A Child and Family Welfare Platform 'Family Culture Center' Established in Sancheong

Sancheong-gun Family Culture Center.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 12th that it has completed the 'Sancheong-gun Family Culture Center,' a space for children and families.

The Family Culture Center, designed to provide integrated family services, was selected in October 2020 for the National Balanced Development Committee's Living SOC (Social Overhead Capital) Complex Project, with a total investment of 5.1 billion KRW including 3.1 billion KRW from national and provincial funds. It was built with a total floor area of 2,240㎡ and two above-ground floors.

The first floor houses a multipurpose family exchange and communication space, a living culture space, a shared childcare area, and the Sancheong-gun Moms Hug Toy Library. The second floor includes the Family Center (formerly the Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center) offices, family counseling rooms, education rooms, and a multipurpose auditorium.

The Sancheong-gun Moms Hug Toy Library was established with a 200 million KRW grant after being selected for the '2021 Moms Hug Toy Library Installation Support Project.' Families with preschool children and childcare facilities such as daycare centers can use the library after paying an annual membership fee.

The county has prepared about 1,000 toys of over 350 types, including large toys and shadow books that are difficult to purchase at home, and has been providing services since mid-February this year.

Sancheong-gun expects the Family Culture Center to become a space that offers complex services such as family unit care projects within the region, activation of local networks, and provision of cultural activity spaces.

Lee Jae-geun, the mayor of Sancheong-gun, said, "The Family Culture Center will be a space that provides complex welfare and cultural services for children and families and allows exchange and communication between generations and neighbors."

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