Sharing Best Practices of Family Service Agencies and Facilities... Family Network Conference Held

Ministry of Gender Equality and Family - Healthy Family Promotion Institute, Family Network Conference Online from 23 to 26

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The '2021 Family Network Conference,' hosted by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and organized by the Korea Healthy Family Promotion Agency, will be held online from the 23rd to the 26th.

The Family Network Conference was established to share family policy directions among family service institutions such as family centers (245 locations), single-parent support facilities (122 locations), and community childcare sharing centers (395 locations), and to award outstanding support cases. Following last year, this year’s event will also be conducted online, operating a real-time meeting-enabled 'online network' (virtual networking) to facilitate active communication among participants.

This year, a total of 26 outstanding family service cases were selected, including the grand prize and excellence awards. The grand prize (Minister’s Award) was awarded to the case titled ‘The Courage to Rise Again,’ about a single mother raising two sons who found stability in life by using the family care services of the Daegu Family Center.

The excellence awards (Korea Healthy Family Promotion Agency Chairman’s Award) were given to three cases: ‘Dad Childcare with Community Childcare Sharing Center’ by a user of the Jung-gu Family Center in Incheon, ‘Together with a Heart Full of Gratitude, Multicultural’ by a user of the Bucheon Multicultural Family Support Center, and ‘Sharing Happiness, Our Family’ by a user of the Guro-gu Family Center.

In the online network, family service cases tailored to regional characteristics will be shared, and a forum for discussing family policy directions for ‘single-person households’ as well as an online theater festival will be held.

Kim Geum-ok, Director of the Korea Healthy Family Promotion Agency, stated, "By sharing unique programs operated by family service institutions and facilities nationwide and user testimonials, we will support family centers to grow as pivotal institutions that embrace diverse families within their communities."

Jung Young-ae, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, said, "It is a time when detailed policy support for diverse families is necessary," adding, "We will expand family support services to prevent loneliness and isolation of single-person households and strengthen support for various families such as single-parent families and multicultural families so that all families can enjoy a stable life."

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