The purpose of this study is to promote the welfare of the community through strenghtening the role of community autonomy centers.(CAC)
The nation-wide network of Dong offices, except for town and Myon offices, generally administer residents' autonom...
The purpose of this study is to promote the welfare of the community through strenghtening the role of community autonomy centers.(CAC)
The nation-wide network of Dong offices, except for town and Myon offices, generally administer residents' autonomy center. Resident autonomy centers have a positive impact on the community but their administrative and operating procedures have problems in terms of standardization and duplication of programs. There are also limitations on the number of users and difficulties securing operating expenses. There is a perception by the general public that the potential of community centers has not been fully realized.
However, given that the performance of residents autonomy centers is meaningful to the promotion of community welfare when their purpose, functionality and value are considerd, activation methods for promoting community through the use of community center should be positively considered.
Methods for promoting welfare through the efficient use of residents autonomy centers are as fellows.
Firstly, residents autonomy centers and community welfare centers should be set up to strengthen co-operative relations with government institutions and private institutions in its initial phase. Government-initiated residents autonomy centers need to operate in an administratively logical manner. Therefore, the government's continuous attention and institutional methods for supporting should be implemented to help CAC operate more efficiently and effectively.
Secondly, institutional methods should be implemented for professional social welfare workers to directly participate in carefully selected and the community welfare actively. Special education and the trained professional social welfare workers should be utilized to optimize the use of CAC and thus improve community welfare.
Thirdly, CAC should include a residents campaign organization for improving community welfare. The campaign organization should make residents pay more attention toward community affairs and co-operate closely by utilizing each CAC for its pro-functionality. The campaign organization should also be a place for educating volunteers and providing opportunities for volunteers to participate in the operator of the CAC
Fourthly, the residents autonomy center should function as a resource for identifying community protection target community residents are ideally placed to identify who need protection and support. The CAC should also play a role in minimizing the number of illegal beneficiaries and in identifying persons who need financial, security and health support.
Fifthly, the CAC should provide a function to educates residents'. The CAC couldn't exist without residents participation, therefore, the CAC should help residents participate in community affairs and provide access to community educator programs.
Sixthly, the CAC should provide a function that integrate the community. The CAC should be a place where the disabled, the healthy, the poor and the rich can lead a life together impartially. Finally, the CAC should open the door for volunteers' participation, hold various events and lead a residents' campaign for improving community welfare.