Jangkwan-eup, Gijang-gun Launches 'Salpimi Health Food' Support Project for Unattended Single-Person Households

The Jeonggwan-eup Administrative Welfare Center in Gijang-gun (headed by Song Youngjong) announced on the 1st that it will implement the 'Salpimi Health Food Support Project' for 100 low-income, vulnerable households in the area from April to December.

This project is promoted as part of the Jeonggwan-eup Community Social Security Council project, with support from Busan Community Chest of Korea. The program provides Yakult twice a week, eggs once a month, and health drinks once a year to the target households.

The initiative aims to help vulnerable groups maintain a healthy lifestyle through the provision of health foods, while regular visits are intended to enable early detection of crisis situations and prevent solitary deaths.

To ensure smooth operation of the project, Jeonggwan-eup recently appointed the Fresh Manager of hy Jeonggwan Branch as an honorary social welfare official and completed the 'Visiting Honorary Social Welfare Official Training.'

The appointed honorary social welfare official will regularly deliver products, check the health status of recipients, and simultaneously work to identify those in welfare blind spots in the community.

Jung Changyeol, branch manager of hy Jeonggwan Branch, said, "I am pleased to participate in this community-based welfare project," and added, "We will actively support checking on single-person households living alone and identifying those in welfare blind spots."

Song Youngjong, head of Jeonggwan-eup, said, "The health drink delivery support project helps alleviate the sense of isolation among recipients, supports the healthy lifestyle of single-person households without support, and contributes to establishing a constant system for identifying welfare blind spots," adding, "We will continue to build a social safety net by sharing warmth with households in need of care."

Jeonggwan-eup Administrative Welfare Center is conducting outreach training for honorary social welfare officers together with Hy Jeonggwan Branch.