We were first introduced to Santi and her family in 2017, when we participated in SCC’s Lou Hei Celebration. Back then, we found out that Santi had just lost her husband and was struggling with the changes – a new job and taking care of her two children (a pre-schooler and a young teenager).
David stays in a rental flat at Beo Crescent estate with his parents and younger brother. When he was in Primary 6 in 2018, David had scored a grade “D” for English in the previous year, despite having been enrolled in a tuition class.
With the help of KeyStart Access Fund, Mr Borhan moved into his new home with his 3 teenage children, in January 2019. It was a bittersweet moment when he received the cheque from the KeyStart Team to pay for the cash shortfall he needed for his flat
Fear. Humiliation. Distress. Loneliness. These are but just some of the tribulations that perpetuated Stacey’sexperiences as a survivor of family violence in her previous marriage.
In one of the community walks in November 2017, SCC workers found out that the children in Leng Kee Park were organically celebrating their friend’s birthday in their own little ways.