Gyeonggi Province to Distribute 'Pocketbook' for Self-Reliance Preparation Youth Starting April 25

Gyeonggi Province will distribute the 'Self-Reliance Support Pocketbook' both online and offline on April 25 to support 'self-reliance preparation youth' and 'children aged 15 or older who are scheduled to exit protection.'

This booklet, produced in pocketbook size (A5), contains information on a total of 186 programs, including the 'Self-Reliance Preparation Youth Customized Support Project' and the 'Gyeonggi Province Youth Support Project,' which are designed to assist self-reliance preparation youth and children scheduled to exit protection.

Major programs include: ▲Integrated Self-Reliance Support Service ▲Self-Reliance Settlement Allowance and Self-Reliance Subsidy ▲Self-Reliance Preparation Youth Housing Support Project ▲Employment Competency Enhancement Support ▲Gyeonggi Youth Ladder Program ▲Gyeonggi Youth Gap Year Program ▲Special Temporary Youth Monthly Rent Support ▲Gyeonggi Province College Student Loan Interest Support, among others.

Cover of the 'Self-Reliance Support Pocketbook' produced by Gyeonggi Province

Starting April 25, Gyeonggi Province will distribute 1,500 copies of the pocketbook to self-reliance preparation youth, as well as to child care facilities, group homes, and foster care support centers. The pocketbook will also be made available on the Gyeonggi Province website (www.gg.go.kr) and the Gyeonggi Province Self-Reliance Support Agency website (www.ggjarip.or.kr).

Kwon Munju, Director of Child Care at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "We created the Self-Reliance Support Pocketbook to make it easy and quick for self-reliance preparation youth to find the various support programs they need." He added, "This year, we have especially included a range of support information for children aged 15 or older who are scheduled to exit protection, so that they can proactively prepare for self-reliance even before leaving protection."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province has assigned 62 dedicated staff members to the Gyeonggi Province Self-Reliance Support Agency to provide various self-reliance support services for self-reliance preparation youth who are starting to live independently. These services include individualized case management, employment and self-reliance competency enhancement projects, provision of independent housing and experiential spaces, and the Mentor-Mentee Together Project.