Youngtong Ward Maetan 4-dong Operates 'Sandraemi Village Counseling Room'

Maetan 4-dong, Youngtong Ward, Suwon City (Chief Lee Byung-deok) will operate the 'Sissikolkol Sandraemi Village Counseling Room (hereafter, Counseling Room)' beginning August 1.

Selected as the final project target in the June Seoul Hope Institute '2013 Senior Dream Festival' competition, the Counseling Room is a communication channel designed to prevent various social issues and resolve social distrust by taking interest in individuals' everyday personal problems and contemplating them together.

To operate the Counseling Room, which will be created together through the wisdom of seniors and the passion of youth activists (doers), the operators plan to conduct the Hope Institute idea maturation workshop as well as a Sandraemi village exploration to understand the area's characteristics.

Chief Lee Byung-deok stated, "Through operating the Counseling Room, we expect to comfort the hearts of residents living disconnected lives, foster a warm-hearted spirit to care for neighbors by sharing their pain and concerns, and contribute to creating a Sandraemi village filled with neighborly affection."