Uijeongbu Metropolis leaps ahead right into a welfare metropolis with wholesome each day lives

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2024-06-06 19:43:38

Uijeongbu modified my life, recording 2 years of change

Celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the launch of the eighth popularly elected time period, Uijeongbu Metropolis (Mayor Kim Dong-geun) shares its imaginative and prescient with residents by protecting modifications and achievements in every area. Underneath the theme of ‘Uijeongbu, which modifications my life, 2 years of change’, one half can be launched each different week in every area (8 components in complete) till September, and the primary half can be launched on the fifth, ‘Uijeongbu, a welfare metropolis with wholesome each day life’. do.

A central level connecting the native welfare community… Building of ‘Uijeongbu Metropolis Social Welfare Middle’

In December final yr, town constructed the ‘Uijeongbu Metropolis Social Welfare Middle’, which was a long-awaited dream of the Uijeongbu social welfare group, within the space of ​​Uijeongbu-dong (14, Shinheung-ro 222beon-gil). The Social Welfare Middle is a focus for connection and cooperation between social welfare-related establishments and organizations in Uijeongbu and a platform that connects the human and materials welfare community. Right here, non-public social welfare sources are shared between every establishment and group to be able to present welfare companies to residents extra effectively. It additionally gives work, assembly, and academic house to employees at non-public social welfare organizations and helps residents’ welfare actions. Presently, the Uijeongbu Metropolis Social Welfare Council and the Uijeongbu Metropolis Social Welfare Affiliation have moved in and are helping the principle capabilities of the Social Welfare Middle and finishing up every group’s personal initiatives. Specifically, it’s receiving a optimistic response as it’s used as a shelter for social welfare employees, a spot for work collaboration, and schooling, in addition to an open house for welfare actions for normal residents. Presently, the second ground of the Social Welfare Middle constructing is getting used because the Gyeonggi Completely satisfied Village Administration Workplace and village group base house, and the complete ground is scheduled for use as a Social Welfare Middle from 2025, when the interval of use ends.

A metropolis the place individuals with disabilities are joyful… The primary within the nation to assist ‘household exercise assist employees for probably the most severely disabled’

Underneath the coverage purpose of ‘a metropolis the place individuals with disabilities are joyful’, town is pursuing numerous insurance policies to offer higher companies and environments for individuals with developmental disabilities, mobility impaired, and households of probably the most severely disabled. Specifically, as a single native authorities, we’re the primary within the nation to advertise the ‘Exercise Assist Personnel Assist Venture for Households with the Most Severely Disabled’ and have been recognizing and supporting households caring for probably the most severely disabled as exercise assist individuals since November of final yr. Typically, relations can’t grow to be exercise assist employees, and disabled individuals can’t use companies except an exercise assist particular person is discovered, which leaves them within the blind spot of the system. Accordingly, town promoted the undertaking in session with the Ministry of Well being and Welfare, and the Ministry of Well being and Welfare expanded the scope of assist for the present ‘Uijeongbu Metropolis Further Assist Venture for the Disabled’, permitting town to allocate 346 million gained by itself. By this, town determined to permit exercise assist employees to offer exercise assist companies to their relations with probably the most extreme disabilities, and to offer allowances for household care. Specifically, this undertaking is anticipated to be step one towards defending the proper to obtain exercise assist for probably the most severely disabled.

metropolis to lift youngsters… Institution of the nation’s first ‘little one care facility cluster’

The town is creating the nation’s first ‘little one care facility cluster’ to resolve the hole in take care of dual-income {couples} and contribute to overcoming the low delivery price downside. The kid care facility cluster is Korea’s highest-level little one care complete platform that brings collectively numerous care amenities in a single place and gives built-in toddler care, elementary care, and academic capabilities. To this finish, town signed a enterprise settlement to create a cluster of kid care amenities in Gosan District with the Korea Land and Housing Company (LH) in Might final yr. In line with the settlement, LH can be accountable for cluster planning and set up, and town can be accountable for built-in facility operation. This can be a undertaking to create a specialised cluster by integrating and supplementing childcare and care amenities scattered throughout the dwelling space on the city planning stage, and can be created utilizing reserved land (12,000㎡) within the Gosan district. Presently, the present design has been accomplished and modifications to the district plan are being promoted with the purpose of operation in June 2026. The town expects that the kid care facility cluster won’t solely guarantee a handy and various exercise house for kids and their caregivers, however can even ease the associated fee burden.

A metropolis the place seniors are joyful… ‘Hoho Get together’ and ‘Senior Committee’

In December final yr, town opened ‘Hohodang’, a front room for the aged, within the decrease a part of Hyoja Station on the sunshine rail in Singok-dong. Hohodang was established to safe inadequate leisure and welfare amenities for the aged and to offer shelter to close by aged individuals. The identify of the ability was determined by a citizen contest and means a heat house with laughter. It consists of a thoughts sports activities house (86㎡) the place you possibly can take pleasure in baduk and janggi, and a group house (53㎡), supporting leisure actions for the aged and contributing to bettering the standard of life. It’s open from 8 am to six pm on daily basis besides public holidays, and is vastly cherished by native seniors, with a median of 150 individuals visiting per day. As well as, town fashioned the ‘Uijeongbu Metropolis Senior Committee’ below the mayor in July final yr to determine insurance policies for the aged that senior residents can straight take part in and expertise. The Senior Committee is a company that modifications the notion of the aged from being objects of safety to coverage proposers and makes use of their expertise, data, and years of expertise within the coverage course of.

Mayor Kim Dong-geun stated, “Uijeongbu Metropolis is implementing a good welfare community to make sure that nobody is left behind,” and added, “We are going to do our greatest to create a welfare metropolis the place all residents are wholesome and joyful.”

Economic system Queen Reporter Kim Hong-mi / Picture Uijeongbu Metropolis

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2024-06-06 19:43:38

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