Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) Industry-University Cooperation, which operates the Jeonbuk Support Team for Community Child Centers under commission from Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province, announced on the 15th that the Support Team, with the sponsorship of the Korea Dairy & Beef Farmers Association (Jeonbuk Branch), will provide milk to children at community child centers.

The Korea Dairy & Beef Farmers Association, Jeonbuk Branch, has operated a milk-support program since 2022 to support the healthy growth and development of children receiving care at community child centers. To date, milk worth KRW 36,720,000 and totaling 43,200 units has been provided to 15,420 children at 576 centers.

This year as well, the Jeonbuk Support Team for Community Child Centers recently signed an agreement with the Korea Dairy & Beef Farmers Association, Jeonbuk Branch (Branch President Lee Sang-ok) to provide milk to children at 287 community child centers beginning in April.

At the signing ceremony, Lee Sang-ok, President of the Korea Dairy & Beef Farmers Association, Jeonbuk Branch; Lee Hee-seon, Director of the Livestock Division, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Office; Park Hoon, Team Leader of the Livestock Management Team; and Choi Hyun-young, Director of the Jeonbuk Support Team for Community Child Centers, attended to report the results of the milk-support program from 2022 to the present and to formalize the agreement.

Choi Hyun-young, Director of the Jeonbuk Support Team for Community Child Centers, said, "We are pleased and grateful that the Korea Dairy & Beef Farmers Association, Jeonbuk Branch's milk-support program can benefit many local children. This year as well, we will do our utmost to ensure smooth milk delivery to each center and to create further opportunities for support for the children."

Meanwhile, the Jeonbuk Support Team for Community Child Centers provides training, consulting, evaluation, and monitoring to 287 community child centers within Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province. In addition, it receives specialized program support from the Community Chest of Korea, including the "Be Myself" support project and the "Dream Growth" support project, to deliver high-quality programs to children at community child centers across the province.