Society
Gangseo-gu Opens Second Round of Lifelong Learning Vouchers for 100 Residents; Online Applications Through July 27, with 350,000 Won per Person for Tuition and Materials
Seoul's Gangseo-gu (Mayor Jin Kyo-hoon) is accepting applications from 100 residents for the second round of its Lifelong Learning Voucher program, an initiative meant to safeguard residents' right to continuing…

Gangnam Writers’ Association Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Literary Festival
The Gangnam Writers’ Association, led by Chairman Kim Moo-woong, successfully held the “30th Anniversary Literary Festival of the Gangnam Writers’ Association” on July 8 at the auditorium of the Samseong…

Gangseo-gu Offers Free LED Swaps for Aging Fluorescent Lights: ‘2026 Energy Welfare Program for Vulnerable Households’ to Support 30 Homes, Apply by the 31st
Seoul's Gangseo-gu (District Mayor Jin Kyo-hoon) announced that it is launching the '2026 Energy Welfare Program for Vulnerable Households,' which will replace aging fluorescent lights with high-efficiency light-emitting diode (LED)…

Gangseo-gu Shares Samgyetang for Chobok Using Record ‘Hope Ondol’ Winter Relief Fund… Summer Health Meals for Vulnerable Seniors in Hwagok 8-dong, Deungchon 2-dong and Ujangsan-dong
Seoul's Gangseo-gu (Mayor Jin Kyo-hoon) is drawing on the '2026 Hope Ondol Warm Winter Relief Fund' — which set a record for the largest amount raised by any autonomous district…

Gangseo-gu Mayor Jin Kyo-hoon Serves Samgyetang at Hwagok 1-dong ‘Sharing Event,’ Helping Some 100 Seniors Stay Healthy in Summer with Red Cross Volunteers
Jin Kyo-hoon, mayor of Seoul's Gangseo-gu, took part in a samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup) sharing event held on Tuesday, July 7, at the Hwagok 1-dong Community Service Center, personally serving…

Cheonghak Senior Welfare Center Joins Cheonghak-dong’s 23rd ‘Good Store’
The Cheonghak-dong Community Social Security Council (Co-Chairs Kim Dae-jin and Lee Jin-hee) of Yeonsu-gu District delivered a "Good Store" plaque on the 3rd to the Cheonghak Senior Welfare Center (Director…

Yeonsu-gu Launches Second Round of ‘Dignity Allowance’ for Seniors Aged 70 and Older
Yeonsu-gu District (Mayor Lee Jae-ho) will begin its '2026 Second-Round Senior Dignity Allowance' support program this month to help elderly residents of the district lead healthy and dignified lives in…

Dongchun 2-dong Delivers ‘Health Kits’ to 20 Vulnerable Elderly Households
The Dongchun 2-dong Community Security Council (Co-chairs Lee Young-mi and Sim Hyo-suk) of Yeonsu-gu District is launching an "Elderly Health Kit Project" that visits vulnerable elderly residents in person to…

Seonhak-dong Resident Hong Jae-sook Donates 600 kg of Potatoes to Vulnerable Households
A neighborly act of sharing for low-income and vulnerable residents has continued in Seonhak-dong, Yeonsu-gu District. Hong Jae-sook, a Seonhak-dong resident and chief chairwoman of the former board of directors…

Yeongjong-gu Volunteer Center Lends a Hand at Muui-dong Vineyard Amid Sweltering Heat
Companies, public institutions and residents gathered at a vineyard in the sweltering heat to help a farm struggling with a labor shortage during the busy farming season. The Yeongjong-gu Volunteer…

