The Korea Racing Authority, led by President Woo Hee-jong, held a launch ceremony Tuesday for its "2026 College Volunteer-Linked Child Care Support Project" at the Culture & Empathy Hall in its main building in Gwacheon, together with the Korea Rural Community Hope Foundation, chaired by Park Sang-hee. The event aims to address gaps in child care in local communities as part of the authority's corporate social responsibility efforts.
About 40 people attended the ceremony, including officials from both organizations and college students. The event also featured an awards presentation and remarks from five outstanding volunteers recognized for their work during last winter's program.
The project is designed to create a mutually beneficial cycle linking youth, children and local communities. The Korea Racing Authority sponsors the program, while the Korea Rural Community Hope Foundation carries it out. This year, a total of 52 college students will be selected — 25 for the summer break and 27 for the winter break — to provide ongoing support for child-care environments in local communities.
The 25 college student volunteers taking part this summer will be placed at community child-care centers in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, where they will carry out locally focused child-care activities. Each volunteer will spend more than 100 hours providing basic academic tutoring and emotional support mentoring for children, and will receive a scholarship of 1.3 million won ($836) upon completing the program.
"I hope the volunteers' dedicated service will give local children dreams and hope, while offering young people a chance to grow by learning the true value of sharing," Korea Racing Authority President Woo said. "We will continue to provide full support so that young people can engage with their communities and realize the value of mutual benefit."
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