Gwangjin-gu Partners with GS25 to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk of Food Insecurity

Gwangjin-gu Collaborates with GS25 to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk of Food Insecurity... Launches ‘Child Meal Guardians’ Initiative

Initially Implemented at 26 Locations in Jayang-dong, Guui-dong, and Hwayang-dong... Starting from the 29th

Convenience Store Staff to Guide At-Risk Children and Adolescents to District Office and Community Centers

Working Together with 24-Hour Convenience Stores to Assist Meal Support Applications and Prevent Skipped Meals

A resident visiting a convenience store is receiving a promotional leaflet for the 'Child Meal Guardian' program.

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) will launch the ‘Child Meal Guardians Project’ in collaboration with GS25 convenience stores starting from the 29th.

The district is promoting ‘child meal support’ to ensure that children and adolescents at risk of food insecurity, who are in welfare blind spots, do not skip meals. However, many eligible children and adolescents have yet to receive support.

To actively identify and support children and adolescents at risk of food insecurity, the district has decided to join forces with 24-hour convenience stores closely connected to residents’ daily lives.

GS25 store owners and part-time employees within Gwangjin-gu will act as ‘Child Meal Guardians.’ When they identify children and adolescents at risk of food insecurity during store operations, they will immediately guide them to the district office or local community centers and assist with meal support applications.

They will also distribute promotional materials about the child meal support program to convenience store customers, encouraging residents to pay attention to children and adolescents facing food insecurity in their daily lives.

Through these Child Meal Guardian activities, the district plans to connect children and adolescents identified not only to meal support but also to tailored welfare services if additional assistance is needed.

This project will first be implemented at 26 GS25 locations in Guui-dong, Jayang-dong, and Hwayang-dong. After July, it will expand to GS25 stores in Junggok-dong, Neung-dong, and Gunja-dong, with a total of 96 locations participating in the Child Meal Guardian activities.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, stated, “We ask for your attention to ensure that children and adolescents do not skip meals due to economic difficulties during the critical period when balanced nutrition is most needed. Gwangjin-gu will work diligently to build a more robust social safety net and eliminate welfare blind spots.”

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