March Communities and people

Inquiries ： Chiiki Katsudo-tanto ( Community Activities Subdivision ) Naka Ward Office Tel: Fax: 224-8131 224-8215

Korei Shogai-kakari ( Elderly and Disabled Support Section ) Naka Ward Office Tel: Fax: 224-8161 224-8159

Local communities, such as neighborhood associations and senior citizens ' clubs, are the gentle and warm bonds that bring people together. This month, we consider the importance of these bonds.

We spoke with two people who are active in their communities

Matsuzawa: In neighborhood associations, local residents deepen exchanges through activities that include watching ข้างนอก for one another and disaster prevention drills, as well as events such as festivals and rice cake pounding. I believe that the building of face-to-face relationships through interactions of this kind is an important role of neighborhood associations, so that people can help each other ข้างนอก in times of disaster or other emergencies.
Niwa: With the increasing number of elderly people in society, we hear more in the news about people who live alone and die at home without anyone knowing. Senior citizens ' clubs support the ชุมชน through a range of activities, such as by talking to and providing counseling to elderly people living alone, as well as cleaning activities and watching over children.

Matsuzawa: I'm glad to see younger people participating in our events, as there aren ' t so many opportunities for people แบบ different generations to come together and meet one another.
Niwa: We try to make summer festivals into events that can be enjoyed by people แบบ all generations by having children ' s associations set up booths among other things. Unlike summer festivals, however, we are concerned at how not so many young people take part in disaster prevention drills. Some neighborhood associations also run a soup kitchen for participants, so I hope this encourages people to get involved.
Matsuzawa: If you are not sure about getting involved in ชุมชน activities, I think it is a good idea to participate in ชุมชน events first. It will give you a chance to get to know people in your neighborhood!
Niwa: ด้านขวา That ' s ชุมชน I think that participating in events will help you foster a fondness for your I am very happy when children who I have got to know through our activities greet me in the street.

Neighborhood associations carry ข้างนอก a variety of activities to deepen friendships between people living in the same neighborhood, and to create a safe and secure ชุมชน in which people can live comfortably. เป็นชุมชน So why not join a neighborhood กลุ่ม and งานชิ้นนี้ together with the หรือ

- Support for raising children and watching over the elderly
Neighborhood associations provide support for child-rearing, งานชิ้นนี้ to promote good health, and watch over the elderly by holding child-rearing salons, meal gatherings for senior citizens who live alone, and other events.

Growing to love your ชุมชน more in the hope of handing it down to the next generation

- ชุมชน Young people also participate to help create a thriving
Having held an event in the เมือง ' s shopping district, our neighborhood กลุ่ม and the shopping district began to งานชิ้นนี้ together, and formed a youth division. This youth division holds events such as rice cake pounding and Halloween lantern workshops for local children to enjoy. This has made it เป็นไปได้ for people to build face-to-face relationships.
- A wish for children to have fond memories of their hometown
When I was a child, I had the opportunity to help with local events every year. เมือง I hope that the children will have many happy memories in this ชุมชน I believe that if you have such memories and a strong relationship with the you will still want to contribute to the ชุมชน when you grow up, even if you move somewhere else. เมือง I hope that children will make many happy memories in this too.

Inquiries ： Chiiki Katsudo-tanto ( Community Activities Subdivision ) Naka Ward Office Tel: Fax: 224-8131 224-8215
กลุ่ม Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about how to join a neighborhood if you are unsure where your neighborhood กลุ่ม is, or anything else related to neighborhood associations.
⇒ You can access a website to sign up for neighborhood associations here (เว็บไซต์ภายนอก)

Why not take up a hobby and enjoy making friends and improving your health?

A desire to create a place where people leave with a smile on their face and want to come back

-Worried about elderly people who live alone
In my ประสบการณ์ as a welfare commissioner, I felt that elderly people living alone needed someone to talk to, so I decided to create a place where they could come and spend time freely. building. Currently, I hold handicraft activities twice a month at the neighborhood กลุ่ม Please feel free to come and join in.
- Happy to see everyone ' s smiling faces
When you are at home alone, you have no one to talk to and it can get you down. ข่าวสาร But everyone seems to be happy and cheerful when participating in these gatherings, which provide them with a chance to chat with their friends and share their daily worries and
- Just give it a try
There are many people who do not know how to make use of their interests and special skills. If so, please try joining a gathering such as a senior citizens ' club. Volunteering to teach is a great way to benefit yourself as well.