Seodaemun-gu 100 Families Care Project Adds 18 More Families

Started in 2011, 633 Sponsorships to Date with a Total Support Fund of 3.6 Billion Won

Participants of the Seodaemun-gu 100 Families Support Partnership Ceremony are making finger heart shapes for a commemorative photo. From the right in the photo: Pastor Shin Hang-jun of Eunje Church, Chairman Ahn Byung-chun of the Mabom Council in Hong Eun 1-dong, President Yoo Kyung-hee of the Pobangteo Market Merchants Association, and Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) announced on the 4th that Hong Eun 1-dong Mabom Council, Eunje Church, and Pobangteo Market Merchants' Association President recently agreed to participate in the "Supporting 100 Families Project," which has been promoted since 2011 to eliminate welfare blind spots.

The neighbors they support are 18 families who are in urgent need of help but do not qualify for public assistance due to lacking legal requirements, receiving 100,000 KRW monthly for one year.

Hong Eun 1-dong Mabom Council (Chairman An Byung-chun) supports 15 families, including 4 elderly living alone, 5 single-parent families, and 6 general low-income families. These include household heads unable to work due to illness and disability and elderly living alone who cannot receive public benefits due to exceeding the income recognition amount of the obligor.

Eunje Church (Senior Pastor Shim Eun-su) supports 2 elderly living alone households who feel a heavy burden from hospital medical expenses and food costs.

Additionally, Yoo Kyung-hee, president of the Pobangteo Market Merchants' Association, helps one single-parent family facing economic difficulties due to the household head's unemployment, lacking treatment and living expenses.

The "Supporting 100 Families Project" is a unique Seodaemun-gu sharing initiative that enables families in welfare blind spots to continuously receive support by forming partnerships with local residents, businesses, and religious organizations.

Since 2011, it has achieved cumulative support for 633 families with a total funding of over 3.6 billion KRW.

In particular, it provides not only financial support such as living expenses, medical expenses, and education expenses but also welfare services through professional case managers who comprehensively solve underlying problems in each family, helping partnered families become self-reliant.

Moreover, all sponsorship funds are transferred via automatic payment through the Community Chest of Korea directly to the beneficiary families, ensuring a very transparent process.

If neighborhood community centers, welfare institutions, schools, or neighbors recommend struggling neighbors or students, the district conducts home visits and eligibility assessments to select beneficiaries for the "Supporting 100 Families Project."

At the partnership ceremony held in the district office meeting room on July 31, Seodaemun-gu Mayor Moon Seok-jin expressed gratitude to the sponsors, saying, "This will help elderly living alone recover physically and mentally and support students from struggling families to continue pursuing their dreams."

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