FairPrice started the Used Textbooks Project in 1983 to relieve the financial burden of needy families by providing free second-hand textbooks for lower-income families. Amid the rising cost of living, the project aims to help financially-stretched families reduce textbook expenses and ease their financial burden. For the past 26 years, the FairPrice Used Textbooks Project has received very encouraging response from the public, having collected more than 1.8 million books and helped over 120,000 needy students save more than S$8 million in textbooks expenses.
Boys’ Brigade Sharity Gift Box
Since 2000, FairPrice has supported the Boys’ Brigade Sharity Gift Box (BBSGB), a longstanding charity project aimed at spreading the spirit of caring and sharing with those in need through donation of food items, fulfilling special wishes of beneficiaries.
FairPrice Food Voucher Scheme
The FairPrice Food Voucher Scheme has provided a boost to many needy families over the years. The Scheme was first launched in 2002 when S$1 million in food vouchers were distributed to needy families via the Citizens' Consultative Committees (CCCs). In 2003, FairPrice donated S$1 million in food vouchers to the community and another S$1 million in food vouchers to help needy union members. In 2007, FairPrice donated S$1 million to help needy families cope with the 2% GST hike. In 2008 and 2009, a total of S$3 million in food vouchers were given out to help the community cope with rising inflation. In total, S$7 million has been given out through the scheme.
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