Mapo-gu Provides Free Meals to Out-of-School Youth

Mapo-gu Youth Support Center 'Kkumdeulim' Program Provides Up to 3 Meals Daily Year-Round for Ages 9-24 Including Lunchboxes, Instant Foods, Nearby Restaurant Vouchers... Services Include GED Mentoring, Job Experience, Club Activities, Health Checkups

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) will provide free meals to out-of-school youth starting in October through the Youth Support Center ‘Kkumdeulim’.

The Mapo-gu out-of-school youth meal support project aims to provide balanced meals to youth who are not attending school, supporting their healthy growth.

The meal support recipients are youth and young adults aged 9 to 24 who participate in the Kkumdeulim program at the Mapo-gu Youth Support Center, and support is available when participating in the center’s programs.

Depending on the number of program participations, the district will provide lunch boxes, instant meals, or nearby restaurant vouchers to visitors using the center, and deliver lunch box alternatives, groceries, and instant meals to users of non-face-to-face programs, offering free meals throughout the year.

Meanwhile, the Mapo-gu Youth Support Center ‘Kkumdeulim’ is available to any youth and young adults aged 9 to 24 who have dropped out of school. Support programs include customized services such as GED mentoring, personal counseling, job experience and employment support, club activities, and health checkups.

Recently, in response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), non-face-to-face online programs have been conducted.

In October, through the musician job experience program ‘Jak.Jak.Haja’, a songwriting and composition education program will be operated twice a week for three weeks, totaling six sessions. In November, an ‘Online P.T’ program consisting of 11 sessions throughout the month will be held with a trainer instructor, focusing on healthy body management, posture correction, self-stretching education, and muscle strengthening exercises.

Youth wishing to participate in the Kkumdeulim program can apply by phone or through the website of the Mapo-gu Youth Support Center.

Yoo Dong-gyun, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, “We will support the meal issues of youth not attending regular schools to some extent to help their healthy living and studies,” and added, “We hope for much interest and participation in the various educational programs offered by the Mapo-gu Youth Support Center.”

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