FreeWell Social Welfare Foundation is a social welfare corporation newly established to advocate for the human rights of persons with disabilities and their independent living outside of institutions, in response to the corruption scandal of the former Seokam Foundation. It provides various human rights, welfare, and independent living support, centered on the disability support housing project, to enable persons with disabilities to live freely and with dignity in the community rather than in large-scale facilities.

"FreeWell Social Welfare Foundation operates under the belief that persons with disabilities have the right to fully and equally enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms. It provides human rights, welfare, and independent living support to enable persons with disabilities to live as free and dignified citizens in the community rather than in large-scale facilities. It was reborn through the movement to eradicate corruption at the former Seokam Foundation and the intervention of the Seoul Metropolitan Government and civil society, playing a crucial role in fulfilling the historical responsibility of Korean social welfare corporations and residential facilities for persons with disabilities to transform into people-centered, housing-centered, and community-centered models."

Business Areas

• Disability Supported Housing Project: It provides housing and support services for housing maintenance and overall daily life, enabling persons with disabilities to leave institutions and lead independent lives in the community. This is a core project that helps persons with disabilities live independently and promotes community integration.
• Deinstitutionalization and Independent Living Support: It supports the deinstitutionalization and independent living of resident persons with disabilities, carrying out activities to dismantle large-scale facilities and support integrated lives in the community. It helps persons with disabilities move away from institutionalization policies and choose and decide their own lives.
• Promotion of Human Rights and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities: It carries out various projects to ensure the human rights and improve the welfare of persons with disabilities, and actively participates in institutional improvements to secure housing rights for persons with disabilities. It strives to enable persons with disabilities to live as equal subjects in the community.

Products

• FreeWell Supported Housing: It provides a housing model where persons with disabilities can reside independently in public rental housing within the community and receive necessary care services through a nearby support center. This is a Seoul Metropolitan Government housing model that combines housing and care.
• Disability Independent Living Support Themed Purchased Rental Housing Yeogiga(家): This is a social mix social housing where persons with severe disabilities and single/unmarried child-rearing households live together, equipped with customized design and support systems for the independent living of persons with severe disabilities. It was planned as the first space in Korea where persons with severe disabilities can live independently.

Special Notes

• Leading the human rights-centered deinstitutionalization movement: Established through the movement to eradicate corrupt foundations, it is proactively building a human rights-centered welfare model for the deinstitutionalization and independent community living of persons with disabilities. This has become a significant turning point in the history of social welfare facilities in Korea.
• Developing innovative housing models: It contributes to securing housing rights for persons with disabilities by developing innovative supported housing models, such as 'Yeogiga(家)', a social mix social housing where persons with severe disabilities and non-disabled individuals reside together. The needs of persons with severe disabilities are reflected from the design stage.
• Comprehensive independent living support: To maintain stable independent living for resident persons with disabilities, it provides diverse support services including daily life, housing management, financial management, counseling, medical support, and service linkage. It assists independence through continuous or intermittent support tailored to individual needs.

Recruitment Information

• Main Hiring Positions: Mainly recruits for housing coordinator positions, specifically coordinators responsible for housing maintenance support services for residents with disabilities in supported housing.
• Benefits: Provides the four major insurances (National Pension, Health Insurance, Employment Insurance, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance) and severance pay.

💡 A Word from JobPloy
FreeWell Social Welfare Foundation is a place that does meaningful work aimed at promoting the independent living and human rights of persons with disabilities. If you apply to this company as a foreign worker, a deep understanding and empathy for persons with disabilities will be important, and a delicate and responsible attitude will be required in housing and daily life support tasks. Having basic knowledge of Korea's social welfare system and human rights for persons with disabilities will be helpful for adapting to the job.