Suwon Selected as Top-Performing City in Gyeonggi Province's 2020 Public-Private Cooperation Evaluation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City announced on the 3rd that it was selected as the top-performing organization in the "2020 Public-Private Cooperation Municipal and County Evaluation" under Gyeonggi Province's supervision, earning a commendation from the Gyeonggi Province Governor and a monetary award of 15 million won.

The "Public-Private Cooperation Municipal and County Evaluation" selects local governments from 31 municipalities and counties that actively identify residents in crisis based on strengthened public-private cooperation.

The city received positive evaluations in ▲operational performance of community welfare councils ▲discovery and support of residents in crisis through emergency welfare assistance ▲excellent cases of community welfare council activities.

The city established a public-private cooperation system by appointing 828 public and private members to community welfare councils in 44 dongs (districts), and strengthened the human safety net by discovering and supporting households in welfare blind spots.

In particular, the Yulcheon-dong Community Welfare Council helped Sri Lankan international student Nuwan Sanjiwassi, whose semi-basement room was flooded during heavy rain last August, find a new rental home and provided 500,000 won in emergency relief funds. The council provided clothing, bedding, cooking utensils, and groceries necessary for daily living, and also informed about the "emergency support for foreign residents" program.

This year, emergency welfare assistance of 10.56 billion won (20,913 cases) covering living expenses, housing costs, medical expenses, and educational expenses was provided to approximately 19,000 households in crisis due to deaths, job losses, illnesses, or injuries of primary breadwinners.

A city official stated, "Going forward, we will actively cooperate with dong-level community welfare councils to minimize welfare blind spots."

Meanwhile, the city was selected as the top-performing organization in the "2019 Community Welfare Plan Implementation Results" category at the 2020 Welfare Administration Awards, earning a commendation and 15 million won in monetary awards, and was also selected as an outstanding organization in "public-private cooperation and resource coordination," earning a commendation and 10 million won in monetary awards.