Seogeumwon and Shinbokwi Volunteer for Meal Service Instead of Holding New Year's Ceremony

Lee Gye-moon, President of the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency and Chairman of the Credit Recovery Committee, is volunteering to serve meals at the Cheonsa Soup Kitchen in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the 2nd. Photo by Korea Inclusive Finance Agency

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Kim] The Korea Inclusive Finance Agency and the Credit Counseling and Recovery Service announced on the 2nd that, instead of holding a New Year's opening ceremony, they conducted inclusive finance consultations and meal-serving volunteer activities at the Cheonsa Free Meal Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

The Cheonsa Free Meal Center is a nationwide volunteer organization under the National Volunteer Federation, currently providing free meals to marginalized groups such as low-income elderly living alone in 26 regions nationwide.

Thirty employees from the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency and the Credit Counseling and Recovery Service served meals to about 400 elderly visitors at the meal center that day and opened a one-day consultation desk within the Cheonsa Free Meal Center to provide inclusive finance and debt counseling.

The elderly visitors expressed their gratitude, saying, "We are thankful for the precious meal, and it was even better to receive inclusive finance consultations for debt issues where we needed help."

Lee Gye-moon, President of the Korea Inclusive Finance Agency and Chairman of the Credit Counseling and Recovery Service, said, "It was a rewarding time to offer a warm meal to the elderly as a small gesture to welcome the New Year," and added, "The Korea Inclusive Finance Agency and the Credit Counseling and Recovery Service will continue to be institutions that warmly hold the hands of those in need."

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