Korea Forest Welfare Institute Supports Self-Reliance of 'Out-of-System Youth'

The Korea Forest Welfare Institute announced on the 11th that it supports the strengthening of self-reliance capabilities for youth outside the formal system through the step-by-step forest education program, the ‘2023 COG Support Project.’

The project name ‘COG’ encompasses the meanings of Care, Orientation, and Growth. This project has been implemented since last year to enhance the self-reliance capabilities of children who have aged out of protective care, youth outside the home, out-of-school youth, and juveniles under protective disposition.

This year, the program will add job experience as forest welfare experts and financial support for certification acquisition, enabling the target youth to receive three-stage self-reliance capability enhancement education: ▲forest experience education (Care) ▲career education in the forest field (Orientation) ▲job experience (Growth support).

Child welfare facilities, group homes, youth shelters, out-of-school youth centers, recovery support facilities, and unlicensed alternative schools wishing to participate can download and submit the application form on the Forest Welfare Institute website from the 18th to the 25th of this month.

Nam Taeheon, President of the Korea Forest Welfare Institute, said, “We will spare no effort to support youth outside the system to grow healthily through forest welfare services and to establish a foundation for their self-reliance.”

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