Autumn Bridge Employment:
An Opportunity for an
Aging Singapore
Voices of our beneficiaries
Quotes Uncle Boon: “ I cannot work because I cant walk properly or
stand for too long, and nobody wants to hire someone like me.”
65, single, liives alone, unemployed
Health issues, knee placement and other aging issues
Unable to work for a number of years
Unable to get full public assistance
Lonely
Quote from Aunty Lan: “ I am so frightened that if
my health fails me, they will put me in an old aged
home.”
74, single, lives alone, no other family
Multiple health issues, weak legs and difficulty
moving around
Unable to work
On public assistance
Lonely
Video clip of Uncle Boon and Aunty Lan
Hopelessness
Loss of liberty
Loss of possessions
Loss of relationships
https://youtu.be/Q8ZCoujyW_Y
Problems and Solutions
Problems Proposed Objectives
Frequent hospitalisation Enhance health-related quality of life
Lack of disposable income Train skills
Loneliness Facilitate interpersonal interactions
Glaring gaps and needs
● Elderly loneliness (Chan et al., 2015)
○ > 32% aged 60 - 69 yo
○ > 40% aged 80 - 89 yo
● Poor mental well-being and highest ever suicide rates
in seniors (Tham, 2021)
Need: Current Landscape of
Jalan Kukoh
● 9 blocks of one & two-room rental units
at Jalan Kukoh
● 2 blocks of one & two-room rental units
at Chin Swee
● Primarily older folks: marginalised poor
● Many single elderly with little or no family
support
● Many fall within the cracks and have little
or limited support from government or
other help agencies
Goals
● Provide ground-up, customized programmes that build
and nurture our relationships with the aging community
● To age in familiar surroundings
● To work gainfully
● To enjoy a health-related quality of life
● To be involved in the Autumn Experience
AUTUMN and MediClinic
(Autumn Partner are side by side) in
MediClinic Jalan Kukoh neighbourhood
Linda
(Autumn Senior)
Has Chest pains and
other ailments.
Shares her pains In Pain but scared to
and concerns with go to doctor because
Autumn Volunteer of $ constraints
MediClinic DR. LIM AUTUMn brings Linda Continues to
AUTUMN Partner Linda to MediClinic live in pain and
for medical sickness worsens
attention
Linda gets Linda has
medical attention medication, recovers
from Dr. Lim, NO and AUTUMN
out of pocket cost followsup with her
$
AUTUMN Programmes
Buying Products:
-shop for items
- select and bring for
packing
- compare prices
Creating Products:
- Cookie Production
- Art Works
- Soap products Packing Products
Dropshipping – Bridge
Employment
Ninja Van delivers to
customer and payment is
completed
Purchase items from
stores based on waybills
Drop off at Ninja Point,
People’s Park
Eventually, BLK 2 to
become a Ninja Point
Pack using recycled materials at BLK
2, Jalan Kukoh. Seniors to stay and
gather, have tea, interact
Online stores
https://shopee.sg/autumnsg https://www.lazada.sg/shop/autumn-singapore
Results of Pilot Run - https://shopee.sg/autumnsg
January
2022
February
2022
Results of Pilot Run - https://www.lazada.sg/shop/autumn-singapore
January
2022 Revenue after commission deductions:
$441.99
February
2022 Revenue after commission deductions:
$715.23
Revenue Streams
Autumn Products, Autumn Store, Autumn Services
Products E-Store Services
Revenue Projections
The breakdown of Revenue as follows:
COGS
● 30% AUTUMN Products
● 40% AUTUMN Store (Online Drop Shipping)
● 30% AUTUMN Services ( Supporting Businesses
in support services)
● Revenue distribution as follows:
● 25% Income Supplement for Autumn Seniors
● 25% AUTUMN
● 50% COGS AUTUMN DOLLAR$
Redeem from
AUTUMN E-Store
Outcome areas
Bridge employment / Work therapy
1. Provision of employment opportunities ✓✓
2. Provision of education (faith-based) ✓✓
3. Provision of skill development ✓
4. Provision of basic human needs (increased disposable income) ✓✓✓
5. Provision of economic tools and services ✓✓
6. Capacity building for the organization ✓
Collaboration with partners: Dr Lim of MediClinic and Animal husbandry /
horticultural therapy
7. Provision of health care / social care products and services ✓
8. Provision of products and services to improve the mental health & well-being ✓✓
AUTUMN Experience (Community University)
AUTUMN Internship Program
- Data Collecting
- Attachment to programs
- Report / Projects
- Engagement
Let’s hear from the seniors!
“I enjoy shopping and usually shop
for the best prices.” - Molly (left photo)
“I can’t walk well but I still can help
with packing the items.” - Ah Boon
More programmes being piloted for the future
1st run: 22 Apr 2022 Horticultural therapy Digital literacy
Partnering Human-Animal Bond In Ministry - HIM “Genesis One”
Programme Plan: https://tinyurl.com/ywdy7uhw
The Team
Mr. Terence Thaver Dr. Wayne Freeman Chong
● Manager ● Geropsychologist and Educator
Autumn & Whisk-y Gelato ● Passionate about Aging issues
● Advocate / COO ● https://www.linkedin.com/in/wa
Autumn Community ynefreemanchong/
● Passionate about Aging Issues
and Gap Initiatives
● https://www.linkedin.com/in/teren
ce-thaver-816769217/
Mr. Steven Lim
● Digital Marketing Specialist and
Adjunct Instructor
● Passionate about
communicating for social
change
● https://www.linkedin.com/in/ste
ven-lim-peicong
Tentative Timeline
Milestones (12 months more specific; subsequent years are projections):
- Grant received
- Secure premises
- Hire headcount
- Start work therapy (budget)
- Start wellness activities (budget)
- Marketing
DETAILS Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Ap May YR2 YR2 YR3 YR3 YR
‘22 ‘23 A B A B 4+
Prep for Prep for Prep for Prep for
Grant Received 1 next ¼ 2 next ¼ 3 next ¼ 4 next ¼
funding funding funding funding
FT PT PT PT PT PT PT
Headcount (FT/PT)
Data / Data / Data / Data / Data /
Work Therapy Prog Review Review Review Review Review
Data / Data / Data / Data / Data / Data /
Wellness Therapy Review Review Review Review Review Review
Programs
Data / Data / Data / Data /
Home Based Prog Review Review Review Review
Reviw Reviw Reviw
Marketing
Details FY1 ($100K) FY2 (100K) FY3 ($100K)
BUDGET Rental + Op Exp 20K 20K 20K
Salary (FT/PT) 40K 45K 50K
Setup and Equipment 12K
Work Prog Allowance 10K 5K 0
Subsidy
Prog Materials 8K 10K 10K
Paid Prog 5K 10K 10K
Volunteer Management 2K 5K 5K
Marketing 3K 5K 5K
$300,000 in grant over 3 years
- Expenditure on Manpower (12 months): 1 full-time; 2 part-time
- Other Operating Expenses (Premise rental; office equipment; work Ballpark figure
therapy materials; wellness programme materials; programme fees)
Contact us at
https://www.facebook.com/autumn.singapore
References
Chan, A., Raman, P., Ma, S., & Malhotra, R. (2015). Loneliness and all-cause mortality in
community-dwelling elderly Singaporeans. Demographic Research, 32, 1361-1382.
Tham, D. (2021, July 8). Suicide cases in Singapore highest in 8 years amid covid-19
pandemic. CNA. Retrieved April 21, 2022, from
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/suicide-highest-record-elderly-mental-health-is
olation-covid-19-1984716
