Gyeonggi Province to Support Vehicles for 42 Social Welfare Facilities...Application Period Until June 25

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation are launching the "2021 Social Welfare Facility Vehicle Support Project" targeting social welfare facilities, organizations, and groups under the province's Department of Welfare, and will accept applications from eligible institutions from June 11-25.

The "Social Welfare Facility Vehicle Support Project" provides vehicle purchase support to social welfare facilities in the province to increase accessibility to welfare services, enhance convenience for users, and close service gaps.

Last year, 16 vans were supported with 250 facilities applying, recording a competition rate of 15.6 to 1.

Based on this field demand, this year the support scale has been expanded to a total of 42 vehicles: 11 vans and 31 compact cars.

Each facility receives support for purchasing one vehicle (80-90% of vehicle price), with support amounts of 22 million won for vans and 11 million won for compact cars.

Interested institutions can apply by 6 p.m. on June 25 through the Welfare Archive channel on the Gyeonggi Welfare Platform (www.ggwf.or.kr).

Following document review and a selection committee, final selected institutions will be announced. In the evaluation process, priority is given to institutions that have not previously received vehicle support in the province.

Lee Byeong-woo, Director of Gyeonggi Province's Department of Welfare, said, "Since the response was excellent last year, I hope support will be provided to social welfare facilities that truly need it as we have increased this year's support budget accordingly. We will make efforts to close gaps between service providers and enhance the quality of welfare services."

For more information, visit the Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation website (ggwf.gg.go.kr) or the Gyeonggi Welfare Platform (www.ggwf.or.kr), or contact the Gyeonggi Welfare Foundation Welfare Business Team at 031-267-9322.