Relocation of Single-Parent Family Support Hub in Southern Gyeonggi from Yeoju to Suwon

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has relocated the 'Gyeonggi Southern Single-Parent Family Support Hub,' which provides customized comprehensive services such as childcare and employment for single-parent families in the province, from Yeoju City to Suwon City.

The province announced on the 6th that, as the contract with the previous entrusted operator, Yeoju University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, has ended, the Suwon Family Support Center, a corporation, was selected as the new entrusted operator this year. The Suwon Family Support Center is located in Paldal-gu, Suwon City.

Since 2019, under the 'Gyeonggi Province Single-Parent Family Support Ordinance,' the province has been operating the 'Gyeonggi Province Single-Parent Family Support Hub' divided into Gyeonggi Southern and Gyeonggi Northern regions (Guri City Healthy Family Support Center).

The Gyeonggi Southern region provides related services to single-parent families in 21 cities and counties, including Suwon City.

The main functions of the hub include ▲building networks among single-parent family welfare facilities and related organizations ▲providing counseling, information, and linkage services for single-parent families ▲supporting capacity building for single-parent families through parent education and activation of self-help groups ▲operating social awareness improvement programs such as participation events for single-parent families.

Last year, the two hubs provided customized services including 20 business agreements with related organizations and groups, counseling and information provision to 67 people, parent education for 128 people, counseling linkage for 243 people, and self-help groups for 240 people.

Choi Young-mook, Director of the Family and Multicultural Division of the province, explained, "The hub is striving to discover and provide various family services required by single-parent families."

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