Mokpo City Wins 8 Awards in Social Welfare... Promoting a Happy Welfare City

Excellence Award in Outreach Welfare Service at Regional Welfare Project Evaluation

Ministerial Commendation for Outstanding Local Government in Basic Livelihood Security Sector

Mokpo City in Jeollanam-do demonstrated outstanding performance in the field of social welfare over the past year and plans to do its best this year as well to ensure that all citizens can enjoy warm and happy welfare services.

According to the city on the 10th, it received awards in eight areas of social welfare projects, including regional welfare projects, basic livelihood security, women and youth, and self-support projects, based on evaluations by government ministries and Jeollanam-do over the past year.

First, it was selected as an excellent institution in the "Visiting Welfare Service Provision" category of the Regional Welfare Project Evaluation hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, receiving a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare and a prize of 20 million KRW.

The city was highly evaluated for efforts to strengthen the welfare delivery system, such as establishing a visiting health and welfare infrastructure, discovering and providing services to vulnerable households, strengthening integrated case management, and promoting cooperation and linkage between public and private institutions.

Exterior view of Mokpo City Hall

Additionally, it was selected as an excellent local government in the "2023 Basic Livelihood Security Field Excellent Local Government Evaluation" hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, receiving a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare along with a prize of 8 million KRW.

This recognition came from the evaluation of basic livelihood security projects and emergency welfare support performance, where the city actively discovered new beneficiaries and worked to eliminate welfare blind spots, supporting 257 vulnerable households and identifying and assisting 3,086 households in crisis or emergency welfare blind spots.

Furthermore, it received the grand prize in the "Volunteer Center Operation Comprehensive Evaluation" by Jeollanam-do city and county, along with a prize of 3.5 million KRW.

Since 2000, the city has directly operated the Volunteer Center, establishing a public-private cooperation system, promoting a culture of talent donation, and contributing to the revitalization of Volunteer Center operations. This achievement was recognized with the grand prize in the Volunteer Center Operation Comprehensive Evaluation hosted by Jeollanam-do.

In the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s "2023 Excellent Self-Support Enterprise Selection" contest, Mokpo Hope Dream Center Co., Ltd. was selected as an excellent self-support enterprise, receiving a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare and a prize of 20 million KRW.

The selected enterprise will receive practical support as a sustainable self-support enterprise by creating jobs for vulnerable groups and fulfilling social roles.

In addition, in the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family’s "2023 Youth Training Facility Evaluation," Mokpo Youth Culture Center was selected as the best institution; in the "Childcare Support Project" category, Mokpo Family Center received the excellent institution ministerial commendation; and in the "Community Youth Activation Project Operation" category by the Korea Youth Activity Promotion Agency, Hadang Youth Culture Center was selected as an excellent institution.

Moreover, the city was recognized for its efforts to provide customized welfare services by improving living inconveniences and supporting living stabilization funds for households in crisis within welfare blind spots, winning the Encouragement Award as an excellent local government in Jeollanam-do’s "Our Neighborhood Welfare Mobile Team Activities."

The city is planning to continue discovering and promoting various welfare policies to realize a hope-filled welfare city for all citizens, aiming to provide welfare that everyone can enjoy and demand-centered customized welfare services.

Mayor Park Hong-ryul stated, “The excellent evaluation in the social welfare field is the result of building a dense welfare safety net and the joint efforts of the public and private sectors to improve the sense of welfare. We will continue to carry out visiting, field-centered welfare administration for the happy lives of citizens and do our best for the development of a happy Mokpo City for all.”

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