6 Social Welfare Centers in Jeonju Join Hands to Identify Socially Isolated Households

Local Shops and Village Activists Work to Identify Isolated Households

Jeonju City in Jeollabuk-do and six social welfare centers in Jeonju signed a business agreement on the 24th at Seonneomeo Comprehensive Social Welfare Center (Director Yoo Seung-hyun) to 'discover and support socially isolated households.'

The agreement ceremony was held as a place to establish a public-private cooperative system for isolated households, which have emerged as a new welfare blind spot in preparation for the increasing number of socially isolated households and solitary deaths due to the rise in single-person households.

On the 24th, Jeonju City in Jeollabuk-do and six social welfare centers in Jeonju signed a business agreement for 'identifying and supporting socially isolated households' at Seonneomeo Comprehensive Social Welfare Center.
[Photo by Jeonju City]

The main contents of the agreement include ▲establishing a public-private cooperative system for discovering and managing socially isolated households ▲organizing local shops and village activists to discover isolated households in the community ▲providing and linking services when socially isolated households occur ▲promoting prevention of solitary deaths and enhancing community welfare.

Jang Seong-gwan, president of the Jeonju Social Welfare Center Association, said, "With the recent increase in single-person households and socially isolated households, forming networks among residents has become more important than ever," adding, "Jeonju social welfare centers will take the lead in creating communities within the region and continue activities to help neighbors feel a sense of warmth toward each other."

A Jeonju city official stated, "With the emergence of new welfare blind spots such as isolated and reclusive households, mutual cooperation with private organizations is necessary to find neighbors in need," and added, "Jeonju City and social welfare centers will work together to build a dense social safety net to quickly discover and support neighbors in difficulty."

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