Osan City Holds Youth Counseling and Welfare Center Operational Report Meeting

Osan City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kwak Sang-wook) announced that it held an operational report conference for the Youth Counseling and Welfare Center CYS-Net (Community Youth Safety Net) at the Convention Center in the city on the 4th.

The operational report conference was held with approximately 100 attendees including Osan City Mayor Kwak Sang-wook, City Council Speaker Choi Woong-soo, heads of related organizations and institutions, and educational officials, to establish a cooperative network with youth-related agencies in the city and share information about center operations for the effective operation of the community youth integrated system.

The event proceeded with the appointment of advisory support groups including the Youth Counseling and Welfare Center Steering Committee, the 1388 Youth Support Team, and the Executive Committee, as well as reports on 2013 project outcomes, screening of activity videos, and presentations of youth counseling cases.

Mayor Kwak Sang-wook said in his congratulatory remarks, "I thank the center staff members who are serving as warm companions to Osan's youth."

A Youth Counseling and Welfare Center official stated, "Youth can experience much confusion and concerns during their adolescent years," and added, "The center will make efforts to approach youth in crisis in an approachable and familiar manner and serve as a warm companion."

Meanwhile, Osan City's Youth Counseling and Welfare Center, based on the Youth Welfare Support Act (Article 29), has been operating as a youth professional counseling agency since its establishment in September 1998, helping local youth solve their problems and concerns through desirable methods and grow into citizens with healthy character.