Uljin-gun Implements 'Sharing with Vulnerable Elderly' through Senior Center Happiness Helper Project

Uljin-gun Basic Food Bank Donation Items Gift

An elderly resident of Uljin-gun is showing daily necessities received from the Food Bank.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] Uljin-gun is conducting a welfare blind spot prevention project that continuously shows interest and checks on the well-being of elderly people using senior centers.

The Senior Center Happiness Helper project has shared goods sponsored by the Uljin-gun Basic Food Bank a total of 9 times from January this year to the present, benefiting 863 households. The purpose is to care for vulnerable elderly users of senior centers and strengthen connections with the local community.

For elderly people facing difficulties due to lack of food and daily necessities, such as those receiving customized elderly care services and solitary elderly long-term care users, the Senior Center Happiness Helpers distribute sponsored goods.

Uljin-gun is striving to activate food donations and provide continuous care services for vulnerable groups in need of attention and care centered around senior centers.

Son Byeongbok, the mayor of Uljin-gun, said, “We will work hard to make sharing and donation the most fundamental values of all communities, and for all residents to continuously practice sharing for vulnerable groups in the local community to create inspiring welfare.”

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