Guri-si Achieves Honor of Being Selected as an Excellent Local Government by the Ministry of Health and Welfare for 6 Consecutive Years

Mayor Baek Gyeong-hyeon: "We Will Do Our Best to Make Guri City a Place Where All Citizens Are Happy"
Honored as the Best Local Government in the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Regional Welfare Project Evaluation
Efforts Bear Fruit Through Promotion of Customized Local Specialized Projects and Various Welfare Services

Guri City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun) was selected as the best local government in the "Provision of Visiting Health and Welfare Services" category of the 2024 Regional Welfare Project Evaluation hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare on the 5th, earning the honor of winning for six consecutive years since 2019.

Guri City Hall exterior. Provided by Guri City

The background of the city's recent achievement includes various efforts to provide differentiated welfare services through specialized projects such as ▲promoting a Guri village free of solitary deaths ▲establishing a care system utilizing smart technology ▲supporting various single-person household assistance projects.

In particular, the city focused on proactively identifying and supporting neighbors in crisis by establishing and utilizing a systematic human safety net, including the local Community Security Council and honorary social welfare officers, and has also worked to improve the quality of welfare services through connections with various welfare resources within the region.

Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun of Guri City stated, “This achievement holds great significance as the fruit of continuous efforts by both the public and private sectors to improve regional welfare,” and added, “Building on this success, we will do our best to make Guri City a happy city for all citizens through welfare administration that citizens can truly feel.”