Seoul Youth Center Gangbuk, Contract Organization of Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation Organized a Traditional Market Grocery Shopping Experience Event

- To support the social adaptation of isolated, reclusive, and NEET youth in the area with the Baeknyeon Market Merchants' Association -

The Seoul Youth Center Gangbuk, managed by the Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation (Director Young-uk Jeong), and the Baeknyeon Market Merchants' Association organized a 'Traditional Market Grocery Shopping Experience' on May 24th. The event was organized to support the social adaptation of isolated and reclusive youth as well as NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) youth, living in a shared house in Gangbuk-gu.

The grocery shopping experience aims to help these young people practice managing their own lives by exploring the traditional market and purchasing daily necessities using Onnuri gift certificates, and it also aims to contribute to revitalizing the local economy.

Since June 2022, the Seoul Youth Center Gangbuk has been in partnership with the Baeknyeon Market Merchants' Association. Starting from July 2023, they have been providing seasonal ingredients and fresh vegetables weekly to the shared house of a specialized private institution, supporting isolated youth in the area.

Young-uk Jeong, director of the Kwangwoon University Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation, said, "We will continue our efforts to help socially isolated or self-reclusive youth, as well as those not engaged in job-seeking or educational activities, to reintegrate into society."

Participants in the Traditional Market Grocery Shopping Experience held at the Baeknyeon Market on May 24th are taking a commemorative photo.