Suwon Signs Agreement with Suwon Saebbit Care Service Providers

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City signed an agreement with the Suwon Saebbit Care service on the 27th at the City Hall small conference room with representatives from six organizations, including the In-home Visiting Care Center under Omokcheon Care Worker Education Center, and issued them certificates of designation.

The city expanded the Suwon Saebbit Care project, which has been pilot-operated in eight neighborhoods since July 1 last year, to 44 neighborhoods starting January 1 this year. With growing demand for care services, the city signed agreements on this day with service providers that were additionally recruited from January 25 to February 6.

Suwon Saebbit Care is a "Suwon-style integrated care initiative" in which community becomes the center to discover neighbors in need of care and provide them with essential care services. The program provides four major care services: △visiting housekeeping △companionship support △psychological counseling △and temporary protection.

Anyone can use the service regardless of income, assets, or age. For households at or below 75% of the median income, the neighborhood care planner visits homes, and if care is deemed necessary, the city provides up to 1 million won per person annually for care service costs.

Households exceeding 75% of median income can use care services at their own expense. Applicants can apply through the Care Desk at the neighborhood Administrative Welfare Center via phone or in-person, or through the mobile civic participation platform "Saebbit Talk Talk."