Jungnang-gu Our Neighborhood Care Team Officially Launches Operations

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] “Grandmother, are you active these days?” “My legs hurt, so it’s hard to go outside.”

At 3 p.m. on the 15th, Kim, who is active in the Our Neighborhood Care Team, visited the home of 88-year-old Han in Muk-dong to check on her health.

Kim, who works as a care team member, said that as a native of Jungnang-gu who has lived there for over 30 years, she visited to see if the grandmother, who lives alone without family and suffers from chronic illness, needed any help.

Starting March 15, Jungnang-gu will officially operate the Our Neighborhood Care Team, composed of 30 residents familiar with local conditions, in six pilot neighborhoods (Myeonmok 3 and 8-dong, Myeonmok 7-dong, Junghwa 2-dong, Muk 2-dong, Mangu 3-dong, and Sinnae 2-dong).

The care team will carry out activities such as ▲regular visits and welfare checks for vulnerable households ▲providing and connecting social welfare services ▲identifying households in poverty crisis and vulnerable groups ▲preventing solitary deaths, thereby addressing care gaps for welfare recipients in the community.

Ryu Kyung-gi, mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, “Neighbors who need a helping hand are facing even greater difficulties due to COVID-19,” and added, “The newly launched Our Neighborhood Care Team will serve as a dense local welfare safety net for Jungnang-gu.”

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