Gyeonggi-do Offers Museum Admission Discounts to 'Hope Bodumi' Program Beneficiaries Identified Among Vulnerable Groups

Gyeonggi Province will provide admission and parking fee discounts at museums, recreational forests, arboretums, and other facilities operated by the province starting next year to the ‘Gyeonggi-do Huimangbodeumi,’ who are responsible for discovering neighbors in welfare blind spots.

The Gyeonggi-do Huimangbodeumi plays a role in reporting residents in welfare blind spots through the emergency welfare hotline (010-4419-7722), emergency welfare call center (120-0), Gyeonggi Bok G Talk (KakaoTalk channel), and the emergency welfare call center website (gg.go.kr/welfarehotline).

Currently, about 25,000 people, including welfare organization workers, public institution employees, mandatory reporters, and workers in daily life industries, are active.

Starting next year, Gyeonggi Province plans to provide admission fee discounts and other benefits through a mobile certificate offered via the ‘Gyeonggi-ddokD app’ when appointing these individuals.

Gyeonggi Province will promote admission fee reductions for museums and other facilities starting next year for Hope Bodum, who help identify vulnerable groups in welfare blind spots. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

Gyeonggi Province also offers online video education programs through the Gyeonggi Lifelong Learning Portal (GSEEK) to encourage welfare blind spot discovery and reporting activities and to boost pride among the Huimangbodeumi.

Gyeonggi Province supports livelihood, housing, and medical expenses for neighbors in difficulty reported by the Huimangbodeumi through the emergency welfare crisis counseling hotline if they qualify as beneficiaries of existing welfare systems such as basic livelihood security, lower-income classes, or emergency welfare. Even if they do not receive welfare benefits, private sponsorship welfare services will be linked as needed to resolve crisis situations.

Kim Hana, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Welfare Bureau, stated, "Since the Gyeonggi-do Huimangbodeumi is a voluntary human safety net for discovering and reporting welfare blind spots, we will provide incentives to help spread positive influence in the community."