Establishment of Public-Private Cooperation System for Welfare and Security of Vulnerable Groups in Dongjak-gu

Dongjak-gu Unites Five Organizations to Protect Welfare and Public Safety for Vulnerable Groups

Dongjak-gu Office, Dongjak Police Station, National Health Insurance Service Dongjak Branch, Dongjak Post Office, KEPCO MCS Gwanak-Dongjak Branch... Welfare Avengers

Dongjak-gu (Mayor Park Il-ha) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the 22nd to establish a community safety network aimed at discovering welfare blind spots for vulnerable groups and preventing crime.

Since the 'Suwon Three Mothers Incident' last year, despite various efforts, welfare blind spots have occurred, and financial crimes targeting vulnerable groups have doubled compared to last year. In response, the district and related organizations have decided to actively join forces.

On this day, the district exchanged the agreement with Dongjak Police Station, National Health Insurance Service Dongjak Branch, Dongjak Post Office, and KEPCO MCS Gwanak-Dongjak Branch and held a meeting.

First, the district expanded the honorary social welfare officers?unpaid local residents who discover and support welfare crisis households?to include employees of the partner organizations such as volunteer crime prevention squad members, postal workers, and electricity meter readers.

This appointment targeted workers in daily life industries who regularly interact with residents during their duties and can identify households in crisis, aiming to build a practical safety net.

Under this agreement, welfare and public safety blind spot prevention activities will be promoted within the community, centered on honorary social welfare officers from the district and related organizations.

For example, if a post office delivery worker discovers mail left unattended for a long time at a household, or if a KEPCO MCS meter reader finds a household suspected of crisis situations such as long-term unpaid electricity bills or power disconnection, they will promptly notify the district.

Additionally, the National Health Insurance Service will integrally connect necessary services such as long-term care.

Going forward, honorary social welfare officers and Community Safety Officers (CSO) will strengthen the safety net protecting vulnerable groups through proactive discovery of crisis households and collaborate jointly.

Park Il-ha, Mayor of Dongjak-gu, said, “I hope that building cooperative relationships will advance community welfare to the next level,” and added, “We will do our best to reduce welfare blind spots and protect residents from crisis situations.”

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