Social Contribution-Focused Specialty Store for Self-Supporting Young Adults Opens in Goyang on the 21st

A specialized social contribution store for self-supporting young adults has opened in Goyang.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Government announced that the first northern Gyeonggi branch of the "Youth Green Convenience Store," a social contribution-type specialized store that serves as both a vocational training space and uses part of its profits to support self-supporting young adults, opened on July 21 at Lafesta in Goyang.

The Youth Green Convenience Store was established to support the independence of self-supporting young adults who must leave child care facilities, group homes, or foster care when they turn 18.

The store was jointly planned by "Brothers Keeper" and the convenience store brand "7-Eleven" operated by Korea Seven, and is being promoted through public-private cooperation by the Gyeonggi Social Economy Agency.

The Youth Green Convenience Store provides job training and work experience necessary for convenience store operations. It also features an eco-friendly plant section produced by Brothers Keeper, a social enterprise that creates jobs for self-supporting young adults, thereby contributing to the expansion of sales channels for social enterprises.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

At the first branch (southern region), which opened in Anyang in September last year, six self-supporting young adults are currently employed.

Ko Youngin, Vice Governor for Economy of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "The Youth Green Convenience Store is not just a workplace, but a valuable space where self-supporting young adults can nurture their dreams and determination," adding, "The experiences gained here will become a strong asset in their lives going forward."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province is pursuing various social innovation projects to support the dreams and futures of young people. In September, the "Thousand-Won Store" for university students, where daily necessities and food packages can be purchased at more than 90% discount, will open at Gachon University and Pyeongtaek University.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Government plans to further expand public-private partnership models like the Youth Green Convenience Store, so that young people can establish a stable foundation and realize their dreams.

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