Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Provides Second Round of Food Packages to Out-of-School Youth

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 14th that it will provide a second round of food packages to out-of-school youth as part of the third term election pledge, "Establishing protective measures for out-of-school youth and supporting alternative education."

With the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic increasing non-face-to-face classes at the Out-of-School Youth Support Center, Dream (hereinafter Dream), and reflecting the concerns of the local community and parents about lunch for out-of-school youth, the second food package support project was launched following the first support in May.

This food package will be provided to 285 out-of-school youth managed by 11 Dream centers across the province that participated in the provincial Office of Education's public contest for the GED and career guidance support project.

Each city and county's Dream center will consider the needs of recipients and directly deliver or ship food packages worth approximately 40,000 KRW per youth, consisting of agricultural, fishery, livestock products, and processed foods.

The support project for out-of-school youth is a pledge of Superintendent Jang Seok-woong and provides various forms of assistance to school-age youth who have left school, including GED and career guidance support, as well as pilot projects for learning support for students who have not entered compulsory education or have dropped out.

Superintendent Jang Seok-woong said, "We will consider various ways the Office of Education can support our children who have become out-of-school youth for various reasons so that they are not excluded from adult protection and can design their dreams and future."

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