Suwon Expands 'Suwon Saebbit Care Meal Delivery Service' to All 44 Wards

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City announced on the 12th that it will expand the ‘Suwon Saebbit Care Meal Delivery Service’, which delivers food to citizens in need of meal support due to care gaps, to all wards (44 in total) starting on the 15th.

The city had selected 8 pilot wards and operated the meal delivery service since March. As requests from other wards to “expand the service beneficiaries” continued, the city conducted a survey on fully expanding the Suwon Saebbit Care Meal Delivery Service through Saebit Talk-Talk in August, and decided to expand the service to all wards reflecting citizen opinions.

Accordingly, the city held open recruitment for service providers from October 22-25 following the expansion of the meal delivery service. After screening, the city selected two additional providers: ‘Banchan Hada’ and ‘Hyodo Cook 123 Suwon Branch’. On the 6th, the city signed service provider agreements with the two businesses.

The targets for the Suwon Saebbit Care Meal Delivery Service include △residents earning 75% or less of median income who are ‘citizens whose health has deteriorated due to illness or injury without a caregiver’ and △‘citizens requiring support during service waiting periods (such as long-term care facilities or community center meal delivery)’. Citizens can use the service for 30 days within a maximum 90-day period, and regular meals and porridge are provided.

A city official stated, “We hope that the full ward expansion of the meal delivery service will help fill care gaps,” adding, “We will make efforts to provide high-quality service to citizens in need of meal support.”