Yangsan City Announces Open Recruitment for Non-Profit Corporations to Entrust Operation of Child Protection Agency and Shelter for Abused Children

Aerial view of the Child Protection Agency in Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Yangsan-si]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Yangsan City, Gyeongnam announced on the 24th that it will publicly recruit a non-profit corporation for the professional and efficient operation and management of the Yangsan City Child Protection Agency and the shelter for abused children.

The Child Protection Agency is an institution that carries out child abuse prevention projects through education, treatment, protection services, and professional counseling for abused children and their families.

It is scheduled to be completed in August and opened in October, located on the first floor with a total area of 283.3㎡ at 702-7 Seoksan-ri, Dong-myeon.

The shelter for abused children provides a stable residential environment for the victims and offers protection, treatment, and childcare services.

The city purchased a single-story house with a site area of 194.5㎡ and an exclusive area of 116.1㎡ in April, completed the ownership transfer registration, and plans to open it in August after remodeling.

The applicants must be non-profit corporations that have their main office or branch office (including branches) in Gyeongnam as of the announcement date and aim to conduct child abuse prevention projects.

The consignment period will be five years from the date of the consignment contract, and the selected corporation will be responsible for the overall operation and management.

Corporations wishing to apply can download the application form from the announcement section on the city hall website, fill it out, and submit it in person to the Childcare Division of City Hall between July 7 and 9.

The applicant corporations will be evaluated based on financial capability, credibility, project execution ability, and ability to foster cooperative relationships with the local community, and the selection will be made in July. The results will be individually notified and posted on the city hall website.

For more details, please refer to the announcement on the city hall website or contact the Childcare Division.

Park Jeong-sook, head of the Childcare Division of Yangsan City, said, “We hope that through this recruitment, a non-profit corporation capable of actively supporting abused children and faithfully carrying out child abuse prevention projects will be selected.”

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