Jang Kwang-ik (third from left) Secretary-General of the Woori Financial Future Foundation, and Hong Jung-gil, Chairman of the Milal Welfare Foundation, pose for a commemorative photo on the 26th. Photo courtesy of Woori Financial Group
Woori Financial Group’s Woori Financial Future Foundation has opened a “Goodwill Store” in Singil-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, to support stable jobs for people with developmental disabilities. A Goodwill Store is a workplace for the disabled that employs people with developmental disabilities using proceeds from selling goods donated by companies and individuals.
The Woori Financial Future Foundation said Friday that it held an opening ceremony for the Goodwill Store Miral Singil branch on Wednesday, together with the Miral Welfare Foundation.
The Miral Singil branch will provide stable jobs and a foundation for independence to people with developmental disabilities in the Seoul metropolitan area, including the southwestern part of Seoul. Woori Financial has previously opened Goodwill Stores across the country, including in Ulsan, Daegu, and Cheongju, and introduced “Goodwill Branch,” a social-contribution-type outlet combined with a Woori Bank branch in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. The group aims to invest a total of 30 billion won by 2034 to establish 100 stores nationwide and provide jobs to 1,500 people with developmental disabilities. This year, following the Sinyeongtong branch in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province last month and the Singil branch this time, the group plans to sequentially expand with new stores in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, and Jeonju, North Jeolla Province.
“We hope the Singil branch will become a stable workplace for people with developmental disabilities and a space where local residents can practice donation and sharing in their daily lives,” a Woori Financial Future Foundation official said. “We will continue to expand Goodwill Stores across the country to keep supporting people with developmental disabilities so they can become independent members of their local communities.”