Seocho-gu Accelerates Slogan Campaign for 'Dedicated Street Counseling Team for Homeless' Operation

Hiring 4 Dedicated Patrol Staff for Homeless Outreach 'Street Counseling Team' Providing Professional and In-Depth Counseling... Continuous Personalized Patrol and Counseling by Experts to Identify Homeless in Blind Spots

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seocho-gu (Mayor Eunhee Jo) will officially operate a street counseling team for the homeless from April to discover, counsel, and support homeless people in the area.

Until now, the Social Welfare Department staff have directly patrolled and counseled mainly in homeless-concentrated areas such as the Express Bus Terminal and Gyodae Station, but due to a shortage of patrol personnel and limitations in expertise, patrolling in scattered homeless areas has inevitably been insufficient.

Accordingly, four dedicated patrol personnel will be hired to strengthen patrols in scattered areas and intensively manage to ensure there are no blind spots in homeless management.

The dedicated personnel will be hired with rich experience in street counseling for the homeless and facility work, and it is expected that they will contribute to helping homeless individuals leave homelessness through more professional and in-depth counseling tailored to each individual's needs.

Meanwhile, the street counseling team will be organized into two groups of four members and will patrol daily in vulnerable areas where street homeless people are scattered throughout Seocho and boundary areas with other districts.

They will also focus on active counseling activities to check the safety and health of the homeless and encourage facility admission. In particular, they plan to focus on managing early-stage homeless people and young homeless people with high potential for self-sufficiency and support their reintegration into society.

Seocho-gu Mayor Eunhee Jo said, “Homeless people are our neighbors living on the streets, and we must take an interest in their lives,” adding, “We will listen to their pain and work together to provide warm shelter and basic needs such as food, clothing, and housing to support their social reintegration.”

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