Gijang County Launches 'Gijang Bokdameun Box' Project to Identify Welfare Blind Spots

Operation with the Community Social Security Council Until December

Gijang County in Busan (Governor Jung Jongbok) announced on the 15th that it will implement the “Gijang Bok Dameun Box” project, a welfare blind spot discovery and support initiative in collaboration with town and township Community Social Security Councils, from July to December.

This project, supported by the Sungwoo Hope Foundation, a social welfare corporation, was established to identify local welfare blind spots and build a tighter social safety net.

Members of the town and township Community Social Security Councils will visit vulnerable households identified through the Welfare Blind Spot Discovery System’s crisis information big data. During these visits, they will check on the residents’ well-being and provide the “Gijang Bok Dameun Box,” which contains daily necessities and welfare information leaflets.

Last year, the county discovered and supported 498 residents in local welfare blind spots through this project. Starting this year, the scale of support will be significantly expanded to 868 people, further strengthening the identification and support of those in need.

Jung Jongbok, Governor of Gijang County, said, “I hope the Gijang Bok Dameun Box project will help discover and resolve households facing welfare crises in the community,” adding, “We will establish a more thorough social safety net so that vulnerable groups at risk of solitary death or welfare crises can receive customized welfare services.”

Gijang County Office.

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