Dongducheon-si Implements Winter Support Project to Prevent Solitary Deaths

Providing 130,000 KRW Essential Goods Packages to 150 Low-Income Middle-Aged Single-Person Households
Conducting Living Condition Surveys and Delivering Social Welfare Information to Prevent Solitary Deaths

The Dongducheon City (Mayor Park Hyeong-deok) Community Security Council (hereinafter referred to as the Council) announced on the 14th that it conducted the 'Winter Support Project to Prevent Solitary Deaths' on the 13th for middle-aged single-person households experiencing economic difficulties and hardship.

The Dongducheon City Community Security Council has been conducting the "Winter Support Project to Prevent Solitary Deaths" since the 13th, targeting middle-aged single-person households experiencing economic difficulties and hardship. Photo by Dongducheon City

This project was designed to help low-income middle-aged single-person households, who are at high risk of solitary death due to social isolation and loneliness, by providing daily necessities so they can spend the winter healthily and safely.

At the event, members of the Community Security Council from eight districts participated. In particular, packages consisting of convenience foods such as ramen, instant meals, protein drinks, and daily necessities like lotion, toothbrushes, and heat packs were prepared and delivered to a total of 150 households.

Mayor Park Hyeong-deok said, "I hope the packages delivered today bring warmth and comfort to middle-aged single-person households going through difficult times," and added, "We ask for continuous interest and cooperation from the community so that everyone can spend the upcoming winter in good health."

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