Gwangju Social Welfare Community Chest Supports Lottery Funded Vacation Programs for Children and Adolescents

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Community Chest of Korea (Chairman Park Cheolhong) announced on the 5th that it held a ceremony for the 2022 Lottery Fund Children and Youth Vacation Program Support Project.

The Lottery Fund Vacation Program project, supported by the Lottery Commission, provides experiential learning and various programs for low-income children and youth to bridge cultural gaps and offer opportunities for activities.

It is also a project that intensively supports children and youth during vacation periods by providing necessary items for the new semester such as school uniforms and bags to boost their motivation for learning.

This vacation program support project selected implementing organizations through a public contest targeting social welfare facilities related to children and youth in the Gwangju area, providing up to 5 million won per selected institution, with a total project cost of approximately 460 million won delivered to 117 social welfare facilities.

Kim Jingon, Secretary General of the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea, said, "We hope that the needs of children and youth, whose outdoor activities have been restricted due to the spread of COVID-19 in recent years, will be met through this vacation program," and added, "The Gwangju Community Chest of Korea will continue to strive for the healthy growth of children and youth."

Meanwhile, besides this children and youth vacation program, the Gwangju Community Chest of Korea is also supporting COVID-19 safety management support projects, nighttime care projects, and family function enhancement projects through the lottery fund business.

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