Our Story As a Ground-Up Initiative

 

Project Hills was born in the heart of Queenstown at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. On 9 April 2020, our founders reached out to their fellow residents in the Mei Ling rental estate, who had suddenly found themselves jobless or struggling financially as a result of the nationwide 'Circuit Breaker' lockdown. It was heart wrenching to see fellow Mei Ling residents retrenched and struggling to feed their families. Resolute, we formed a small group of no more than ten to identify those who were hard hit and procured essential household items to alleviate some of their financial woes.

 

Since then, Project Hills has grown from a small, tight-knit group of family and friends to a sizeable pool of volunteers from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, who bring different strengths, talents and perspectives to the table. Most of our volunteers are in their 20s and many are working adults in various fields and industries.

 

We have grown from supporting 17 families with groceries and rations to offering various forms of support to many more families living in public rental housing estates around Singapore, such as: Mei Ling Street, Stirling Road and Kim Tian Place. We are committed to listening to and treating each individual with dignity as we assist them.