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• Target: Marriage immigrants and their children who use one of Busan’s multicultural family support centers
• Content: Providing childcare information, setting up and running a smooth functioning multicultural childcare sharing space
• Responsible Organizations: Buk-gu Multicultural Family Support Center
  • Multicultural family support centers: Busanjin-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu
  • Family centers: Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Suyeong-gu, Sasang-gu, Geumjeong-gu

• Target: Multicultural preschoolers and elementary school students
• Content: Educational support including basic Korean language, math, reading and writing, and guides to help students adapt to elementary school and the Korean education system
• Responsible Organizations: Multicultural family support centers and family centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeong-do, Busanjin, Dongnae, Buk-gu, Haeundae, Saha, Geumjeong, Suyeong, Sasang-gu)

• Eligibility: Children aged 7 to 18 from multicultural families with an income between 50% and 100% of median income.
• Details
  • Support is provided for purchasing educational materials, using study rooms, and obtaining online learning subscriptions to enhance academic abilities through case management.
    ☞ Elementary school: 400,000 KRW, middle school: 500,000 KRW, high school: 600,000 KRW
• Implementing Institutions: Multicultural family support centers and family centers (respective district offices handling the program: Jung-gu and Gangseo-gu)

• Eligibility: High school students from multicultural families (7 recipients)
• Details: Annual support of approximately 4 million KRW per person for academy tuition, textbook costs, etc.
• Implementation Method: Busan Metropolitan City Government (promotion and nomination of recipients), Eunseong Medical Foundation (scholarship funding), Green Umbrella Children's Foundation (program execution)

• Eligibility: Children from multicultural and foreign families aged 7 to 24
• Details: Support for career exploration and choice through career counseling, employment consultation and aptitude testing
• Implementing Institutions: Three multicultural family support centers (Busanjin, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu) and three family centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Sasang-gu)

• Eligibility: Multicultural families who have difficulty accessing a center
• Details: Home visitation education provided twice a week (2 hours per session) by center instructors
  • Korean Language Education: Levels 1 to 4, vocabulary, grammar, culture, etc.
  • Parental Education: Child-rearing, family counseling and emotional support, information provision, etc.
  • Child Support Services: Literacy coaching, homework assistance, basic life habits, career guidance, etc.
• Implementing Institutions: Four multicultural family support centers (Busanjin, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu) and seven family centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Sasang-gu, Gijang-gun)

• Eligibility: Children from multicultural families who require language development education (12 years old and under)
• Details: Classes held twice a week, 40 minutes per session, conducted as one-on-one (1:1) or group lessons
• Implementing Institutions: Four multicultural family support centers (Busanjin, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu) and seven family centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Sasang-gu, Gijang-gun)

• Eligibility: Multicultural families with children aged 18 or younger
• Details: Bilingual parenting and family coaching, direct bilingual learning, etc.
• Implementing Institutions: Four multicultural family support centers (Busanjin, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu) and seven family centers (Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Dongnae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Yeonje-gu, Sasang-gu)

• Target: Marriage immigrant women
• Content: Elementary, middle and high school qualification examination classes
• Responsible Organization: Multicultural family support centers and family centers

• Period: April-May
• Target: Low-income multicultural families
• Content: Providing free comprehensive health checkups for 100 people/year (500,000 KRW/person)
• Responsible Organization: Korea Medical Institute, Busan

(1) Shelter for Immigrant Women: One facility (within 2 years, provides accommodation and meals, counseling, treatment, and repatriation support, etc.)

(2) Emergency Support Center: Nationwide 24-hour service (☎ 1577-1366), Busan 09:00–18:00 (☎ 051-508-1366)

• Supported Languages: Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Cambodian, Russian, and 13 other languages
• Services: 24-hour hotline, domestic violence prevention, connection to women’s shelters, interpretation support, etc.

• Content: Recruitment of marriage immigrants preparing for employment, providing pre-employment training (Korean language, job etiquette, computer skills, etc.), and comprehensive support through collaboration with various vocational training institutions to help marriage immigrants enter suitable and promising career fields.
• Operating Institution: Busanjin-gu Multicultural Family Support Center

• Target: Marriage immigrant women seeking employment
• Content: Company-connected internships, support funding, etc.
• Inquiries: 11 Women Saero Work Centers (☎ 1544-1199)

• Target: Marriage immigrants
• Responsible Institutions: Multicultural family support centers and family centers

(1) International Express Mail Service (EMS) Discount: Post offices in Busan

• Details: 10% discount on EMS (Express Mail Service) fees for marriage immigrants sending packages to their respective home country
• Required Documents: Alien registration card or family relationship certificate

(2) Overseas Remittance Fee Discounts: Busan Bank

• Details: Exemption from overseas remittance fees and preferential exchange rates (80% for USD, JPY)
• Required Documents: Alien registration card or family relationship certificate

(3) Disaster and Safety Multilingual Information Service

• Emergency Ready App by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety: Provides emergency disaster alerts in English, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai

• Target: Marriage immigrants, multicultural children immigrating to Korea, etc.
• Content: Special-purpose, practical Korean lessons (7 courses including employment, TOPIK, etc.)
• Responsible Organization: Sixteen (16) organizations (multicultural family support centers, family centers, community welfare centers, etc.)

• Eligibility: Multicultural families, foreign nationals, refugees, and individuals or organizations that directly or indirectly support multicultural families, foreign nationals, or refugees.
• Services Provided: Interpretation, translation, and general information.
• Operating Organizations: 14 multicultural family support centers and family centers.
  ▹ Vietnamese language support available at: Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Busanjin-gu, Dongnae-gu, Nam-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu, Saha-gu, Geumjeong-gu, Yeonje-gu, Suyeong-gu, Sasang-gu, and Gijang-gun.

• Target: Multicultural low-income single parents
• Contents: Child support expenses (210,000 KRW/month), expenses for school supplies for middle and high school students (93,000 KRW/year)
• Inquiries: Gu·Gun community centers for consultations and applications

• Target: Members of multicultural families
• Contents: Counseling service to improve multicultural couple/parent-children relationship and family conflicts, etc.
• Inquiries: Multicultural family support centers and family centers

• Target: Members of multicultural families
• Contents: Gender equality education, human right awareness education, etc.
• Responsible Organization: Multicultural family support centers and family centers

• Target: Public officials, general citizens, facility operators, marriage immigrants, etc.
• Contents: Special lectures about multicultural society and multicultural awareness
• Inquiries: Population Policy Division

• Number of Members: 16 (recommended by districts/counties) ▸Term: 1 year (balanced by nationality)
• Meeting Frequency: Twice a year (first and second half of the year)
• Meeting Agenda: Explanation of multicultural family support programs, special lectures on daily life basics
  *Topics are selected based on important areas of interest to marriage immigrants, such as children's education and legal matters related to daily life.

• Content: Strengthening a sense of community among multicultural families, open space connected to local communities, self-help group support, childcare support programs, etc.
• Responsible Organization: Three multicultural family support centers (Dong-gu, Buk-gu, Haeundae-gu)