Yongin Youth Self-Sufficiency 1st Branch 'The Geonganghage' Opens on the 22nd

Premium Pet Food for Pets Produced and Sold Directly
Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin, "Will Actively Support Youth Self-Sufficiency"

The premium pet food store for companion animals, ‘The Geonganghage’, supported by the Gyeonggi-do Yongin City Regional Self-Sufficiency Center, opened on the 22nd in Giheung-gu.

Yisang-il, Mayor of Yongin City, is having a conversation with attendees about youth self-support measures at the opening ceremony of 'The Healthier' on the 22nd.
[Photo by Yongin City]

‘The Geonganghage’ is a project supported by the city to help youth become independent and create jobs. Self-sufficient youth directly produce and sell pet food, with 12 young people aged 18 to 39 working there. The profits from store operations are used to support youth independence as well as local animal protection centers and abandoned animal protection organizations.

The young workers at ‘The Geonganghage’ produce handmade pet food at the manufacturing site located at 16-4, Dongbaekjungang-ro 16beon-gil, Giheung-gu, and sell it at the store at 225-6, Dongbaekjungang-ro. They also plan to operate a ‘One-Day Class’ for making handmade snacks for companion animals.

Kim Si-eun, who works at ‘The Geonganghage’, said, “I feel a sense of fulfillment when I learn new cultures and develop recipes with peers of similar age, and I think it can be an important experience in life,” adding, “I hope ‘The Geonganghage’ becomes an opportunity to help youth become independent.”

The opening ceremony was attended by Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin, Yoon Won-gyun, Chairman of Yongin Special City Council, Kim Yang-hee, Director of the Regional Self-Sufficiency Center, and Kim Jeong-yeon, Chairman of Yongin YMCA. Mayor Lee said, “We will generously support self-sufficiency enterprises to successfully establish a virtuous cycle structure of independence and social return.”

Meanwhile, the Yongin Regional Self-Sufficiency Center operates 11 business units including Joayang in Store, reusable container washing business, logistics delivery, and convenience stores to help low-income people become independent and find employment or start businesses.

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