Seongdong-gu Supports Two Happy Meals for Children at Risk of Food Insecurity... Providing 13,000 Meals Annually

On the 18th, Seongdong-gu, Happy Alliance, and Happy Dosirak Social Cooperative signed a business agreement to identify and support children at risk of food insecurity... Public-private cooperation includes identifying target children, managing meal support, securing funding, overseeing sponsorship projects, and sharing roles in dosirak production and delivery... Weekly delivery of 5 meals and a total of 260 side dishes per child for 50 children at risk of food insecurity over one year, plus three annual deliveries of Happy Boxes containing basic daily necessities

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeong Wono) announced on the 18th that it has signed an agreement for the ‘Happy Two Meals Project’ to identify and support children at risk of food insecurity.

Children experiencing food insecurity often suffer from physical and emotional developmental issues due to inadequate nutritional intake. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s ‘2024 Standard Manual for Feeding Children at Risk of Food Insecurity,’ the number of children eligible for meal support in 2023 reached 277,394.

Seongdong-gu supports children under 18 at risk of food insecurity through child meal (Kkum Namu) cards, Happy Dosirak (lunchboxes), and group meals to help alleviate child hunger.

In addition, the district is promoting the ‘Happy Two Meals Project’ to support children at risk of food insecurity who fall into blind spots not covered by existing meal support programs.

The ‘Happy Two Meals Project’ is a social contribution initiative where companies, local governments, and communities collaborate to ensure that no child at risk of food insecurity is left out in these blind spots. It is significant in that it addresses child food insecurity continuously through cooperation between the private and public sectors, rather than providing temporary support.

Through this project, the district will deliver side dishes worth approximately 13,000 KRW per meal, five times a week, totaling 260 meals annually, individually to the homes of 50 children at risk of food insecurity within the district.

Additionally, Happy Boxes containing essential daily necessities for children will be provided three times a year.

To this end, on December 18, Seongdong-gu signed a business agreement with Happy Alliance (Secretariat: Haengbok Narae Co., Ltd.) and Happy Dosirak Social Cooperative. According to the agreement, Seongdong-gu will continuously manage the identification of target children and meal support, Happy Alliance will oversee fundraising and sponsorship projects for one year, and Happy Dosirak Social Cooperative will handle the overall production and delivery of the lunchboxes.

At the signing ceremony, Cho Min-young, Head of Happy Alliance (Secretariat: Haengbok Narae), said, “We will work together with companies to promote high-quality social contribution programs so that children can dream of a bright future and grow up healthy.”

Also, Choi Kang-jong, Director of Happy Dosirak Social Cooperative, stated, “We will carefully manage the quality and hygiene of meals from production to delivery to ensure balanced growth for children.”

Jeong Wono, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, expressed, “Through the ‘Happy Two Meals Project,’ I hope all children in the region can grow up healthy with quality meals. I would like to thank Happy Alliance and Happy Dosirak Social Cooperative for joining forces to build a social safety net,” adding, “We will continue to do our best to make Seongdong a city where children are happy.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.