More than just feeding the homeless


Among the many ways Kechara Soup Kitchen project coordinator Justin Cheah has thought up to lend a hand to the homeless and underprivileged families is the sewing together of materials to create quilts and blankets as well as weaving together old t-shirts to create rugs and handbags that will be sold to supplement their income. -Art Chen/ The Star.

A DECADE ago, Justin Cheah was living a contented life with a steady job, good career prospects and no commitments to tie him down.

But a night visit to help feed the less fortunate on the streets changed everything for the project director of Kechara Soup Kitchen.

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