Opening of the ‘Disabled Family Support Center’ in Gwanak-gu

Providing Customized Services Such as Family Counseling, Rest Support, Peer Counselor Dispatch, and Case Management

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is opening the ‘Gwanak-gu Disabled Family Support Center’ to promote a happy life for people with disabilities and their families.

The district has 20,246 people with disabilities, ranking fifth among Seoul’s autonomous districts, and about 50,000 family members of people with disabilities. There has been a growing need for tailored services such as support, counseling, and project linkage for them.

Accordingly, the district stated that this project was planned to address the complex and diverse welfare needs of families with disabled members, support capacity building, improve their quality of life, and help maintain stable family life.

The Gwanak-gu Disabled Family Support Center is conveniently located with excellent transportation access in Cheongnyong-dong (1808 Nambusunhwan-ro, 4th floor), covering an area of 147.04㎡. Construction of the space began and was completed in October, and the center is scheduled to open on December 1.

The Disabled Family Support Center will carry out various projects to alleviate the social and psychological burdens experienced by families with disabled members, including parent counseling and family rest support to strengthen family capacity, dispatching peer counselors and case management, and awareness improvement projects for families with disabilities.

The operation will be entrusted for three years to the ‘National Disabled Parents Solidarity,’ a corporation selected through a public contest.

For inquiries regarding facility use, please contact the Gwanak-gu Disabled Family Support Center.

Mayor Park Jun-hee said, “We hope that the opening of this Disabled Family Support Center will contribute to the welfare promotion of families with disabled members and help improve their quality of life,” adding, “We will continue to prepare various customized programs to create a ‘dreaming, happily together, warm Gwanak’ for people with disabilities.”

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