Pocheon City Promotes 2026 Community Resident Proposal Contest Project

Pocheon City in Gyeonggi Province is promoting the "2026 Community Resident Proposal Contest Project" to encourage resident-led solutions to local issues and to revitalize communities, and will be recruiting participating community groups until the 27th.

Pocheon City Hall. Provided by Pocheon City

The contest project is operated in a way that residents themselves plan, propose, and implement projects needed in their local area, and it is being pursued to build sustainable local communities based on communication and cooperation among neighbors.

Eligible applicants are resident groups of five or more people who live in Pocheon City or have their daily life sphere in the city, and newly formed communities may also participate. However, more than 50% of the members must have completed mandatory community education in order to apply.

The selection process will proceed through a document review, an expert review, and deliberation by the Community Development Committee, with final selections scheduled to be made in April. Selected communities will receive step-by-step support for expenses necessary for community activities, such as lecture fees, publicity costs, and consumable supplies, ranging from 2 million won up to a maximum of 7 million won.

In addition, during the announcement period, prior consulting will be provided for communities wishing to apply for the project, covering how to write proposals, project implementation procedures, and required documents. Detailed information can be found on the websites of Pocheon City Hall and the Pocheon City Community Support Center.

An official from Pocheon City said, "Small gatherings and ideas can become the starting point for changing the community," adding, "We will create a Pocheon that grows together with its neighbors through the active participation of residents who are interested in community activities."

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