Osan City Celebrates Birthday for Elderly Living Alone

The Namchon-dong Community Center in Osan City (led by Director Ryu Ik-hyung) visited elderly residents living alone among basic livelihood security recipients who had birthdays last week, sharing thoughtfulness by delivering rice cakes along with undergarment sets.

This event was attended by six related persons including the instructor of the cultural lecture program 'Our Dance,' participants, and volunteers, who visited five elderly households living alone.

The visit was a special policy initiative aimed at comforting the loneliness of elderly residents celebrating their birthdays while living alone—either unmarried or widowed/divorced without children—by delivering gifts and providing companionship services.

Meanwhile, Moon Ae-ja, director of the Osan Unaam Art Group and one of the volunteers at this event, stated, "It was wonderful to see the elderly living steadfastly in difficult circumstances," and expressed her commitment, saying, "I will actively participate in this meaningful event of visiting elderly residents without family support on their birthdays in the future."

An official from the community center said, "Going forward, we will develop various programs that can bring joy and hope to those in vulnerable circumstances, and make every effort to bring our community one step closer to residents."