Hope Divine by Tan Morgan7/4/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Kampung Siglap the brainchild of Pastor Andrew Khoo, 63, founder and chief executive of New Hope Community Services (NHCS), who saw the need for “consistent, meaningful and deeper engagement between those who want to provide help and those who need help”. It also has a small cafe that is open to the public. There are also dormitories and private rooms for live-in camps and retreats. ![]() The repurposed school block now houses spaces for contemplation, courts for various ball games, several training rooms and a cooking studio. But also provide a restful environment to inspire hope and change. Through camps and retreats, the centre aims to not only to teach life skills to low-income families to help them break out of the vicious cycle of poverty. It opened its doors on March 1 as Kampung Siglap, a retreat and training centre for clients of New Hope Community Services and other social service agencies. Among the residences of Frankel Estate, a long three-storey block – once home to Siglap Primary School – has been given a new lease of life. ![]()
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