Opening of Cultural and Art Spaces Including Gwanak Family Happiness Center, Gang Gamchan Urban Agriculture Center, and Gwancheon-ro Cultural Platform S1472

Improving Quality of Life: Hub Spaces for Youth and Welfare Spaces for Healthy Living of Elderly and Disabled

Gwanak Family Happiness Center 1st Floor Play Experience Hall

Gwancheon-ro Culture Platform S1472 Exterior View

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Junhee) is creating various spaces throughout the district for culture, welfare, and resident communication to improve the quality of life that residents can truly feel.

Last year, the district opened the new family-friendly space “Gwanak Family Happiness Center,” encompassing childcare, women, and media. It is equipped with various facilities such as a play experience center, a toy and library for infants and toddlers, women’s classrooms, and a village media center, allowing infants, families, women, and residents to enjoy together.

The “Gang Gamchan Urban Agriculture Center,” which supports various experiential activities for urban farmers and facilitates communication among neighbors, was also opened. As a representative urban agriculture complex facility in southern Seoul, it supports diverse urban agriculture activities such as urban agriculture education, native seed exhibitions, and lending.

A space where anyone can enjoy culture and arts while communicating with each other in harmony with nature has also been established. The district created the “Gwancheon-ro Cultural Platform S1472” at the center of Byeolbitnaericheon, where exhibitions and performances are held, local artists can freely engage in creative activities, and anyone can enjoy cultural life and communicate with one another. It offers a variety of spaces such as a book cafe, exhibition space, creative studios, and resting areas, operating diverse programs focused on culture and arts, revitalization of local commercial districts, and resident participation.

In particular, Gwanak-gu, ranked first nationwide as a youth city with a youth population ratio of 40.6%, features notable base spaces for youth. Spaces like “Sillim-dong Three Room” and “Youth Space Eum” support youth gathering in one place to share information and communicate about common interests such as employment, housing, and daily life.

The “Gwanak Youth Center,” currently under construction, is also expected to be completed within this year as a comprehensive youth activity hub that nurtures youth potential and functions as a youth policy hub combining employment, startups, cultural and artistic activities, and community.

To respond to the increasing demand for welfare services in an aging society, the “Gang Gamchan Daycare Center,” a public facility where seniors can enjoy a healthy old age, has opened, supporting the healthy aging and leisure activities of local seniors.

This year, the district is accelerating the construction of the “Gwanak-gu Disabled Center” to improve the rights of the hearing-impaired who have difficulty communicating and to support the healthy and stable lives of families with disabilities.

Additionally, the district is carefully managing the timely completion of the “Senior Citizens’ Hall and 50 Plus Center,” scheduled to begin construction this year, to support leisure activities for seniors and social participation activities for middle-aged and older adults.

Looking ahead, Gwanak-gu announced plans to actively create spaces for residents in public areas where they can enjoy various benefits and enrich their daily lives.

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