Suncheon City Selected for 'Family Center Construction' Project... Secures 1.5 Billion KRW in National Funding

Joint Childcare Sharing Center Established in Jangcheon-dong Area, Featuring Family Interaction Spaces and Counseling Rooms

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City (Mayor Heo Seok) announced that the ‘Suncheon City Family Center Construction’ project was finally selected in next year’s Living SOC Complex Project competition, securing 1.5 billion KRW in national funding.

The construction of the Family Center is linked to the Old Downtown Cultural Station construction project, which is promoted as a Living Complex SOC project.

The Old Downtown Cultural Station will be a five-story complex facility located at 44-5 Jangcheon-dong (site of Jangcheon Rainwater Retention Facility), housing the Family Center, Living Culture Center, Health Life Support Center, and Local Food Complex Center all together. Construction is scheduled to begin next year and be completed by 2023.

Among these, the ‘Family Center’ will be developed on a scale of 1,220㎡ and will include a shared childcare space providing childcare information and play areas, family interaction spaces, counseling rooms, and education rooms.

In particular, until now, the Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support projects were operated as consigned projects through Suncheon National University, resulting in limited space and poor accessibility. This project will resolve these issues and enable better programs for local residents.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, “With the construction of the Family Center, we will expand service functions by family type and life cycle and provide customized services to do our best in helping all citizens create healthy and happy families.”

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