Stories of Hope – Help Someone Paint Their Story Today

Auntie Julie’s mum was her best friend. She’d tell us how, growing up, her fondest memories were of the two of them devouring dumplings during their Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations.

It’s been over ten years since Auntie Julie’s mum passed. Before that, she had been her caregiver for years and when her mum was gone, the rhythm of Auntie Julie’s life went with her.

Through art therapy, Auntie Julie’s life was turned around when she met a community of individuals who were navigating their own personal grief, and found in them friends who lifted her, and who she could help uplift. She began to reconnect with herself, with others, and with hope. She painted, she laughed, and years later on, she still greets her newfound friends every morning in their WhatsApp group chat.

This SG60, we tell the stories of strength and progress like Auntie Julie. She reminds us that growth doesn’t just happen in buildings or systems, it happens in people—and we want more people like Auntie Julie to have that chance at hope.

Join us as we do our part to honour the stories that don’t always make the headlines, but deserve to be told.

Let’s paint more stories of hope — together.