Umi Hope Foundation Launches 'Umi Hope Care' Youth Family Care Support Project

Umi Hope Foundation announced on the 15th that it held the 'Umi Hope Care Donation Ceremony' at the Save the Children headquarters in Mapo-gu, Seoul, and donated 150 million KRW.

Lee Chun-seok, Secretary General of Umi Hope Foundation (left), and Yoo Hye-young, Head of Save the Children Western Regional Headquarters, held the 'Umi Hope Care Donation Ceremony' on the 15th at the Save the Children headquarters in Mapo-gu, Seoul.
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'Umi Hope Care' is a project that supports young family caregivers by reducing their caregiving and living expenses burdens and helping them achieve stable independence. The program plans to provide customized integrated services divided into four areas: caregiving, living expenses, career, and emotional support. It targets individuals aged 16 to 24 residing in Gwangju Metropolitan City, and the project operation is managed by the Save the Children Western Regional Headquarters Gwangju Child Rights Center, an international child rights NGO.

Eligible participants will be connected to the basic social safety net and receive living expense scholarships. They can also participate in individualized career and academic advancement programs as well as networking with other young family caregivers.

Lee Chun-seok, Secretary General of Umi Hope Foundation, said, "Most young family caregivers are in need of support as they are unable to access even basic social services, and our society has begun to build a consensus on this issue," adding, "We plan to spare no effort in supporting them to become a catalyst for the independence of young family caregivers."

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