Seongnam City Youth Foundation

What Seongnam City Youth Foundation does

Seongnam City Youth Foundation (성남시청소년청년재단) is a quasi-governmental nonprofit foundation established under the Youth Welfare Support Act (Article 29) and operating under the oversight of the Seongnam City Government in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Its Youth Counseling Welfare Center was founded on April 29, 1995, and the foundation today runs a network of nine facilities — eight district-level Youth Centers (Sujeong, Jungwon, Seohyeon, Jeongja, Pangyo, Yatap, Yangji, Eunhaeng) plus the specialized Youth Counseling Welfare Center — providing direct services such as youth counseling, psychological support, crisis intervention, welfare programs, career exploration, cultural activities, sports, arts, lifelong education, and policy participation programs including the Seongnam Youth Parliament and Policy Proposal Contest. The foundation also operates the 1388 youth helpline and the 'Ilharu' youth independence platform for out-of-school youth.

The foundation runs an integrated digital platform anchored by the snyouth.or.kr homepage, which serves as the unified registration, information, and access portal across all facilities, with social-login integration via Kakao, Naver, and Google OAuth 2.0. Its proprietary technology component is the Youth Big Data Platform 'Bigta' (빅터) for collecting and analyzing youth-related data to support evidence-based youth policy development and program planning; the foundation has published 64 policy research papers (ISSUE PAPER and Working Paper series) and 1,794 press releases leveraging this analytical infrastructure.

Revenue comes primarily from Seongnam City government budget allocations and national/local youth-welfare subsidies under its public-mission mandate, supplemented by fee-based program and course registration revenue collected through the integrated reservation system (some programs are free, others are paid across sports, arts, lifelong education, and skill development). The foundation employs a blended regular and non-regular workforce, holds ISO 9001:2015 and Korean web accessibility certifications, and has expanded its programming through third-party partnerships with organizations including TmaxSoft (AI education), AhnLab (cybersecurity education), the Game Foundation (AI cultural content contests), the Seongnam Patent Center, and the Gyeonggi Seongnam Office of Education.

Name

Seongnam City Youth Foundation

Legal name

성남시청소년청년재단

Website

https://snyouth.or.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Seongnam City Youth Foundation is a quasi-governmental nonprofit operating nine youth facilities in Seongnam City, South Korea, delivering counseling, welfare, education, career, and cultural services to youth and families under the Youth Welfare Support Act, funded primarily by municipal budget and supplemented by program fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD), Homeless, Foster Care & Highly Mobile Youth Education Services (EDAJAEAG)

Keywords

• Youth welfare services
• Youth counseling programs
• Community youth centers
• Youth education programs
• Youth policy research

Headquarters

HQ city

Seongnam

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget and Subsidies: Primary funding from Seongnam City government budget and national/local youth welfare subsidies. The foundation operates as a public institution under the Youth Welfare Support Act.
2. Program/Course Registration Fees: Revenue from paid educational programs and courses offered through the integrated reservation system. Some programs are free while others are fee-based.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Seongnam City Youth Foundation is a municipal public foundation that operates a network of 9 facilities across Seongnam City's districts, providing youth welfare, counseling, education, career support, cultural, and participation programs for youth and young adults. Services are delivered through 8 Youth Centers (유스센터) and 1 Youth Counseling Welfare Center, supplemented by an online program registration system and the Youth Big Data Platform 'Bigta' for data-driven youth policy research.

Product overview

Seongnam City Youth Foundation operates a platform-plus-facilities model consisting of an integrated homepage portal connecting to 10 physical facilities (8 Youth Centers across districts plus Youth Counseling Welfare Center and Seongnam Future Education), the Youth Big Data Platform Victor for data analytics, and various programs including policy proposal contests, youth parliament, counseling services, and the Ilharu independence platform. The foundation provides comprehensive youth welfare, counseling, education, and participation services across Seongnam City.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 빅터 (Bigta): Youth big data platform for data-driven youth policy research and analysis

Products and services

• Sujeong Youth Center (수정유스센터) Youth facility in Sujeong district offering programs, counseling, and activities for young people. Phone: 729-9200.
• Jungwon Youth Center (중원유스센터) Youth facility in Jungwon district with comprehensive youth services including hall rental. Phone: 729-9300. Shuttle bus available.
• Seohyeon Youth Center (서현유스센터) Youth facility in Seohyeon district offering diverse youth programs and services. Phone: 729-9400.
• Jeongja Youth Center (정자유스센터) Youth facility in Jeongja district providing youth activities and welfare services. Phone: 729-9500.
• Pangyo Youth Center (판교유스센터) Youth facility in Pangyo district offering systematic support for youth activities, welfare, and protection. Features four core goals: youth-preferred center, youth-operated center, center with community and corporate partnerships, and youth leader workplace. Phone: 729-9600. Shuttle bus available.
• Yatap Youth Center (야탑유스센터) Youth center in Yatap district branded as 'Foot Center' - symbolizing freshness and unlimited potential for youth creativity and imagination. Features Wi-Fi and air conditioning. Phone: 729-9800. Shuttle bus available.
• Yangji Youth Center (양지유스센터) Youth cultural space offering diverse cultural activities and experiences. Phone: 729-9940.
• Eunhaeng Youth Center (은행유스센터) Youth center with slogan 'Regional-based dreaming Youth, Together We' - a space for youth to rest, play, and challenge themselves. Phone: 729-9900.
• Youth Counseling Welfare Center (청소년상담복지센터) Professional counseling welfare service established April 29, 1995 under the Youth Welfare Support Act. Provides 1:1 customized services for crisis prevention and healthy social development of youth. Phone: 756-1388.
• Youth Phone 1388 (청소년전화 1388) Helpline service (1388) providing youth counseling and support.
• Youth Independence Platform 'Ilharu' (청소년자립플랫폼 일하루) Platform supporting youth independence through job experience programs.
• Policy Proposal Contest (정책제안대회) Annual contest encouraging youth to propose innovative policy ideas with details, submission, voting, and award gallery.
• Seongnam Youth Parliament (성남시청소년의회) Youth parliament program enabling youth participation in local governance through elections, voting, candidate pledges, and legislative activities.
• Youth Safety Net Operation (청소년안전망운영) Comprehensive youth safety network including network organization, outreach and promotion activities.
• Seongnam Youth Foundation Integrated Homepage (성남시청소년청년재단 통합홈페이지) The main web portal providing integrated access to all foundation services, including facility information, program registration, counseling services, and youth policy information.
• Youth Big Data Platform Bigta (소년빅데이터플랫폼 빅터) Big data platform for youth analytics and insights, enabling data-driven decision making for youth policies and programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Youth Counseling Welfare Center established April 29, 1995 under Youth Welfare Support Act Article 29, serving as specialized counseling institution
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AhnLab (안랩)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 June 2026Seohyeon Youth Center collaborated with AhnLab to operate an online live tour program for youth participants, combining cybersecurity education with youth programming.
• Shinku University Botanical Garden (신구대학교 식물원)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2026Seongnam City Youth Foundation cooperation with Shinku University Botanical Garden to support youth natural healing programs. The partnership provides outdoor nature-based healing experiences for youth.
• Gyeonggi Seongnam Office of Education (경기도성남교육지원청)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Seongnam City Youth Counseling Welfare Center and Gyeonggi Seongnam Office of Education signed an MOU for student-customized integrated support (학생맞춤통합지원) to coordinate educational and welfare services for students.
• TmaxSoft (티맥스소프트)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Seohyeon Youth Center partnered with TmaxSoft for the AI project education program 'IT희망학교 NEXT', providing technology education opportunities for youth.
• Seongnam Patent Center (성남특허센터)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Cooperation with Seongnam Patent Center for the 'One Person, One Patent' movement education program targeting youth, providing intellectual property education and patent filing support.
• Game Foundation (게임인재단)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2025Cooperation with the Game Foundation to promote a content creation contest using AI for Korean traditional games culture, attracting youth participation in creative technology projects.
• Seongnam Youth Support Center (성남시청년지원센터)coreOthersRelated youth support organization under Seongnam City, providing complementary employment and welfare services for young adults alongside the foundation's youth programming.
• Seongnam Future Education (성남미래교육)coreOthersSeongnam Future Education platform affiliated with the foundation, offering integrated educational programs for youth and young adults.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Korea Scout Association (한국스카우트연맹): National youth-development organization offering structured character, leadership, and outdoor programs. Comparable as a non-governmental youth-development operator serving similar age segments with education and participation programming, though focused on scouting methodology rather than welfare/counseling.
• YMCA of Korea (서울YMCA): Major Korean civic nonprofit running youth education, leadership, and welfare programs with physical branches. Comparable because YMCA delivers a similar portfolio of youth development, education, and counseling-adjacent services, though it operates under civic rather than municipal-government mandate.

Direct peers

• Gyeonggi Youth Foundation (경기도青少年 Foundation): Gyeonggi Province's provincial-level youth foundation that Seongnam City Youth Foundation operates under. Direct peer because both deliver provincial-government-mandated youth welfare, counseling, and program services to overlapping Gyeonggi-area youth populations.
• Seoul Youth Center (서울청소년센터): Seoul's municipal youth center providing direct youth welfare, counseling, education, and cultural programs through physical facilities. Closest scale-and-mandate peer to Seongnam's foundation since it operates the same combination of facility-based youth services within a single metropolitan government.
• Korea Youth Counseling & Welfare Institute: National government-affiliated institute that operates the 1388 youth helpline and youth counseling/welfare research programs. Direct peer because it delivers comparable youth counseling, crisis intervention, and welfare support services under public mandate, with overlapping customer segments (youth in crisis, parents, schools).

Broad incumbents

• National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI): Korea's national youth policy research institute under the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family. Comparable because it produces youth policy research and ISSUE PAPER–style publications analogous to the foundation's policy paper output, and shapes national youth-policy direction that municipal foundations execute against.
• Korea Youth Work Agency: National agency supporting youth activities, volunteer programs, and youth-worker training across Korea. Comparable because it funds and coordinates youth-serving community organizations similar in role to municipal youth foundations, including workforce-readiness and youth participation programming.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/snyouth
• Facebookfacebook.com/snyouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/snyouth

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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