Yeongdeungpo-gu, Creation of Communication Space with Single-Person Household Support Center

Yeongdeungpo-gu Opens the Door to a Happy Life for Single-Person Households … Establishes Single-Person Household Support Center and Communication Space

Customized Counseling, Education and Leisure Programs, Formation of Social Networks for Single-Person Households

At the Opening Ceremony on August 19, District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon Held a Communication Meeting… "We Will Strive for Comprehensive Support for Single-Person Households"

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that it has been actively operating the ‘Single-Person Household Support Center’ and the ‘Communication Space (Singgeulbungeul Sarangbang)’ established in the annex of Yeongdeungpo-gu Office since August 7.

As of August, there are 95,305 single-person households in Yeongdeungpo-gu, accounting for about 50% of the total 195,310 households.

In response, the district relocated the Single-Person Household Support Center, which was previously located within the Yeongdeungpo-gu Family Center, and created a communication space where single-person households can rest, meet, and engage in community activities. Yeongdeungpo-gu is the first among Seoul’s autonomous districts to establish a Single-Person Household Support Center within the district office building.

The Single-Person Household Support Center and communication space were created on the first floor of Building G in the annex of Yeongdeungpo-gu Office, covering an area of 80㎡. The Support Center includes an ‘office’ that serves as an integrated platform for providing information and managing projects for single-person households, and a ‘psychological counseling room’ for personal counseling and mentoring. The communication space features a ‘shared kitchen’ equipped with various cooking utensils for preparing food and an ‘open space’ designed for rest, leisure activities, and social interaction.

This year, the Single-Person Household Support Center was selected as the executing agency for the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family’s ‘Support Project for the Formation of Social Networks for Single-Person Households.’ It will carry out various projects such as counseling, education, culture and leisure, and self-help group activities to help single-person households maintain a healthy and independent life.

Additionally, the district plans to launch the Yeongdeungpo-gu Single-Person Household Support Center website by the end of August, where program information for single-person households can be easily accessed. Future academies for single-person households will include ‘Finding Daily Life’ to enhance everyday skills, ‘Finding Self’ to promote healthy hobbies, and social network-building programs such as ‘Learning Crew’ and ‘Forest Experience.’

On August 19, an opening ceremony was held at the Single-Person Household Support Center and communication space, attended by Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor Choi Ho-kwon, Yeongdeungpo-gu Family Center Director Kang Hyun-duk, and 25 center users.

The ceremony began with a plaque unveiling, followed by a program for single-person households titled ‘Home Styling and Drawing Residential Floor Plans,’ and a communication meeting between the district mayor and center users. Mayor Choi engaged in conversations with the users in a relaxed atmosphere, listening attentively to practical issues such as safety, housing, and social networks of single-person households, and discussed concrete support measures together.

Yeongdeungpo-gu Mayor Choi Ho-kwon said, “I hope the Single-Person Household Support Center and communication space will establish themselves as essential places that promote interaction and improve the quality of life for single-person households. We will take the lead in providing more comprehensive support so that single-person households can live as healthy members of our local community.”

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