Bangbae 3-dong Community Service Center Improves Housing Conditions for Households in Poverty Crisis

On the 28th last year, public-private collaboration conducted residential environment improvement activities, continuously supporting mental health management linked with the Mind Health Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] The Bangbae 3-dong Community Service Center in Seocho-gu (Mayor Eunhee Cho) conducted a housing environment improvement activity on the 28th of last month through public-private collaboration to prepare for the cold wave affecting impoverished crisis households struggling with poor living conditions.

Together with about 20 members of the Bangbae 3-dong Community Security Council and volunteers from the Green Sharing Association, they visited the residences of impoverished crisis households to assist with waste disposal, cleaning, and organizing both inside and outside the homes.

Subsequently, the Green Sharing Association supported repair work such as wallpapering moldy walls and fixing broken toilet levers.

The recipient of the housing environment improvement service this time was a single-person household living alone without any support obligors. Due to deteriorating physical and mental health, they were unable to clean the house, resulting in an accumulation of various clutter and trash inside.

Additionally, many parts of the house were damaged, including electrical short circuits and malfunctioning front door locks, making living difficult.

The Bangbae 3-dong Community Service Center began persuading the recipient for housing environment improvement starting in April last year and managed to change the mind of the recipient who had previously refused even to meet.

After the housing environment improvement, the recipient expressed gratitude, saying, “I thought about cleaning the trash, but felt overwhelmed and scared to handle it alone. Thanks to the cleaning and repair work done like this, I can live like a human being.”

The Bangbae 3-dong Community Service Center is continuously monitoring the recipient’s mental health in connection with the Seocho-gu Mental Health Center.

Inanhun, chairman of the Bangbae 3-dong Community Security Council, said, “There are households in need of help in various aspects of daily life but are in difficulty because they do not know or cannot speak out. We will continue to listen to the difficulties of Bangbae 3-dong residents and actively strive to provide necessary services.”

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