Source 1
Sources & photo credits
Real work.
Clearly sourced.
A complete reference register for this website’s story, historical milestones and award details.
Reviewed 20 October 2026. Repeated links in the supplied collection are listed once. Historical reporting is dated; old outlet counts, opening hours and prices are not used as current information.
Short headings below describe the source’s relevance. Follow each link for the publisher’s original article, record or photograph.
Source 2
3 August 2023
Empowering the vulnerable through meaningful employment
A feature on inclusive work, community meals and The Social Kitchen’s Sustainability Impact Awards recognition.
Article reviewed
Source 3
2021 · Issue 1
Gastronomy for Good
How a shared kitchen connected food businesses, employment and the community.
Institutional feature reviewed
Source 4
3 November 2020 · updated 20 October 2021
Breaking barriers and bridging communities
A visit to the early YMCA café, with a focus on people, support and everyday work.
Student-publication article reviewed
Source 5
6 August 2020
The early shared-kitchen idea
Launch-era reporting on the kitchen model and employment opportunities during the pandemic.
Article reviewed
Source 6
31 July 2020
NTU source note
Attributed summary of the original launch report.
Attributed news summary reviewed
Source 7
23 March 2021
Food with a view at Supertree Observatory
A historical look at a café collaboration at Gardens by the Bay.
Article reviewed
Source 8
17 March 2021
A new chapter at Gardens by the Bay
Coverage of the 2021 outlet and the food brands brought together there.
Article reviewed
Source 9
2023 programme
Hungry for Change Challenge
The official record of a collaboration exploring food and packaging waste challenges.
Official programme page reviewed
Source 10
Source 11
Source 12
Publication date unverified
Plant-based partnership
The Vegetarian Butcher collaboration.
Article reviewed
Source 13
4 April 2023
The Social Kitchen at Bank of Singapore
A café launch bringing the social-enterprise model into a corporate setting.
Article reviewed
Source 14
Date unverified
Instagram reel supplied for this collection
Linked for reference. Video content and captions could not be verified during research.
Content unavailable for verification
Source 15
Date unverified
Facebook video · reference 1
Linked for reference. Video content and captions could not be verified during research.
Content unavailable for verification
Source 16
Date unverified
Facebook video · reference 2
Linked for reference. Video content and captions could not be verified during research.
Content unavailable for verification
Source 17
9 November 2016 · awards photograph
President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards
Open the official ceremony photograph featuring Ang Kian Peng. The 2016 corporate award citation is linked below.
Official photograph record and 2016 award citation reviewed
Source 18
19 October 2023 · announcement
The Social Kitchen: Organisations of Good (SME)
Official confirmation of The Social Kitchen’s President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards 2023 recognition.
Official announcement and Annex A reviewed
Source 19
18 November 2022
Better World Café: an employment collaboration
DBS’s announcement records job opportunities for people from The Social Kitchen at its employee café.
Official announcement reviewed
Source 20
21 December 2022 · 2022 cohort
Recognition in the inaugural Steward Leadership 25
An organiser-issued announcement lists The Social Kitchen in the inaugural cohort unveiled on 30 November 2022.
Organiser-issued announcement reviewed
Source 21
14 July 2021
Jobs Situation Report · 22nd edition
Official documentation of The Social Kitchen’s employment of persons with disabilities and mature workers, with training and workplace support.
Official employment report reviewed
Source 22
11 December 2020
The Vegetarian Butcher collaboration
Independent reporting corroborates the plant-based collaboration launched on 9 December 2020.
Event-date corroboration reviewed
Source 23
13 July 2021
A sweet gesture for migrant workers
The Social Kitchen’s doughnut donation to ItsRainingRaincoats, distributed by volunteers to migrant workers.
Publisher article reviewed through indexed content; corroborated independently
Source 24
2022 edition
Champions of Good 2022
The Social Kitchen appears in NVPC’s official 2022 Champions of Good list.
Official winner list reviewed
Image & brand credits
The images
behind the story.
Historical food photograph: The Social Kitchen, credited in Little Day Out’s 23 March 2021 feature. This historical food image does not establish a current menu.
Ang Kian Peng photograph: DBS Foundation’s 2023 Hungry for Change Challenge page.
2016 awards ceremony photograph: National Archives of Singapore; supplied for this website. [17]
Company logos: The Social Kitchen, supplied for this website.
Storefront photograph: supplied for this website; credited Mark Cheong / The Straits Times.
Jurong Bird Park, Serangoon Polyclinic and team photographs: The Social Kitchen.
Supertree Observatory photograph: Image: The Social Kitchen; supplied for this website.
Ang Kian Peng is the only company representative individually profiled. The supplied workplace and group photographs show moments from The Social Kitchen’s story. Photographs remain the property of their respective owners. The 2016 awards ceremony photograph was supplied for this website and is credited to the National Archives of Singapore.
