Seodaemun-gu Wins Awards in Two Categories of Ministry of Health and Welfare Regional Welfare Project Evaluation

Awarded employees are taking a commemorative photo with Lee Seongheon, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu (center). (Photo by Seodaemun-gu Office)

Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Seongheon) announced on the 18th that it recently won the grand prize in the 'Public-Private Cooperation and Resource Linkage' category and the excellence award in the 'Hope Welfare Support Group Operation' category in the Ministry of Health and Welfare's regional welfare project evaluation. The district was recognized for implementing outstanding regional welfare policies based on cooperation and linkage between the private and public sectors, achieving awards in two categories.

In the 'Public-Private Cooperation and Resource Linkage' category, which won the grand prize, the activation of the Community Social Security Council and Honorary Social Welfare Officers, as well as welfare resource linkage through public-private cooperation, received high praise. Additionally, expanding the total amount of local welfare resources and strengthening the cooperation system among public and private welfare institutions and local residents through initiatives such as regional welfare contests, village welfare plan implementation, appointment of local care teams, implementation of welfare registered mail projects, operation of welfare patrol teams, and promotion of the Happiness 100% Companion project were key reasons for the award.

In the 'Hope Welfare Support Group Operation' category, which received the excellence award, the district was highly evaluated for its focus on establishing a sustainable local protection system and effectively discovering and managing welfare resources by operating a local protection system through integrated case management cooperation among the public, private, police, and academic sectors, expanding the local welfare resource management system, strengthening the capabilities of case management workers, and supporting and managing welfare projects at the neighborhood level.

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