Muan-gun's First Step of 'Our Neighborhood Welfare Task Force Day'

Published 25 Feb.2023 14:50(KST)

Collaboration with Public Institutions for Monthly Volunteer Work

Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) took the first step of this year’s inaugural ‘Our Neighborhood Welfare Task Force Day’ on the 24th, starting from Samhyang-eup.

‘Our Neighborhood Welfare Task Force Day’ is a new Muan-type project where a large-scale workforce is mobilized once a month to volunteer in collaboration with public institutions, providing services such as cleaning and wallpaper and flooring replacement for vulnerable groups in need.

On the 24th, the Muan-gun Welfare Task Force is volunteering for home repair. [Photo provided by Muan-gun]

When vulnerable groups in need of assistance are identified in the eup and myeon areas and requested to the county, the county welfare task force, the respective eup and myeon task forces, and public institutions located in Muan-gun participate to provide help, proceeding in a monthly relay format.

To provide more practical and professional assistance to vulnerable groups, in January this year, Muan-gun signed mutual cooperation agreements with three public institutions in the jurisdiction (fire station, police station, post office), and these public institutions have agreed to actively participate in the operation of ‘Welfare Task Force Day.’

Furthermore, to promote a warm social atmosphere of mutual help and the spread of positive influence for the healthy daily lives of vulnerable groups, Muan-gun plans to continuously increase the number of institutions participating in Task Force Day.

The welfare task force consists of a total of 162 members across 10 teams, including experts in home repair, wallpapering, and gas fields, as well as village chiefs, women’s association presidents, and volunteer members.

Governor Kim San said, “I am grateful to the welfare task force members who practice warm sharing for families facing difficult crisis situations on the front lines,” and added, “We will do our best to actively identify households in crisis that need care and establish an advanced welfare system where the public and private sectors cooperate to provide assistance.”

The March operation of Welfare Task Force Day is planned to take place in Mangun-myeon, and those in need of assistance can apply for support through the customized welfare team at their local eup or myeon office.