About Us
Singapore’s pressing challenges of a rapidly ageing population include
Chronic health conditions
Cognitive challenges
Little or no income
Little or no family support
Blossom Seeds supports seniors to blossom in their golden years to stay active.
All seniors desire a life with good health, dignity, economic independence and finally a peaceful demise. We help them to stay socially connected and meaningfully engaged through constant learning and volunteer work. This in turn keeps them happy and purposefully driven, and hence will lead to reduce nation’s health costs.
Background
Blossom Seeds Limited (BSL) was set up in February 2013. It was registered as a company limited by guarantee as a not-for-profit organization.
We obtained our charity status in April 2016 from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) which was later approved as an Institution of Public Character (IPC) on 1 February 2017. We also became a full member of National Council of Social Service (NCSS) in December 2016.
Values
G.ratitude
R.espect
E.mpathy
A.dvancement
T.eamwork
Achievements
Present
Currently, BSL has 3 programmes partnering Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) to support our needy seniors in Sembawang GRC. The programmes are Medical Escort & Transport (MET), Community Befriending Programme (CBP) & Active Ageing Centre (AAC).
Capability & Achievements
Since moving to East Canberra at Sembawang GRC, Blossom Seeds has
Strengthened our partnerships with many religious organisations, SGO, PA, Grassroot organisations and other Community leaders
Served more beneficiaries. No of beneficiaries whom we served increased from 50 to 300 seniors ( 2021)
Increased our staff strength & capabilities from 8 to 22 in 2021.
Increased volunteer base with collaborations with more corporates
Endorsement from foundations & corporates to support more seniors.
Expansion plans
To establish and commence building capabilities in Home Palliative Care services in Sembawang GRC in 2024 partnering AIC and other community partners.
To establish more AACs to meet the needs of the seniors in Sembawang in line with Healthier SG.
Medical Escort Transport To cover Marsiling constituency with resources.
Assisted Living Shelter
• A plot of land to build Assisted Living Shelter or high rise Building to cater for needy multiracial lonely seniors with no income or family support.
• Since 2016, we have expressed our long-term mission to build a shelter home and Nursing Home (short term stay with an objective to get seniors returning to their own dormitory or homes) .
• This will be our continuing care to the senior beneficiaries whom we serve now from our Sembawang Central and later GRC.
• It also enhances our commitment to the community to meet the need as well as deepens our care.
• When land is eventually obtained with AIC support and SLA, it takes another 3 to 5 years for the building to be ready.
