Opening of the Newly Relocated Yangcheon-gu Sinjeong Comprehensive Social Welfare Center

New Sinjeong Comprehensive Social Welfare Center with 3 Above-Ground Floors and 4 Basement Floors Opens... Expanded Facilities Including New Daycare Center and Book Cafe to Provide High-Quality Welfare Services to Local Residents

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) will hold an opening ceremony at 2 p.m. on the 10th to mark the completion of the relocation and reconstruction of Sinjeong Comprehensive Social Welfare Center (36 Sinjeongjungang-ro).

The existing Sinjeong Comprehensive Social Welfare Center was cramped and outdated, causing inconvenience to the residents using it. Accordingly, the district started the new construction in September 2018 to create a more pleasant environment and provide more professional and systematic services.

With a total project cost of 18.554 billion KRW, the welfare center was completed with three basement floors, four above-ground floors, and a total floor area of 4,794.60㎡ (site area 1,137.7㎡), and is finally open to local residents.

In response to the increasingly diverse welfare demands and the need to expand welfare spaces in line with the times, the newly relocated welfare center has larger facilities than the previous one, including a dining hall and auditorium. A daycare center for elderly care services and a book caf? for local residents’ relaxation have also been newly established.

Additionally, a parking lot with 40 spaces, including electric vehicle charging facilities, has been installed on basement floors 1 to 3 of the welfare center. The district expects this to help alleviate the severe parking shortage in the Sinjeong 4-dong area by issuing regular parking permits to local residents.

By expanding and relocating to this new building, the district will establish welfare service infrastructure balanced by region, providing high-quality welfare services for residents’ hobbies, leisure, health, and cultural life.

Due to COVID-19, the district plans to initially operate small-scale programs. Various programs will be offered for different groups, including drawing classes and paper folding classes for children, a development support center for the disabled, English conversation, and Korean language classes.

Kim Soo-young, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “With the relocation and reconstruction of Sinjeong Comprehensive Social Welfare Center, we can efficiently respond to the increasing demand for social welfare services.” He added, “The existing welfare center building located at 80 Sinjeongjungang-ro will be remodeled and reborn as a lifelong learning center next year, contributing to the activation of lifelong learning for local residents.”

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