Kyochon F&B, which operates the chicken franchise Kyochon Chicken, said on the 21st it will kick off the "6th self-reliance support program" by delivering 160 million won in donations for youth preparing for self-reliance to ChildFund Korea.
At the donation ceremony held on the 16th at the main conference room of the ChildFund Korea building in Jung-gu, Seoul, key officials attended, including Jang Young-jin, head of marketing support at Kyochon F&B; Lim Hyeong-uk, head of communications at Kyochon F&B; Hwang Young-gi, chair of ChildFund Korea; and Yeo In-mi, head of Gyeonggi Region 1 at ChildFund Korea.
Now in its sixth year, Kyochon's "self-reliance support program" consists of practical initiatives to help achieve self-reliance, including scholarship support as well as networking and mentoring. As the program's first activity, it will provide the "youth dream" scholarship of 2.5 million won per person to 50 young people preparing for self-reliance.
It will also run a networking program to help young people on the verge of self-reliance achieve emotional stability and expand their social networks. It will create a venue for past scholarship recipients to gather, build bonds, and exchange information on self-reliance. Opportunities will also be offered to experience Kyochon Group's dining brands, visit corporations, and take part in the Chimaek Festival and the Barogo volunteer group's activities.
A Kyochon F&B official said, "We have continued the self-reliance support program for six years so that youth and adolescents preparing for self-reliance, the leaders of the next generation, can grow into healthy members of society," adding, "Going forward, Kyochon will create a virtuous cycle in which the young people who received support grow into new agents of sharing, and will pursue co-prosperity with local communities."