Uijeongbu City Visits Homeless Support Facility Ahead of Chuseok... Striving for Inclusive Welfare

On September 25, ahead of the Chuseok holiday, Uijeongbu City in Gyeonggi Province announced that Mayor Donggeun Kim visited the Uijeongbu Hope Recovery Comprehensive Support Center in Geumo-dong to comfort the homeless and facility workers.

Donggeun Kim, mayor of Uijeongbu (left), visited the Uijeongbu Hope Recovery Comprehensive Support Center on the 25th to comfort the homeless and facility workers, and then took a commemorative photo with Seongho Jeong, Minister of Justice, Jihye Park, member of the National Assembly, and Chungsik Kim, director of the center. Photo by Uijeongbu City

The Uijeongbu Hope Recovery Comprehensive Support Center is the only comprehensive support facility for the homeless in northern Gyeonggi Province. It conducts regular patrols to identify homeless individuals on the streets and provides support for their self-reliance.

On this day, Seongho Jeong, Minister of Justice, also attended the event, listened to the difficulties faced by the homeless and facility workers, and offered warm words of encouragement.

Mayor Donggeun Kim said, "Thank you for offering warm encouragement to the homeless, who are among the most vulnerable during the holidays," and added, "We will continue our efforts to ensure that the homeless can spend Chuseok comfortably and settle into stable homes."

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