Seodaemun-gu Operates 25 Winter Vacation Youth Volunteer Programs

'Meal Delivery for Elderly Living Alone', 'Side Dish Preparation for Single-Person Households in Gosiwon' etc.

Teenagers are making bread.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) will operate 25 volunteer programs from the 8th to the 31st during the winter vacation for youth and children to participate, held at the 8th-floor education center of Seodaemun-gu Public Health Center and various local sites.

The 'Seodaemun-gu Volunteer Center' offers four programs: △Youth smoking prevention education and participation in smoking cessation campaigns △Learning and use of sign language △Making homemade fruit syrup with the elderly △Mental health education and participation in environmental cleanup activities at disability facilities.

The 'District Volunteer Camps' also organize 21 programs including △Hand massage and meal assistance for elderly dementia patients △Volunteering at small libraries △Making side dishes for low-income single-person households in goshiwon (boarding houses) △Foot massage for the elderly △Delivery of love lunchboxes and welfare checks for elderly living alone △Making winter tree clothes, among others.

Elementary, middle, and high school students and youth can participate, but since the activity dates, locations, target grades, and number of participants vary by program, inquiries should be made to the Seodaemun-gu Volunteer Center (330-1365) or each district volunteer camp, and applications can be submitted through the online 1365 Volunteer Portal (www.1365.go.kr).

Detailed information is also available on the Seodaemun-gu website's notice board.

Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and activity hours are recognized as volunteer service credits. Mayor Moon Seok-jin of Seodaemun-gu stated, “Through this volunteer program, we hope that participating youth and children will spend their winter vacation meaningfully, develop healthy personalities as members of society, and enhance their sense of community.”

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