Society
- Welfare Policy
16 hy ‘Fresh Managers’ to Serve as ‘Neighbors’ Identifying Welfare-Crisis Households in Yeongjong-gu
Fresh managers from hy (formerly Korea Yakult), who deliver dairy products door to door every morning, will begin serving this month as 'welfare watchdogs' looking out for residents who fall through the cracks of the welfare system in Yeon…
- Lifelong Learning
Sam Heum Yeon of KAITRUST Earns Vocational Training Instructor Certificates in AI and Blockchain
Sam Heum Yeon (연삼흠), Ph.D., President of the Korea AI Trust Association (KAITRUST, 한국인공지능진흥협회), obtained two Vocational Training Instructor (직업능력개발훈련교사) certificates on October 8, 2026. One covers artificial intellig…
- Welfare Policy
Michuhol-gu Housing Welfare Center brings mobile counseling to welfare center for housing-vulnerable residents
The Michuhol-gu Housing Welfare Center is running a mobile counseling program that goes out to housing-vulnerable residents, who often miss out on housing welfare information. Counselors travel to welfare facilities across the district to …
- Welfare Policy
Michuhol Senior Employment Development Center Screens 541 Seniors in Job Programs for Dementia
The Michuhol Senior Employment Development Center (Director Kim Tae-hwa, hereinafter "the center") has completed dementia screening for 541 seniors taking part in its public-interest senior activities this year. The center said on Oct. 8 t…
- Welfare Policy
Jemulpo-gu to deliver fresh bread monthly to 100 vulnerable households for three months
Incheon's Jemulpo-gu District (Mayor Kim Chan-jin) has launched a public-private partnership to regularly deliver fresh bread to vulnerable residents who struggle to secure adequate meals. The district said on Oct. 8 that it signed a memor…
- Civic Participation
Yeongjong-gu District Launches 1st Women-Friendly City Citizen Panel, Will Check Everyday Inconveniences for Three Years
Yeongjong-gu District (Mayor Son Hwa-jeong) in Incheon has launched the "1st Women-Friendly City Citizen Panel," which will examine everyday inconveniences from residents' perspectives and propose policies. On the 7th, the district held a …
- Welfare Policy
Yeonsu 1-dong Takes Welfare Consultations to Park, Seeking Out Residents Falling Through Safety Net
The Yeonsu 1-dong Administrative Welfare Center (Director Cho So-young) in Yeonsu-gu District opened a mobile "Our Neighborhood Welfare Counseling Center" at Hambak Children's Park on the 7th. Rather than waiting for residents at the commu…
- Social Justice
Yeonsu-gu District Presents First Commendations to 2 Residents Who Saved Neighbors in Okryeon-dong Fire
Yeonsu-gu District (Mayor Lee Jae-ho) on the 7th presented merit commendations to two residents who acted quickly at a disaster scene to save the lives of their neighbors. The two are the first recipients of the 'Disaster Site Merit Commen…
- Integrative Healing
Ongjin-gun County Health Center, Songdo Fire Station Hold Joint Disaster-Site Emergency Response Drill
The Ongjin-gun County (Governor Jang Jeong-min) Health Center conducted the "2026 Disaster-Site Emergency Response Drill" with the Songdo Fire Station and volunteer firefighters from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the 7th in the auditorium on the sec…
- Welfare Policy
Ongjin County, Marine Corps Yeonpyeong Unit Sign Agreement to Strengthen Medical Safety Net on Yeonpyeong Island
Ongjin-gun County (Governor Jang Jeong-min) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on civil-military health care cooperation with the Marine Corps Yeonpyeong Unit on the 7th. The agreement gives formal backing to medical cooperation be…
