Gwangju Seo-gu Hwajeong 1-dong Welfare Council Officially 'Launches'

Approval of 16 Resident Support Projects This Year

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The 4th term of the Hwajeong 1-dong Security Council in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City held an inauguration ceremony and began full-scale activities.

According to Seo-gu on the 22nd, the Hwajeong 1-dong Security Council, first formed in 2015, has been carrying out various projects to improve the welfare of village residents.

Over the past six years, a project budget of 120 million won has been invested, providing various support projects to a total of about 3,200 people.

They have carried out various sharing activities, large and small, including elderly support projects, support projects for the disabled, cultural support for children and adolescents, and discovering households in crisis.

In particular, Hwajeong 1-dong village residents have become a strong pillar of support for the Security Council activities, with about 150 sponsors donating 22 million won in relief funds for neighbors in need just last year.

This Security Council is composed of 25 members. They agreed to promote 16 local welfare projects this year.

For elderly people living alone, they will promote projects such as ‘Neighborly Check-in’, ‘Neighborly Family Day’, ‘Birthday Meal Preparation’, and ‘Side Dish Support Project’.

For local disabled people, they will carry out ‘Visiting Living Helper’ and ‘Visiting Hair Salon’ projects, and for children and adolescents, cultural events such as ‘Shoe Support Project’, ‘Youth Summer Vacation Camp’, ‘Exciting Snow Sledding’, and ‘Santa Event’ are also planned.

For households in crisis, benefits such as ‘Emergency Siren’, ‘Happy Plus Family Outing’, ‘Winter and Summer Support Projects’, and ‘Home Care Organization’ will also be provided.

Kim Young-chae, the newly appointed Security Council chairman, said, “The number of neighbors facing difficulties due to COVID-19 is increasing,” and added, “We will do our best to provide some comfort and consolation to neighbors in need of care.”

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