Jangseong-gun Successfully Concludes 'Youth Support Project Results Report Meeting'

Published 02 Dec.2021 15:09(KST)

[Jangseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Hangyu] Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Yoo Doo-seok) announced on the 2nd that the ‘2021 Youth Safety Net and Out-of-School Youth Project Results Report Meeting,’ hosted by the Jangseong-gun Youth Counseling Welfare Center, was successfully concluded.

The report meeting was attended by committee members consisting of the Operation and Execution Committee that builds the youth safety net, the 1388 Youth Support Group, related organizations, and youth.

They reviewed the achievements of youth support projects over the past year and celebrated the graduation of out-of-school youth who passed the qualification exam and the awards of the International Youth Achievement Award.

The county delivered scholarships for exemplary youth, sponsored by the Youth and Child Safety Protection Council, to four young people.

The ‘Youth Safety Net’ project is a program that establishes connections among local residents, institutions, and organizations to discover youth in crisis and provide integrated counseling and welfare services to support their return to society and family.

This year, the number of counseling cases was 13,712, a 15% increase compared to last year, but counseling related to delinquency and misconduct decreased by more than 50%.

The ‘Out-of-School Youth Support Project’ expanded meal support and provided participation allowances starting this year, resulting in 19 people passing the qualification exam and achieving outcomes such as university admission, recording a success rate of 95%.

Deputy Governor Lim Yoon-seop said, “We will spare no necessary support in cooperation with local residents so that the youth, the hope of Jangseong, can pursue their dreams in a safer and happier environment.”