you:

OFFER YOUR HELP

 For Organisations who want to help

If you are an organisation who would like to help either in providing or delivering food (groceries as well as cooked meals), medical supplies, or qualified expertise (medical, nursing, psychological help), please leave your details and we will get in touch with you:

OFFER YOUR HELP

What people are saying...

"The biggest strength of Familia is the speed in which my request was serviced. I even got a visit from the carer the next day. With the lockdown situation it is practically impossible to have such a service. Thanks to Familia, my dad was able to have a home care service in 24 hours and I was able to free myself and resume my work"

​ - Moothien Denis, Son

"I am amazed that Familia was able to deal with an emergency so quickly - I thought it would take a week but my request was processed in a day! I live far from my mom and it's hard for me to help her - I'm really happy she was able to have provisions the next day because I was so worried."
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- Naeema Dauhoo, Daughter

Related News and Resources

• (13/3) A crowdsourced googlesheet of home delivery options that is accessible in the restricted areas (Link here)
• (13/3) 2134633 / 2031212. Ext: 1480/1481 is the police hotline for elders or disabled to request access for their caregivers (Read More) 
• (13/3) 1,500 caregivers operating in shelters will receive their vaccinations from Monday, March 15 (Read More) ​

FAMILIA is launched by The Care Collective Ltd, a partnership between Les Gaz Industriels, a public listed company that has been manufacturing and distributing medical and industrial gases since 1952,  Red Dot, an innovation consultancy in building new ventures for scale and impact, as well as Cloudseed Technologies, powering advance platform development, and for this rapid response initiative also thanks to Sogest Financiere Ltd, a specialist in Administrative and Consultancy Services, along with a big crew of volunteers.