Gangnam-gu Distributes 'Senior Month Packages' to 5,853 Low-Income Elderly

Canned Food Sets and Thank You Cards Provided... Non-Face-to-Face Delivery by the 27th for Basic Livelihood Security Recipients and Low-Income Individuals Aged 65 and Over

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) will provide ‘Senior Event Packages’ containing ready-to-eat meals to 5,853 low-income elderly residents to help them have a warm winter by the 27th.

The recipients are basic livelihood security recipients and near-poverty class aged 65 or older within the district. The packages, which include canned food sets and thank-you cards, will be delivered sequentially through a non-face-to-face method.

In celebration of ‘Senior Citizens Month (October),’ the district usually holds senior events at 22 community centers each year, but this year, due to COVID-19 infection prevention, the packages are being delivered instead.

Meanwhile, Gangnam-gu, as a leading ‘Ontact Leader’ in Korea, has deployed 40 AI robots named ‘Riku’ to three welfare facilities and six senior centers in the district, providing one-on-one customized education on digital usage for elderly people who are IT vulnerable.

Bae Geun-hee, Director of the Senior Welfare Division, said, “We hope this gift brings some comfort to the elderly who are facing a colder winter than ever before,” and added, “We will continue to practice the spirit of coexistence that embraces each other as ‘Dignified Gangnam.’”

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