We are a group of students embarking on a self-initiated community project under the Citibank Youth for Causes banner. In the course of 6 months, we intend to help raise awareness and funds for the Yellow Ribbon Fund. These funds will go to help ex-offenders and their families.

Aside from planning a dance showcase for students between the ages of 16-20, entitled DANZA!, our group has volunteered to help the Yellow Ribbon Fund at various other events. The following are a non-exclusive list of events that we will be volunteering/have volunteered at: Ministry of Development Family Day (4th July), Yellow Ribbon Street Sales (28th Aug) and the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run (5th Sep).

We hope to spread the message that these ex-offenders deserve a second chance just as much as anyone. We hope that in the future everyone in society will accept these ex-offenders and help unlock the second prison.

• Sandra Chua [Anglo Chinese School (Independent)]


• Larisa Cheng [Anglo Chinese School (Independent)]


• Grace Fong [Anglo Chinese School (Independent)]


• Liana Chek [Anglo Chinese School (Independent)]


• Shaunald Neo [Anglo Chinese School (Independent)]


• Maisie Koh [Anglo Chinese Junior College]


• Sarah Chua WH [Anglo Chinese Junior College]


• Hew Jia Ni [Raffles Institution (Junior College)]


• Joanne Ong [Hwa Chong Institution (College Section)]


• Sarah Chua KX [Hwa Chong Institution (College Section)]

1. What is Youth for Causes?
   
   • YFC is a joint project by YMCA and Citibank carried out annually, more details can be found here
   
   
   • 100 teams are chosen to carry out a project with seed funding of $1600 sponsored by Citibank


2. What is the Yellow Ribbon Fund and what do they do?


• YRFund contributes to the development and implementation of reintegration programmes for ex-offenders as well as support programmes to strengthen families of ex-offenders


• Money raised goes to providing financial support for:


• The provision of rehabilitative and aftercare services to prisoners and inmates


• Public awareness programmes aimed at creating awareness in giving 2nd chances to ex-offenders and inspiring community action to support the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-offenders


• Services associated with rehabilitation and reintegration for family members of prisoners and inmates before and after their discharge from custody


• More information can be found here


3. What we have done so far?
   
   • Events volunteered at: Ministry of Development Family Day & Singapore Arts Street Festival
   
   
   • Total Outreach: approx. 6000 people
   
   
   • Amount raised: $883 by selling merchandise handcrafted by inmates


4. What are the details of the event?
   
   • Registration closes on the 31st of July
   
   
   • Dance Circle Arts has volunteered to help us run the competition professionally and find judges
   
   
   • The event will now be a dance showcase rather than a competition
   
   
   • Guest of Honour: Chairperson of the Yellow Ribbon Fund, Mr Philip Tan