Woori Financial Group\'s Woori Financial Future Foundation has opened the Goodwill Store Milal Sinyoungtong branch in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, a shop that supports self-reliance for people with developmental disabilities. The foundation said it opened the store with the Miral Welfare Foundation on May 29. The new site is the 14th jointly built store. Woori Financial plans to expand stores to Hanam and Jeonju and aims to support 30 billion won through 2034 to build 100 stores nationwide and provide stable jobs for 1,500 people.

Woori Bank said on Thursday it will convert idle space at its branches nationwide into a social contribution platform aimed at co-prosperity with local communities. The initiative centres on “Goodwill Branch” locations that adopt a shop-in-shop model by placing Goodwill Stores selling donated goods in remaining space while continuing to provide financial services. The bank said the model links job creation for people with developmental disabilities with the spread of donation culture.