Yoon Hye-young, Gwangsan District Council Member in Gwangju, Establishes and Supports Basis for Installing Volunteer Hubs at Neighborhood Level

'Partial Amendment to the Ordinance on Support for Volunteer Activities' Passed Standing Committee Review

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Yoon Hyeyoung, a member of the Gwangsan District Council in Gwangju Metropolitan City (Democratic Party, representing Sinheung-dong, Usan-dong, Wolgok 1·2-dong, and Unnam-dong), who proposed the 'Partial Amendment to the Ordinance on Support for Volunteer Activities,' passed the review by the Planning and General Affairs Committee at the 268th extraordinary session on the 13th.

The amendment includes provisions to establish and support volunteer hubs that promote the activation of volunteer activities at the neighborhood level based on cooperative relationships with volunteer centers and neighborhood administrative welfare centers.

Volunteer hubs are volunteer camps autonomously operated by volunteers registered at the Gwangsan District Volunteer Center (Director Park Sanghee), centered around their living areas. Currently, 17 volunteer hubs are in operation.

The amendment allows for the establishment of neighborhood-level volunteer hubs to create a voluntary volunteer environment and spread community culture, enabling them to perform some functions of the volunteer center, and stipulates budget support to revitalize their operation.

Councilor Yoon said, "With this amendment, I hope that volunteer hubs that discover and solve various issues in the village by gathering the power of volunteers will expand further," adding, "I will continue to do my best to prepare support measures so that volunteer hubs can strengthen volunteer activities and lead community cooperation."

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