Guro-gu Provides Cooling Supplies to Vulnerable Groups

Providing Fans, Summer Blankets, and Straw Mats to 801 Low-Income Households

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Seong) is providing cooling supplies to help vulnerable groups such as the elderly and low-income households safely get through the summer heat.

Previously, Guro-gu conducted a demand survey targeting households without cooling supplies or those needing replacement due to wear. The cooling supplies were prepared using donations collected last year through the Guro Nanum Network (Guro-gu, Guro Hope Welfare Foundation, Seoul Social Welfare Community Chest).

The support targets 801 low-income households, each receiving one item from cooling supplies such as fans, summer blankets, reed mats, portable fans, or parasols.

The items will be distributed through each community service center, and welfare personnel such as welfare planners and visiting nurses will deliver them to residents with mobility difficulties.

Along with the delivery of supplies, guidance on summer health management will be provided to vulnerable groups, and welfare check-in calls will also be conducted.

Meanwhile, on the 18th, a cooling supplies delivery ceremony for vulnerable groups was held at the Renaissance Hall of the district office. Attendees included Mayor Lee Seong, Kim Han-gi, chairman of Guro Heroes, Oh Seung-joo, secretary general of Guro Hope Welfare Foundation, and Lee Sang-deok, chairman of the Dong Community Security Council Chairmen Association.

A Guro-gu official stated, “It is expected that vulnerable residents will have a difficult time due to the heatwave amid COVID-19,” and added, “We will carefully monitor to ensure all residents can spend the summer healthily.”

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