Gwangju Nam-gu Promotes 'Child Meal Service' During Summer Vacation Period

Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, will implement a child meal support project to address the meal gap for vulnerable children in the district during the summer vacation period.

Nam-gu announced on the 27th that after completing a meal status survey, it will provide meals from July 17 to August 20 to vulnerable children at risk of missing meals during the summer vacation.

The meal provision targets low-income children under the age of 18 with an income below 52% of the standard income, and it has been identified that there are 2,170 such children within the district.

Nam-gu is operating an intensive meal application period until the 30th to ensure smooth meal provision during the summer vacation, and applications are accepted even outside this period.

Meal applications can be submitted by visiting the online Bokjiro website or the local administrative welfare center and submitting an application form.

Meals are provided according to the children's choice through regular restaurants, group meals, or lunchbox delivery, with a meal cost of 8,000 KRW per child per day.

A significant number of children use meal cards at 2,199 regular restaurants to have their meals, and about 680 children receive group meals at 48 local children's centers in the district.

Additionally, Nam-gu is inspecting meal management practices at 48 local children's centers, 4 Dahamkke Dolbom Centers, and 1 lunchbox provision institution in the district to ensure safe meal and snack provision.

They are also maintaining meal card affiliated stores through on-site visits and checking the complaint reporting system.

A Nam-gu official stated, "Through the child meal support project, we will ensure that children can live healthily without worrying about meals during the summer vacation."

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