Strong Response to Dongjak-gu Free Laundry Service 'Nanumson Laundry' Operation

Laundry Service Support for Elderly Living Alone and Severely Disabled... One-Stop Pickup, Washing, and Delivery... Year-Round Recruitment of Eligible Households by Neighborhood... 824 Users at Laundry Facilities Last Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongjak-gu (Mayor Changwoo Lee) will operate a free laundry service called ‘Nanumson Pposongpposong Laundry’ until December to improve the hygiene environment for vulnerable groups.

‘Nanumson Pposongpposong Laundry’ is a one-stop service linked with local self-sufficiency projects that collects laundry from elderly people living alone with physical difficulties and severely disabled individuals, providing washing as well as delivery support.

This laundry service was established to assist low-income households who lack space to install washing machines due to the structure of small rental housing or have difficulty handling large laundry items such as blankets and bedding in their daily lives.

The laundry, opened in 2015, is located in the commercial building of Gyeongdong Apartment (26-gil 62, Noryangjin-ro) in Bon-dong and is equipped with commercial washing machines and large dryers.

Five selected self-sufficiency workers collect laundry and perform tasks such as checking the safety of residents with mobility difficulties. If further assistance is needed, welfare services will also be linked in the future.

Last year, self-sufficiency workers directly visited 824 vulnerable households to provide laundry support services.

Target households are being recruited year-round by neighborhood, and residents who wish to use the service can visit the community service center to fill out an application form. The ‘Nanumson Pposongpposong Laundry Project Team’ then visits the household to provide the service.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Social Welfare Division.

Choi Hogyu, head of the Social Welfare Division, said, “‘Nanumson Pposongpposong Laundry’ is a welfare project where the local community comes together to improve the quality of life for low-income groups,” and added, “We hope many residents will use the service.”

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