Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai accompanied the physically and mentally handicapped in physical fitness training at the Yancheng Social Welfare Museum.

(Photo by reporter Xu Lijuan)

[Reporter Xu Lijuan/Kaohsiung Report] Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai went to the Yancheng Social Welfare Center to visit the disabled and elders yesterday, and presented a year-free lantern to celebrate the Lantern Festival. One of the disabled students "Ashin" and his family gave it to Chen Qimai The portraits made Chen Qimai surprised and praised "There is enough water (Taiwanese)!" Chen Qimai pointed out that he will continue to strengthen the software and hardware facilities of social welfare, and provide a full range of community-based services from young to old.

The Yancheng Social Welfare Center is located in the public market building and provides comprehensive services such as care for the physically and mentally disabled, community care, and early treatment for children. Chen Qimai said that the distribution of community operation facilities for the disabled in Kaohsiung City ranks first in the country. Last year, according to a survey by Commonwealth Magazine, the community Fuli is the first in the six capitals. Kaohsiung has 140,000 disabled people. In addition to the aging society, the demand for related services is higher than that of other counties and cities. In the future, it will continue to integrate public places or idle spaces to improve facilities and service capacity.

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The Kaohsiung City Social Bureau pointed out that there are currently 109 social welfare bases in the city from childhood to old age. The community operation bases for the disabled provide life care, self-care ability training, health and fitness, talent and leisure courses and activities; children's early treatment bases It provides early assessment of children's developmental delays, and treatment services such as grasping the golden age. For the elderly, there are also community care centers and alley long-term care stations, and provide multiple care and care for the disabled and living alone elders, so that the elders can enjoy local care for the elderly. life.

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Qimai (second from left) visited the Social Welfare Center and received a portrait painting, and praised it very well.

(Photo by reporter Xu Lijuan)