Original title: Kunming rescue station has rescued an average of 8,000 people per year in the past 10 years
Kan Yong changed from a beneficiary to a volunteer of the Xishan District Civil Affairs Bureau
June 19 is the 10th National Open Day for Relief Management and Nursing Institutions. The Kunming Rescue Management Station held an “Open Day” event in the form of “Online + Offline” with the theme of “Rescue, Helping the Weak”.
The Kunming Relief Station integrates the rescue of homeless and beggars, the protection of minors, and the women’s shelter against domestic violence. It currently has 180 beds, and is equipped with a living room, observation room, gym, activity room, reading room, mother’s room, etc. Living facilities such as baby room, restaurant, shower room, etc. In order to meet the needs of special rescue services, an emergency rescue building with 36 beds was built.
“The objects of assistance services have expanded from the homeless and beggars to those with special difficulties who are unable to work, have no way to find relatives, have no way to return to their hometown, are ill and cannot be cured, have been stolen, abducted and cheated.” Kunming City Du Tianchun, the head of the rescue management station, told reporters that in the past 10 years, the rescue station has continuously broadened the connotation of rescue work, and carried out rescue services for vagrants and beggars through active rescue, volunteer services and other methods, and promoted rescue services from traditional single material assistance to one. The transformation of diversified social service assistance in the new era.
In the past 10 years, the Kunming rescue station has helped more than 8,000 vagrants and beggars and other homeless people every year, of which 85.9% are male, 14.1% are female, 8.2% are minors, and 9.6% are providing medical treatment services; Through face recognition, DNA testing, headline tracing, location identification by listening to sounds, city-county linkage, and cooperation with national rescue management agencies, an average of 20 people each year successfully find their relatives and help them return to their families.
Because of the household registration problem and injuries to his legs and feet, Kan Yong could not find a job, so he could only scavenge waste on the street for a long time. In 2021, staff from the Kunming rescue station and the Xishan District Civil Affairs Bureau found him during street inspections. He has been sleeping rough on the streets for more than 10 years, with no ID and no friends. “I want to have a normal life. The staff told me not to worry. They taught me how to work and how to integrate into society,” he said. After checking into the rescue station, the staff took care of Kan Yong carefully. During this period, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Xishan District helped him apply for an ID card and apply for a minimum living allowance, which ensured his subsequent life. After he walked out of the rescue station, the Xishan District Civil Affairs Bureau helped him find a rental house, giving him a place to shelter from the wind and rain. The staff also taught him to use his mobile phone and took him to participate in community volunteer work. Now, after training, Kan Yong has become a volunteer of the Xishan District Civil Affairs Bureau from a recipient. Every Tuesday and four nights, he will participate in night training to help more homeless people living in the rough.
Citizen Ms. Zhou brought her 8.5-year-old daughter to participate in the “Open Day” activity. After the event, the little girl said: “I think I live a very happy life and should cherish it. I will tell them ‘you can go to the rescue station for help’ when I meet homeless people and people who need help in the future.” (Reporter Zhang Dasheng)