Gwangju Dong-gu Addresses Welfare Blind Spots... Honorary Social Welfare Officials Inauguration Ceremony

On the 25th, Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that it held the '2024 Dong-gu Honorary Social Welfare Officer Launch Ceremony' to eliminate welfare blind spots and strengthen the local welfare safety net.

Honorary social welfare officers are an unpaid, honorary human safety net composed of residents who discover and support welfare crisis households. Currently, 594 people, including members of the local community security council, welfare district heads, and workers in daily life industries, are active. They plan to engage in various activities to resolve neighbors' difficulties, such as discovering and supporting welfare blind spots and crisis households.

At the launch ceremony, over 200 honorary social welfare officers from 13 neighborhoods attended, and the event proceeded with the presentation of appointment letters, reading of a resolution, and capacity-building training.

In particular, the capacity-building training held under the theme of 'The Role of Honorary Social Welfare Officers' was prepared to help residents understand welfare blind spots and the role of honorary social welfare officers. A new activity notebook to support the discovery activities of crisis households was also newly produced and distributed for use in the field.

Im Taek, the head of Dong-gu Office, said, "I deeply appreciate the honorary social welfare officers who work hard to eliminate welfare blind spots despite their busy schedules," and added, "Based on the precious hearts and efforts of the honorary social welfare officers, the public and private sectors will actively cooperate to build a dense local community safety net."

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