Songpa-gu Opens 'Disability Family Support Center'

Providing Life Cycle Customized Services for Families of Persons with Disabilities... 'Special Promotion Week' from 16th to 30th Focused on Raising Community Awareness

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) opened the "Songpa Disabled Family Support Center" (hereinafter referred to as the Support Center) and began operations earlier this month to help people with disabilities and their families lead healthy and stable lives.

The Support Center was established to overcome the limitations of existing services that were limited to people with disabilities themselves and to address the psychological, economic, and physical difficulties experienced by families of people with disabilities throughout their life cycle.

Its main role is to integrate scattered information according to the increasingly diverse needs of families with disabilities and to strengthen the overall function of families with disabilities through linkage with specialized institutions.

Located at 40, Dongnam-ro 28-gil, Songpa-gu, inside the "Songpa Lifelong Education Center for People with Developmental Disabilities," the Support Center has a total area of 91㎡ and consists of an office, counseling room, and program room. It is mainly available for use by people with disabilities, their parents, and non-disabled siblings.

▲ Counseling and case management for families with disabilities ▲ Parent self-help groups and programs for non-disabled siblings to strengthen family capabilities ▲ Provision of vacation care and emergency care services aim to improve the quality of life for families with disabilities.

Additionally, the "Isimjeonsim (以心傳心)" peer counselor dispatch program involves counselors with similar experiences providing counseling and practical information to families with disabilities. Along with psychological and emotional support, case management will continue through linkage with specialized institutions when necessary.

Meanwhile, to commemorate the opening, the Support Center will operate a "Special Promotion Week" from the 16th to the 30th. The center will be open not only to families with disabilities but also to all residents to raise awareness in the local community. Various events such as welfare program guidance, photo zone installation, SNS friend addition, and gifticon provision will focus on both online and offline promotion.

Visiting hours are from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more details, please check with the Songpa Disabled Family Support Center.

Park Seong-su, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “The newly opened Songpa Disabled Family Support Center will be a strong support for people with disabilities and their families,” and added, “We will do our best to make Songpa a better place where people with and without disabilities live together harmoniously.”

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