Busan City and Affiliated Organizations' Employees Collect Spare Salary Donations to Support Youth Independence

April 19, 4:10 PM at City Hall, 'Sponsorship Fund Presentation Ceremony' Held

Support of 500,000 KRW Each for 76 Youths Leaving Child Welfare Facilities

Busan City will hold the ‘Monthly Spare Salary Donation Ceremony for City Employees and Others’ at 4:10 PM on the 19th in the City Hall Protocol Room.

The ‘Monthly Spare Salary Donation Project’ collects small spare amounts from monthly salaries, such as 10,000 won or amounts less than 1,000 won (fixed monthly amounts are also possible), to donate. It started in April 2008 to support the independence of children in child welfare facilities and has been steadily ongoing since then.

Currently, about 2,200 donors, including city employees, district and county staff, Busan Social Service Center employees, and Busan Transportation Culture Training Center staff, are continuously participating.

At the ceremony, about 10 officials including the Mayor, Park Jeong-gyu, President of the Busan Child Welfare Association, and Kim Myung-su, Chairman of the City Public Officials Labor Union, will attend. Kim Myung-su, the representative donor, will deliver 38 million won collected last year from city and affiliated institution employees to the Busan Child Welfare Association.

The donated funds will be provided in February to 76 youths leaving child welfare facilities, with 500,000 won per person.

Through this spare donation ceremony, now in its 16th year, a total of about 820 million won in independence support funds has been delivered to 1,850 youths so far.

Mayor Park Hyung-jun said, “I hope that the youths taking their first steps into the world with today’s donated funds will gain strength and settle into society with dreams and hope. Our city is implementing various support policies for youths preparing for independence, and we will continue to devote efforts to provide stable and continuous welfare services so that children can freely pursue their dreams with warm interest and support.”

The city provides 10 million won per person as an independence settlement fund to youths leaving child welfare facilities, supports entrance fees and first semester tuition for those entering university, and provides a monthly independence allowance of 500,000 won.

Busan City Hall.

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