Q: Who can join?
A: Membership is open to all, regardless of age,sex, race or religion.

Q: How can we help?
A: You can volunteer your services and look     after one or more needy family/families.Or     you can make a donation to the Group. All     outright donations are tax exempt.Currently     the rate is 2.5x. I.e. for every dollar you     donate, the Government deducts two dollars       and fifty cents from your taxable income.

Q: What about the poor and needy in other      countries?
A: Because of our tax exempt status, we can     only help the poor and needy in Singapore if     we are using funds
    donated to the Breadline Group.

Q: How do you find the poor and needy in      Singapore?
A: The majority of cases are referred to us by          Social Workers / Medical Social Workers from     various organisations in Singapore.

Q: How does the Group decide that these      cases should be helped?
A: The Family Advisory Committee, made up of      experienced Social Workers, will assess each      case and make their recommendations to the      Executive Committee.

Q: We would like to volunteer our services      but we do not know what to do when we      visit the families.
A: An experienced Breadline volunteer will guide      you. You will accompany the volunteer on            his/her visits to the family/families and      observe what needs to be done. Once you      are comfortable, you will be assigned an      existing or new family. You are under no      obligation and at any time you can decide not      to continue the assignment if it is not      suitable. However, if you decide to stop after      taking on a family, do let any Breadline      committee member know so that a      replacement can be found.

Q: Are we expected to give the money to      the poor and needy families out of our      own pockets?
A: For funding of recipient/family, each volunteer     can either

      a) make a claim for reimbursement from the            Hon Treasurer; or

      b) pay out of own pocket and make no claim           for reimbursement; or

      c) make a claim for reimbursement but give          donation (any amount) to The Breadline               Group. Tax exempt receipts will be issued          for donations.