Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor Cha Hyeon-il Receives '2020 Welfare District Mayor Award'

Seoul Social Workers Directly Select '2020 Welfare District Mayor Award'...Recognized for Expanding Public Childcare Centers and Creating Seoul's First Women's Communication Culture Space to Build Welfare Systems for Vulnerable Groups

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Chae Hyun-il) announced that Chae Hyun-il, the mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, was selected as this year's recipient of the '2020 Welfare District Mayor Award' organized by the Seoul Social Workers Association.

The 'Welfare District Mayor Award' is given to an outstanding district mayor among the 25 district mayors of Seoul who have contributed to the development of community welfare and the enhancement of the status of social workers. Mayor Chae Hyun-il earned the honor of being selected as this year's recipient as a result of his consistent efforts to create Yeongdeungpo-type welfare through public-private cooperation.

The Seoul Social Workers Association highly evaluated Mayor Chae's dedication to discovering policies and improving care environments for women, children, and youth, including ▲expansion of national and public daycare centers ▲creation of 'HEY YDP,' Seoul's first women's communication and cultural space ▲establishment of regional Momdundeun Centers ▲creation of Island, an after-school care space for elementary students ▲and establishment of a youth autonomous cultural space for rest and culture.

In addition, to actively respond to crises such as COVID-19, Mayor Chae implemented ▲the 'Salgu Doorbell' project to check on vulnerable groups centered on neighborhood councils ▲discovery of welfare blind spots using mobile Red Mailboxes ▲prevention of solitary deaths using smart plugs ▲and counseling services via video calls, which were well regarded for realizing care welfare to eliminate welfare blind spots and building a dense welfare safety net.

Furthermore, he has made significant contributions to improving the pride and morale of social workers by improving working conditions considering the hard work of social workers in the welfare field, sharing welfare information and case management through close networks with social welfare facilities, and promoting welfare projects reflecting social workers' suggestions.

Moreover, Mayor Chae Hyun-il's strong commitment to improving the welfare level of Yeongdeungpo and realizing a people-centered, inclusive welfare city, one of the goals of the 7th local government administration, greatly influenced the award decision.

Mayor Chae Hyun-il of Yeongdeungpo-gu said, "This meaningful achievement was made possible by social workers and welfare facility officials who actively worked to implement welfare services that residents can truly feel," and added, "Even amid COVID-19, I will work harder to implement safe and solid welfare policies that can alleviate the difficulties of vulnerable groups in the community."

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