Yangju City Holds Love Thermometer Tower Unveiling and Capacity Building Training for Welfare Blind Spot Discovery Group
On December 9, 2025, Yangju City in Gyeonggi Province conducted a "Welfare Blind Spot Discovery Capacity Building Training" at the large conference room of Yangju City Hall for over 130 members of the welfare blind spot discovery group, including honorary social welfare officers from towns and townships and Hope Bodum members.
Yangju City conducted a "Welfare Blind Spot Discovery Capacity Building Training" on the 9th at the large conference room of Yangju City Hall for over 130 members of the welfare blind spot discovery group, including honorary social welfare officers from towns and townships and Hope Bodum members. Provided by Yangju City
View original imageFor this training, Kim Heon, CEO of the Welfare Communication Dream Research Institute, was invited as a lecturer to deliver a talk on the theme, "Honorary Social Welfare Officers in the Digital Age: Knowledge is Power!" The session also shared practical know-how on identifying households in crisis and case studies on connecting them to support, which can be applied in real welfare fieldwork.
Notably, prior to the training, the unveiling ceremony for the "Love Thermometer Tower" was held to mark the beginning of the "Hope 2026 Sharing Campaign." Lee Kyunga, Director of the Gyeonggi Social Welfare Community Chest, also attended, adding significance to the spirit of giving.
The "Hope 2026 Sharing Campaign" aims to spread the culture of helping neighbors during the year-end and New Year season and to encourage citizens to participate in donations. The campaign will run for 62 days from December 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026, with a fundraising goal of 500 million won.
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Meanwhile, the city has established a human safety net organization in Yangju, consisting of 825 honorary social welfare officers and 1,019 Hope Bodum members. This year, 280 new honorary social welfare officers were appointed, and capacity-building training is held annually as part of ongoing efforts to actively identify households facing welfare crises.
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