Dongdaemun-gu, Recruiting Participants for Housing Environment Improvement for Vulnerable Groups

Improvement of Housing Environment Completed for 19 Households in the First Half of the Year... Recruitment for Second Half Participants Until September 15

Providing Clean and Safe Living Environments to Low-Income Vulnerable Groups through Wallpapering, Flooring, Lighting Replacement, etc.

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) is recruiting participants for the second half of the year for the ‘Creating Happy Rooms’ project aimed at improving the housing environment for low-income vulnerable groups until September 15.

The ‘Creating Happy Rooms’ project was selected last year through the resident participatory budget proposal contest. It has been conducting home repairs since early this year for low-income residents living in poor housing conditions by signing an MOU with volunteer organizations specializing in home repairs, ‘Jeongdawoon Jipsuri Volunteer Group’ and ‘Free Resource Home Repair Haetteuneunjip’.

The members of the two organizations that signed the agreement are home repair experts who have continuously volunteered for their neighbors. The ‘Jeongdawoon Jipsuri Volunteer Group,’ established in 2016, has steadily carried out volunteer activities even during the COVID-19 pandemic, repairing more than 10 households annually. ‘Haetteuneunjip’ started its home repair volunteer activities in 2003 and has repaired about 450 households to date.

Dongdaemun-gu received recommendations for low-income households in need of home repairs from community service centers and the Dongdaemun-gu Volunteer Center in February and has carried out housing environment improvement projects such as wallpapering, flooring, and lighting replacement for 19 vulnerable households through July this year.

The district plans to continue the ‘Creating Happy Rooms’ project in the second half of the year to improve the housing environment for low-income residents, following the first half.

The project targets low-income households in the district, including basic livelihood security recipients and near-poverty groups, whose housing conditions are poor. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until September 15.

Residents wishing to participate in the project can apply by visiting or calling their local community service center. Afterward, the volunteer groups will visit the applicant households to assess the need for home repairs before final selection.

For further inquiries, contact the Dongdaemun-gu Autonomous Administration Division or the local community service centers.

Lee Pil-hyung, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “Since there are residents whose health is threatened by poor living conditions such as foul odors and mold, we will actively promote this project so that more residents can live in safe and clean homes.” He added, “In addition to home repairs, we will continue various volunteer activities to provide more help to marginalized neighbors.”

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