Seongbuk District Residents Thoroughly Inspect Neighborhoods to Identify 47 At-Risk Households

120 Local Residents Actively Participate in Guseokguseok Discovery Team... Distributing 'Seongbuk-gu Helps You' Stickers on Residential Mailboxes... 200 Activities in 20 Neighborhoods, Identifying 47 At-Risk Households in the Past Year

Seongbuk-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) held a performance sharing meeting for the ‘Guseok Guseok Balguldan’ (Neighborhood Discovery Team), which is organized and operated to identify vulnerable households and strengthen the local protection system, on the 24th at the Seongbuk-gu Office Art Hall.

The ‘Guseok Guseok Balguldan’ consists of residents who are familiar with local conditions and capable of active engagement, continuously identifying neighbors expected to be in welfare crises and intensively promoting awareness. A total of 120 members, 6 to 7 from each of the 20 neighborhoods, are actively participating. Over the past year, they have conducted 200 activities and identified 47 vulnerable households.

At the event, certificates of commendation were awarded to residents and employees of partner organizations who actively participated in the discovery and support projects for welfare blind spots in Seongbuk-gu. There was also a time to pledge active efforts in discovering and supporting welfare blind spots in Seongbuk-gu through the pre-prepared ‘Guseok Guseok Balguldan Practice Promise Card.’

Additionally, ahead of the large-scale vulnerable household intensive discovery campaign scheduled for November, an orientation was held on how to carefully observe neighbors and discover those who are easily overlooked.

After the performance sharing meeting, the ‘Guseok Guseok Balguldan’ returned to each neighborhood and visited households to attach and promote the ‘Seongbuk-gu is Here to Help’ guide stickers on residential mailboxes. They also distributed vulnerable household discovery notices mainly to local shops familiar with the area, such as markets and clinics.

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, stated, “Amid recent nationwide incidents of extreme choices by neighbors in blind spots, Seongbuk-gu operates a robust welfare safety net centered on residents, where households in crisis are proactively identified and supported through the active activities of the Guseok Guseok Balguldan.” He added, “We will spare no effort to actively support the creation of a more tightly knit welfare ecosystem where neighbors care for and watch over each other’s problems.”

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