'Haengung-dong Gyeonggi Happy Town Management Office' Launches Website

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Jung Jun-sung] The 'Haengung-dong Gyeonggi Happy Town Management Office,' which provides livelihood-oriented public services to residents of Haengung-dong in Suwon, has launched a website.

The website (https://hghappytown.modoo.at) will post regular newsletters and stories of good deeds and detailed activity details (photos). It will introduce the activities of the Haengung-dong Gyeonggi Happy Town Management Office, including special projects and living convenience services, and also conduct satisfaction surveys targeting residents.

Opened on the second floor of the Haengung-dong Administrative Welfare Center in August 2020, the Haengung-dong Gyeonggi Happy Town Management Office carries out activities including ▲support for vulnerable groups such as simple home repairs and care for elderly living alone ▲patrols for hazards and handling of inconveniences in daily life ▲protection of children commuting to and from school ▲rental of living tools and parcel storage services ▲regional environmental cleanup activities ▲discovery and development of other community-oriented services.

It provides care services to elderly living alone including transportation via public transit, side dish delivery, welfare benefit coordination, and moving of items. It also performs simple home repairs for vulnerable households such as light bulb replacement, drain cleaning, faucet replacement, and nail driving.

Additionally, it regularly patrols disaster-prone areas and notifies relevant departments when hazards are discovered so they can take action. It lends out living tools and provides parcel storage and delivery services for elderly living alone and single-person households. It also monitors habitual illegal dumping sites and conducts environmental cleanup activities.

The Haengung-dong Gyeonggi Happy Town Management Office holds an operations committee meeting every month to identify problems requiring improvement and works with various stakeholders to find solutions.

To date, it has identified and resolved community issues including ▲developing measures to activate tool rental services ▲improving pedestrian safety in dark alleys ▲supporting elderly living alone in COVID-19 vaccine inoculation ▲preventing household appliance fires for elderly living alone.

The tool rental service instructs residents on how to use tools through video calls, and 30 solar lights have been installed in dark alleys. Additionally, when elderly living alone request assistance with vaccine inoculation, 'Happy Town Guardians' (management office staff) visit to support their transportation.

The Haengung-dong Gyeonggi Happy Town Management Office operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eight Happy Town Guardians are currently active.