Songpa-gu Begins Providing 'Hairdressing Volunteer Services' for Vulnerable Groups

Contributing to the Identification of Welfare-Excluded Groups and Reducing Disparities in Community Welfare Benefits

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) is implementing a ‘Customized Hair and Beauty Service’ for welfare-vulnerable groups in the area, such as low-income families and people with disabilities.

The district explained that, based on a talent donation proposal from Nam Gwang-yeop, who runs a hair salon in Geoyeo 1-dong, they have been providing ‘Customized Hair and Beauty Volunteer Services’ to vulnerable groups in the community since February, together with the Happiness Fence committee composed of local residents.

This project aims to create a warm village where marginalized neighbors and local residents share warm love by providing customized hair and beauty volunteer services to welfare-vulnerable households such as seniors dedicated to the community (Golmokhorangi seniors), basic livelihood security recipients, people with disabilities, and residents who cannot move alone.

This month, the district selected 20 vulnerable residents in need of hair and beauty services, including six Golmokhorangi seniors, and started the hair and beauty volunteer service on February 15.

Recipients can visit the hair salon at any convenient time except Wednesdays, which is the salon’s day off, and use the hair and beauty services free of charge.

The Geoyeo 1-dong Community Service Center plans to select 20 welfare-vulnerable residents in the area every month and continuously support hair and beauty services. Although home-visit hair services are difficult due to COVID-19, they plan to gradually increase the number of beneficiary households by providing visiting hair volunteer services depending on the COVID-19 situation in the future.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, said, “We hope that providing customized hair and beauty services will reconnect the practice of neighborly love, which was cut off due to the COVID-19 crisis, and serve as an opportunity to improve the quality of life for vulnerable groups in the area. In addition, we will develop and support various programs to resolve welfare blind spots in the local community.”

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