Gwangju CYA Holds Launch Ceremony for Jangseong Youth Harmful Environment Monitoring Team

Number of Members Nearly Doubled Compared to Last Year

Gwangju CYA (Chairman Kim Sangryong), the operating corporation of the Jangseong County Youth Center, recently held the '2026 Jangseong County Youth Harmful Environment Monitoring Team Launch Ceremony.' Provided by Gwangju CYA

Gwangju CYA (Chairman Sangryong Kim), the operating corporation of Jangseong County Youth Training Center, announced on April 8 that it recently held the "2026 Jangseong County Youth Harmful Environment Monitoring Team Launch Ceremony," following the Youth Harmful Environment Monitoring Team in Buk-gu, Gwangju.

Selected last year by Jangseong County as the entrusted operating organization, Gwangju CYA is now in its second year of activities for the Jangseong County Youth Harmful Environment Monitoring Team.

This year, the monitoring team was expanded to a total of 21 members, nearly double the number of participants from last year’s launch ceremony (12 members), indicating more active involvement. The current team consists of 7 returning members and 14 new members, ensuring both continuity and expertise within the organization.

Based on its experience successfully operating the Youth Harmful Environment Monitoring Teams in Buk-gu and Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, Gwangju CYA carried out a total of seven activities (with 72 participants) in Jangseong County last year. These included monitoring for labor rights protection, guidance against the sale of alcohol and cigarettes, and recommendations for banning and correcting youth employment, resulting in a total of 105 active monitoring cases.

This year, the monitoring team plans to focus on preventing harmful activities involving youths at lodging establishments, which has recently become a social issue. The team will intensively monitor compliance with regulations prohibiting minors from staying at accommodations and mixed-gender stays, and will strengthen inspections and guidance for local lodging businesses to establish a robust safety net.

With the Jangseong-eup Youth Association actively participating as local mentors deeply interested in youth protection, the monitoring team's activities are expected to further strengthen the region’s field-centered community safety net, fostering not only cooperation between the public and private sectors but also solidarity across generations within the community.

Chairman Sangryong Kim of Gwangju CYA stated, "With the enthusiastic participation of local youth, the scale and energy of this year’s monitoring team are much greater than last year. We will continue effective monitoring activities on the ground to ensure that youths are protected from harmful environments and can grow up healthy."

Meanwhile, Gwangju CYA is a specialized youth organization entrusted with the operation of the Jangseong County Youth Training Center, Yongbong Youth Culture Center in Gwangju, and the Together Care Center (Unam), among others. It conducts a wide range of youth development and protection programs both domestically and internationally.

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