Dongjak-gu District Mayor Ryu Sam-young. [Dongjak-gu]
Dongjak-gu District Mayor Ryu Sam-young. [Dongjak-gu]

Seoul's Dongjak-gu announced Thursday that it has relocated and expanded its Disability Family Support Center and held an opening ceremony to mark the occasion.

Dongjak-gu District Mayor Ryu Sam-young attended the ceremony alongside families of people with disabilities, representatives from related organizations and local residents. The event included an unveiling of the center's signboard, a commemorative photo session and a facility tour, with attendees celebrating the relocation and expansion.

The Dongjak-gu Disability Family Support Center moved from Sindaebang-dong to a space within a youth housing complex in the Noryangjin transit-oriented area on July 14, reopening at its new location.

The center spans 187 square meters and is equipped with program rooms, an education room, a counseling room and a psychological stabilization room. The spaces host the center's core services, including education, counseling, psychological support and family programs.

Key programs include case management counseling, emergency care and a disability family empowerment project.

This year, the center has continued to provide comprehensive support to families of people with disabilities — from care to culture and education — through 56 emergency care sessions, a film-viewing program for families, parent education on communication and emotional regulation for children with disabilities, and a disability awareness campaign.

Next year, the center plans to introduce social skills programs for people with mild intellectual disabilities, autism and borderline intelligence, along with their families, as well as digital literacy education covering smartphones, kiosks, online payments and AI services to support the independence and empowerment of families with disabilities.

"Now that the Disability Family Support Center has moved to a larger, more comfortable space with better accessibility, I expect families of people with disabilities will find it much easier to use," District Mayor Ryu said. "We will continue to provide the careful support needed to make a real difference in their daily lives."


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