Leading the Way to a World Where the Elderly Are Happy... Daehan Senior Citizens Association Yeongyang-gun Branch Selected as an Outstanding Institution

Support and Revitalization Project for Senior Centers' Happiness Helpers, Honor of the President of the Korean Senior Citizens Association Award

Yeongyang County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] The Korea Senior Citizens Association Yeongyang-gun Branch was selected as an excellent branch in the community contribution category of the Senior Center Happiness Helper Support Project at the ‘2022 Senior Center Happiness Helper Support Project Awards Ceremony’ held at the Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Dongnak Hall on the 21st, receiving the CEO Award from the Gyeongbuk Happiness Foundation.

The Senior Center Happiness Helper Support Project is a Gyeongbuk-type senior center operation model project that encompasses health, leisure, education, and welfare for senior citizens at senior centers. It plays a role in establishing a social safety net by operating diverse and differentiated programs tailored to the needs of users at each senior center and linking services to discover welfare blind spots for seniors not using the centers.

The Korea Senior Citizens Association Yeongyang-gun Branch was selected as an excellent branch at the 2022 Senior Center Revitalization Project Evaluation Contest held on the 6th at the KT Human Resources Development Center in Daejeon, hosted by the Korea Senior Citizens Association, and received a commendation from the President of the Korea Senior Citizens Association. This award is given to outstanding branches in senior center revitalization among 244 branches nationwide, and Yeongyang-gun Branch was honored with this award.

County Governor Oh Do-chang said, “I sincerely congratulate the award for senior center revitalization and the Happiness Helper Project, and thank you for your hard work so far. Despite the difficult conditions with COVID-19 not yet ended this year, I am truly grateful and pleased that you have taken the lead in ‘creating a world where seniors are happy’ and received this award.”

Chairman Ahn Jaebeom of the Yeongyang-gun Branch said, “The evaluation results of the 2022 Senior Center Revitalization Project are thanks to the active participation and efforts of all branch staff,” and added, “In 2023, we will continue to strive so that our seniors can be happier through healthier old age.”