Hwado-eup Community Welfare Council in Namyangju City Improves Housing Conditions for High-Risk Suicide Prevention Families

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] As the year-end approaches, the Hwado-eup Community Welfare Council in Namyangju City has taken action to improve housing conditions for high-risk suicide prevention families.

On the 14th, Namyangju City announced that on the 12th, the Hwado-eup Community Welfare Council conducted housing environment improvement volunteer activities targeting middle-aged single-person households in welfare blind spots.

Yim Jeong-yeon, head of the Welfare Support Division of Hwado-eup, said, "The beneficiary discovered by the Hwado-eup Community Welfare Council this time is a high-risk suicide prevention family in despair due to financial hardship and severance of family relationships, and this initiative was prepared to help them recover a stable daily life by improving their poor living conditions."

The volunteer work involved the Hwado-eup Community Welfare Council, along with the Dongbu Hope Care Center and individual volunteers, who collected various garbage and unused furniture that had been left unattended for an extended period, and carried out extensive housing environment improvement activities including cleaning and disinfection throughout the residence.

Meanwhile, in addition to housing environment improvement, Hwado-eup reviewed linkage to public services such as emergency welfare support through consultation with the beneficiary, and the Dongbu Hope Care Center plans to repair the sink and continue with ongoing case management.

Hwang Jeong-soon, private committee chairperson of the Hwado-eup Community Welfare Council, said, "Middle-aged people living alone often experience difficulties due to isolation from their surroundings," and "We feel a sense of accomplishment if we could lighten even a small burden from their hearts."

Yoo Hyung-sik, director of Hwado-Sudong Administrative Welfare Center, said, "I would like to thank the council members and volunteers who joined forces so that our neighbors can live in a pleasant housing environment. Going forward, we will do our best so that the private and public sectors can cooperate to discover and support neighbors isolated in welfare blind spots."