Yeongcheon Daechang-myeon Provides Side Dishes and Welfare Checks to Vulnerable Groups at Risk of Solitary Death

Nutritious Five-Day Meal Plans Delivered Weekly for 15 Weeks

The Daechang-myeon Local Social Security Council (hereinafter referred to as the “Council”) in Yeongcheon City has announced that it will implement the “Happy Meal, Healthy Table” side dish support program for a total of 15 weeks over a four-month period.

This program is being promoted in cooperation with the Yeongcheon Senior Club, with which the Council signed a work agreement on March 11, as part of the “Together for Happiness Fund” special initiative.

Officials from Daechang-myeon and members of the local community security council are taking a commemorative photo with side dishes to be delivered to vulnerable groups. Photo by Yeongcheon City

The beneficiaries are seven households consisting of elderly people living alone who are at risk of solitary death or who have difficulty preparing meals on their own, as well as other vulnerable groups.

Through the Yeongcheon Senior Club (Byeolbit Sobhan), Daechang-myeon will visit the recipient households every Wednesday to deliver nutritious meals for five days, while also checking on their daily lives and overall well-being.

One elderly recipient expressed gratitude, saying, "Because I have limited mobility, it is often difficult to go grocery shopping, so I would frequently have makeshift meals. I am thankful and reassured that every week, delicious and nutritious side dishes are delivered to my home, and I have someone to talk to."

Bongseop Kim, the Council’s civilian chairperson, remarked, “I hope that the Council’s small gesture of care will contribute, even in a small way, to preventing meal skipping among vulnerable groups in our community.”

Sangwoo Park, head of Daechang-myeon, stated, “This project was launched to address the nutritional issues of elderly people with limited mobility and single-person middle-aged households. We will continue to do our best to provide practical support to neighbors who are easily marginalized, in cooperation with the local community.”

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