Gangnam-gu Comprehensive Social Welfare Center Opens Base Centers Beyond Yangjaecheon in Nonhyeon-dong and Yeoksam-dong

Redefining the Role of Comprehensive Social Welfare Centers Over 30 Years... Daechung in Irwon-dong and Neungin Welfare Center in Gaepo-dong Launch Community-Based Projects in Nonhyeon 2-dong and Yeoksam-dong Respectively

Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jo Seong-myeong)'s comprehensive social welfare centers, Daechung Comprehensive Social Welfare Center in Irwon-dong and Neungin Comprehensive Social Welfare Center in Gaepo-dong, have each opened community-based hub centers in Nonhyeon 2-dong and Yeoksam 1-dong, respectively.

The hub centers, promoted as part of specialized projects for each comprehensive social welfare center, are the result of a research project conducted last May to redefine the role of comprehensive social welfare centers, the first of its kind in an autonomous district. Gangnam-gu's six comprehensive social welfare centers were established and have been operating since permanent rental apartments were built south of Yangjaecheon 30 years ago. The district believes that comprehensive social welfare centers should respond to welfare demands across all areas of Gangnam-gu, beyond welfare services for the rental apartment areas, addressing the increase in single-person households and elderly population, identifying vulnerable households, and the growing demand for visiting welfare services. Therefore, the research project was initiated. Following this, as a result of a public contest for 'specialized projects by comprehensive social welfare centers,' Daechung and Neungin Welfare Centers, which proposed community hub centers in Nonhyeon-dong and Yeoksam-dong?areas with high welfare demand among single-person households and women?were selected as the first specialized projects.

Daechung Comprehensive Social Welfare Center in Irwon-dong opened a branch on the first floor of Nonhyeon 2-dong Community Service Center on September 5, and is promoting the identification of vulnerable households, case management, and care services in Nonhyeon 1 and 2-dong. Neungin Comprehensive Social Welfare Center in Gaepo-dong opened the Neungin Welfare Center Yeoksam Branch on the third floor of Yeoksam 1-dong Community Service Center on November 6, and is conducting public-private cooperative welfare projects together with related organizations such as Yeoksam 1-dong Community Service Center, Residential Safety Comprehensive Center, and Single-Person Household Community Center.

Going forward, the plan is to sequentially promote specialized projects for each welfare center to establish a Gangnam-style comprehensive social welfare center. Specialized programs for each welfare center include ▲ Gangnam Comprehensive Social Welfare Center's 'Customized SMART Senior Comprehensive Support Center Model Construction' ▲ Suseo Myeonghwa Welfare Center and Suseo Comprehensive Welfare Center's 'Daily Recovery and Independence Support for Local Residents with Mental Illness' ▲ Taehwa Christian Social Welfare Center's 'Family Function Strengthening Project.'

Jo Seong-myeong, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, stated, “With the opening of these hub centers, we can provide more diverse welfare services to residents in Nonhyeon-dong and Yeoksam-dong, areas that previously did not have comprehensive social welfare centers. We will continue to analyze the welfare services needed by residents according to changing environments and support comprehensive social welfare centers to fulfill their roles.”

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