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  • Busan is committed to ensuring that multicultural families can thrive and lead fulfilling experiences.
  • A variety of policies nurture early and smooth adaptation while bolstering social and economic capabilities.

Developmentally Tailored Support for Multicultural Children and Youth

１. Childcare Sharing Lounge
  • Target: Marriage immigrants and their children utilizing a Multicultural Family Support Center
  • Feature: Providing parental information, fostering active participation in center initiatives and the constructive use of leisure time
  • Operator: Buk-gu Multicultural Family Support Center
2. Educational Provision
  • Target: Preschool- and elementary-level children from multicultural families
  • Feature: Basic Hangul, mathematics, reading, and writing, along with orientation to classroom routines and daily schedules to facilitate seamless adjustment
  • Operator: Multicultural Family Support Centers, Family Centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Busanjin-gu, Dongnae-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Yeonje-gu, Suyeong-gu, Sasang-gu)
3. Educational Grants for Low-Income Families
  • Target: Children aged 7–18 from multicultural families with a household income above 50% and up to 100% of the median
  • Feature: Personalized learning support to boost academic ability, financial assistance for instructional resources, e-learning packages, and study room use
    ☞ Elementary school: 400,000 won, middle school: 500,000 won, high school: 600,000 won
  • Operator: Multicultural Family Support Centers, Family Centers (Jung-gu, Gangseo-gu: Gu offices)
4. Scholarships
  • Target: High school students from multicultural families (5 recipients)
  • Feature: 4,000,000 won per year for private lessons and educational materials
  • Responsible Body: Busan Metropolitan City (publicity, candidate nomination), Eunseong Medical Foundation (funding), ChildFund Korea (implementation)
５. Customized Future Pathway Service
  • Target: Ages 7–24 from multicultural and foreign families
  • Feature: Career exploration, employment consultation, and aptitude testing to identify interests and potential directions
  • Operator: Multicultural Family Support Centers (3 locations: Busanjin-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu), Family Centers (3 locations: Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Sasang-gu)
６. In-Home Learning
  • Target: Multicultural families who have difficulty accessing centers
  • Feature: 2-hour home sessions, twice weekly
    • Korean Language: Levels 1–4, covering vocabulary, grammar, and culture
    • Parenting: Child-rearing and family advising, emotional care, information services
    • Children’s Life: Reading and homework assistance, healthy habits, career guidance
  • Operator: Multicultural Family Support Centers (4 locations: Busanjin-gu, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu), Family Centers (8 locations: Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Sasang-gu, Gijang-gun)
7. Language Development Track
  • Target: Minors under 12 from multicultural families who need language enrichment
  • Feature: 40-minute sessions, twice a week, one-on-one or small group format
  • Operator: Multicultural Family Support Centers (4 locations: Busanjin-gu, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu), Family Centers (9 locations: Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Suyeong-gu, Sasang-gu, Gijang-gun)
8. Dual Language Support
  • Target: Multicultural families with children under 18
  • Feature: Bilingual coaching for parents and families, direct bilingual learning
  • Operator: Multicultural Family Support Centers (4 locations: Busanjin-gu, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu), Family Centers (7 locations: Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Yeonje-gu, Sasang-gu)

Stage-Focused Support for Marriage Immigrants

1. Educational Advancement Support
  • Target: Marriage immigrants
  • Feature: Preparatory classes for elementary, middle, and high school equivalency examinations
  • Operator: Selected Multicultural Family Support Centers and Family Centers (approximately 3 locations)
2. Emergency Support Systems
  • (1) Shelter: 1 location (maximum stay of 2 years; accommodation, meals, counseling, medical treatment, repatriation assistance)
  • (2) Help Desk
    • Nationwide: 24-hour ☎ 1577-1366
    • Busan: 09:00–18:00 ☎ 051-508-1366
    • Language: 13 languages, including Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Cambodian, and Russian
    • Feature: 24-hour hotline; domestic violence prevention, referral to secure havens, interpretation
3. Employment Support
  • Feature: Korean language, job etiquette, and computer competence training for marriage immigrants aspiring to work, with assistance in obtaining suitable and promising positions in collaboration with vocational education providers
  • Operator: Busanjin-gu Multicultural Family Support Center
4. Internship Placement Support
  • Target: Marriage immigrant women enrolled as job seekers
  • Feature: Corporate internship arrangements, subsidies
  • Contact: Women’s Saeil Centers (11 locations) ☎ 1544-1199
5. Employment & Entrepreneurship Workshops
  • Target: Marriage immigrants
  • Operator: Multicultural Family Support Centers, Family Centers
6. Everyday Living Support
  • (1) EMS Discount: Busan post offices
    • 0% reduction for parcels sent to home countries ▹ Alien registration card or family relation certificate required
  • (2) Banking Benefits: Busan Bank
    • Overseas remittance fee waivers, preferential exchange rates (80% for USD, JPY) ▹ Alien registration card or family relation certificate required
  • (3) Multilingual Disaster Alert
    • Emergency Ready App (Ministry of the Interior and Safety): English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai
7. Capacity Building Support (Korean Language Education)
  • Target: Marriage immigrants, late-entry immigrant students
  • Feature: Purpose-driven, practical Korean language courses (workplace Korean, TOPIK preparation; 7 in total)
  • Operator: 16 organizations (Multicultural Family Support Centers, Family Centers, Welfare Centers)
8. Interpretation & Translation
  • Target: Multicultural, foreign, and refugee families, as well as persons and entities supporting them directly or indirectly
  • Feature: Interpretation, translation, general information
  • Operator: 14 Multicultural Family Support Centers and Family Centers ※ Vietnamese
9. Parental Support for Vulnerable Multicultural Single Parents
  • Target: Low-income multicultural single-parent families
  • Feature: Monthly childcare allowance of 230,000 won, annual school supply expense of 100,000 won for middle and high school students
  • Contact: Gu / Gun Community Service Centers

Promotion of Multicultural Acceptance Based on Mutual Respect

1. Family-Oriented Counseling
  • Target: Members of multicultural families
  • Topic: Bonds among spouses, parents, and children, conflict resolution
  • Contact: Multicultural Family Support Centers, Family Centers
2. Education on Gender Equality and Human Rights within Families
  • Target: Members of multicultural families
  • Topic: Gender and human rights awareness
  • Operator: Multicultural Family Support Centers, Family Centers
3. Multicultural Literacy Lectures
  • Target: Municipal officials, personnel at relevant agencies
  • Topic: Multiculturalism, multicultural sensitivity
  • Contact: Population Policy Division, Busan Metropolitan City
4. Marriage Immigrant Council
  • Number of Representatives: 16 (recommended by each gu and gun, with nationality balance considered) ▸ 1-year term
  • Meeting Frequency: Twice annually (first and second halves)
  • Agenda: Presentation of multicultural family efforts, collection of suggestions and feedback
5. Multicultural Family Interaction Opportunities
  • Activity: Community spaces for multicultural and non-multicultural families, self-help groups, child growth programs
  • Operator: Multicultural Family Support Centers, Family Centers (3 locations: Dong-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu)

Consolidation of a Robust Framework for Multicultural Family-Friendly Approaches

  • Objective: Reinforce the role of Multicultural Family Support Centers as hubs, expand localized services by leveraging related assets and institutions
  • Feature
    • Consulting on effective center operations
    • Exchange of insights and best practices to optimize efficiency
    • Inter-center cooperation
  • Organizer: Busan Metropolitan City, Nam-gu Multicultural Family Support Center (hub)
    Current Status of Multicultural Family Support Centers
  • Projects by Category
    • [Family] Bilingual environment creation, family communication, relationship improvement, child education
    • [Gender Equality] Couple education
    • [Human Rights] Multicultural competency, human rights understanding
    • [Social Integration] Essential job proficiency, connection with occupational training facilities, volunteer engagement, peer support circles, multicultural awareness, marriage immigrant mentoring
    • [Counseling] Family, individual, and group counseling, case management, psychological assessment, certified caregivers
    • [Public Relations & Resource Coordination] Community outreach, regional networking Specialized Projects
    • Home-visit education, interpretation and translation, support for child language learning, bilingual skill enhancement, and marriage immigrant empowerment (Korean language instruction) Hub
    • Nam-gu Multicultural Family Support Center (Women’s Hall): new scheme design, staff training, network building
Current Status of Multicultural Families
Name Address
Nam-gu Multicultural Family Support Center Women’s Hall
356 Suyeong-ro, Nam-gu (Daeyeon-dong)
Seo-gu Family Center 6F, Seo-gu Family Center
127 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu
Dong-gu Family Center 4F, Ebagu Culture & Sports Center
113 Choryangjung-ro, Dong-gu
Busanjin-gu Multicultural Family Support Center 448 Hana-gil, Yeongdo-gu (Sinseon-dong 2-ga)
Dongnae-gu Family Center Sajik Social Welfare Center
20-7 Sajikbuk-ro 63beon-gil, Dongnae-gu
Buk-gu Multicultural Family Support Center 76 Hyoyeol-ro, Buk-gu
Haeundae-gu Multicultural Family Support Center 2F, Jwa 1-dong Community Service Center
91 Yangun-ro, Haeundae-gu (Jwa-dong)
Saha-gu Family Center 3F, Noeuli Areumdawun Hadan Complex Center
245 Hasinbeonyeong-ro, Saha-gu (Hadan-dong)
Geumjeong-gu Family Center 2F, 1992 Jungang-daero, Geumjeong-gu
Yeonje-gu Family Center 11 Worldcup-daero 46beon-gil, Yeonje-gu
Suyeong-gu Family Center B1, Heritage Namcheon
45 Hwangnyeongsan-ro 7beon-gil, Suyeong-gu
(Namcheon-dong)
Sasang-gu Family Center 4F, Danurim Center
51 Gaya-daero 196beon-gil, Sasang-gu
Gijang-gun Family Center Gijang Social Welfare Center
206 Chaseong-ro, Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun

Korean Language Institute

Korean Language Institute
Gu / Gun Name Phone Number Curriculum
Jung-gu Korea Child Welfare Association 051-257-0787 Child learning
Seo-gu Seo-gu Family Center 051-241-6200 Local culture, employment, TOPIK (reading, listening, writing)
Dong-gu Dong-gu Family Center 051-603-0220 Employment, TOPIK (reading)
Yeongdo-gu Yeongdo-gu Family Center 051-414-9605 Local culture, education for late-entry immigrant students, TOPIK (reading, listening)
Busanjin-gu Busanjin-gu Multicultural Family Support Center 051-817-4313 TOPIK (reading, listening, writing)
Dongnae-gu Dongnae-gu Family Center 051-506-5766 Child learning, employment, TOPIK (reading, listening)
Nam-gu Nam-gu Multicultural Family Support Center (Women’s Hall) 051-610-2027 Child learning, local culture, employment, TOPIK (reading, listening)
Buk-gu Buk-gu Multicultural Family Support Center 051-365-3408 TOPIK (reading, listening, writing)
Haeundae-gu Haeundae-gu Multicultural Family Support Center 051-702-8002 TOPIK (reading, listening, writing)
Saha-gu Saha-gu Family Center 051-205-8345 Child learning, local culture, employment, TOPIK (reading, writing)
Geumjeong-gu Geumjeong-gu Family Center 051-519-5601 Local culture, TOPIK (reading, listening, writing)
Gangseo-gu Gangseo-gu Social Welfare Center 051-972-4591 TOPIK (reading, listening, writing)
Yeonje-gu Yeonje-gu Family Center 051-851-5002 Local culture, TOPIK (reading, listening, writing)
Suyeong-gu Suyeong-gu Family Center 051-758-3073 TOPIK (reading, listening, writing)
Sasang-gu Sasang-gu Family Center 051-328-0419 TOPIK (reading, listening, writing)
Gijang-gun Gijang-gun Family Center 051-792-4750 Child learning, TOPIK (reading)