ComChest disbursed over $69m to over 280 social service programmes in last financial year

The Community Chest disbursed over $69 million to various social services in the last financial year -- its highest since 2016. These funds went to support over 280 programmes, according to its latest impact report. Nearly half of the amount disbursed went to support users of social service programmes. Some of the 82,000 beneficiaries include children with special needs and youth-at-risk. ComChest also channelled over $35 million to ground-up community projects. At its annual awards ceremony today, over 200 corporate partners and individual donors were recognised for their contributions.