New Life Stories

10 years ago, what started as a simple visit to Changi Prison led to Saleemah Ismail starting up New Life Stories, an organization that aimed to help parents in prison reconnect with their children. Today, we celebrated how far we've come and the many milestones we've achieved through none other than our partners, volunteers, and the families who trusted us with their lives and their stories. Guest-of-honour President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, accompanied by Ms Jane Ittogi, unveiled our new logo and added the finishing touches to a beautiful painting done by our NLS families. With these symbolic brushstrokes, Mr President launched our new community space, our logo and the final book in our Love Beyond the Walls series 🌟 To the families, volunteers, partners and supporters who have made this 10 year milestone possible, thank you from the bottom of our hearts! The journey continues, and we're just getting started 💛 Photos by Ministry of Digital Development and Information #10YearsOfNLS #ADecadeOfImpact #ALifetimeOfChange #LoveBeyondTheWalls

This festive season, let’s celebrate the most precious gift that will last till the end of time—Family. As part of our ‘Till the End of Time’ initiative, we are deeply heartened by your incredible support. To date, we have achieved over 25,000 pledges together, and we hope you can continue downloading the ‘Love Beyond the Walls: Till the End of Time’ e-stories, and pledging your support to the initiative. Let’s spread even more joy this holiday season by encouraging your loved ones to purchase the ‘Love Beyond the Walls: Till the End of Time’ book. Every purchase directly supports New Life Stories, with 100% of the proceeds going towards their Family Strengthening Programme. Simply visit www.TillTheEndOfTime.sg to pre-order the book, and download the e-stories for a chance to win a $100 eCapitaVoucher. Together, let’s #PowerTheChange towards building a forever home – one that belongs to all of us. From our Geneco family to yours, here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! #Geneco #GenecoSG #TillTheEndofTime #NewLifeStories

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May this holiday season be filled with joy and light 🎄🎁 With love, the New Life Stories team

Join us at Geneco's 'Till the End of Time' pop-up event, located just outside Ngee Ann City from 12-18 December, 10am-10pm! Don’t miss out on our limited book launch—skip the preorder and get hardcopy books, ONLY available exclusively at the pop-up, just in time for Christmas gifting! See you there 🎁🎄

Yes, we turn double digits this year - the big 1-0! It’s been a decade of impactful work and we couldn’t have done this without our dedicated sponsors, volunteers and YOU. With your donations to our cause, we will strive and continue to bring brighter days to our families. To donate, just scan the PayNow code ⬆️ or grab our Love Beyond the Walls books today at https://lnkd.in/gdNQpFSH

🏆CapitaLand Hope Foundation’s (CHF) Camp Cacti initiative was awarded the prestigious ‘City of Good’ at President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards 2024. Conferred by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was accompanied by Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law Mr Edwin Tong SC, the achievement is a strong recognition of CHF and its charity partners’ collaborative efforts in building resilient, thriving and future-ready children. The award was received by Seng Chai Tan, Executive Director of CHF and Senior Advisor of CapitaLand Investment.    Camp Cacti, a collaborative initiative with Yellow Ribbon Singapore and part of CHF’s CapitaLand Empowerment and Resilience Programme, is a series of holiday camps that aims to help children acquire skills to better manage their emotions, build positive relationships and cope with adversities in their lives. More than 200 children have benefitted from the initiative since its launch in 2022. In 2024, 76% of the participants exhibited an increase in socio-emotional competence in the post-programme self-evaluation survey.   Our giving efforts are augmented as we work together with like-minded partners Yellow Ribbon Singapore, NeuGen Fund, Life Community Services Society and New Life Stories in achieving our shared purpose of creating meaningful change. And a big shoutout to all our community partners, staff and community volunteers who dedicated their time and efforts for Camp Cacti throughout the years!   For more: https://bit.ly/PVPACHF   #EnrichingLives #UpliftingCommunities #BuildingResilience #Philanthropy #CSR

Children with incarcerated parents are almost 3 times as likely to face the criminal justice system once in a lifetime. As a parent of two, this hard truth startled me when we visited New Life Stories (NLS), a non-profit organisation dedicated to preventing intergenerational incarceration, last year, and left an unforgettable mark on me for a long time to come. And this is why I am heartened that for Geneco SG's 2024 festive brand campaign, we have launched 'Till The End of Time' initiative, and collaborated with NLS - in the hope of inspiring all to be part of this initiative and help to rebuild family connections despite their situation, to give their children a fairer start to life. As part of the initiative, we have co-created the book ‘Love Beyond the Walls: Till the End of Time’ together, which is written by inmates under NLS’ programme, illustrated by former inmate artists from CANVAS, and supported by Yellow Ribbon Singapore. This book is a heartfelt collection of 10 stories that convey love and hope from the incarcerated parents to their children. In this video, which we also worked with Our Grandfather Story (OGS) and Singapore Prison Service, we featured one of the incarcerated writers of the book, Faliq, and his heartwarming message to his son. The book is now available for pre-order online, and 100% of proceeds will go directly to New Life Stories to support their Family Strengthening Programme. Together, let’s #PowerTheChange towards building a forever home – one that belongs to all of us. www.tilltheendoftime.sg #Brand #Communications #Marketing #CSR

🎉 We are deeply honored to be recognized as a City of Good Award winner for Camp Cacti! 🏆✨ This award celebrates a unique cross-sector collaboration between CapitaLand Hope Foundation, Life Community Services Society, NeuGen Fund, and us at New Life Stories. Together, we’ve worked to create a nurturing space where over 200 vulnerable children have grown, built resilience, and developed key social and emotional skills. 🌱 A heartfelt thank you to the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) for this meaningful recognition. Our work is only possible thanks to the dedication and synergy of our incredible partners, and we are proud to stand alongside all those making a difference. 💪💚 To everyone who has supported Camp Cacti’s mission to uplift children and transform lives—thank you. Let’s continue to empower young minds, together. #CityOfGood #CampCacti #CollaborationForGood #EmpoweringChildren #NewLifeStories #TogetherWeThrive 📷: PVPC

#throwback to Children’s Day at Superpark with guest-of-honour Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State for Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of National Development! Thank you once again to OUE and Community Chest Singapore for making this event possible, where over 200 of our children and their caregivers were able to have fun and most importantly made unforgettable memories together as families ❤️ 📸: Crush Media Network . . . #NewLifeStories #ChildrensDay2024 #SuperPark #FamilyStrengthening

From all of us at New Life Stories, Happy Deepavali! May this festival of lights bring peace and joy to your homes and hearts.