Hi, Kanagawa Ward

　
　In this month's "people and town exploration of Director General", I visited the regular meeting of "Hello baby visitor".
　Hello baby visit, to the home where there is a baby up to 4 months old, to deliver local child care information, or to create a face-to-face relationship between people living in the same area, leads to isolation prevention I go for the purpose of Currently, about 900 visitors are commissioned by the mayor from local welfare officers, children's committees, chief children's committees, and those who have experience in child care support, and 59 people are active in Kanagawa Ward. You.
　At regular meetings every month, training is conducted as a mini-lecture that is useful for visits, such as receiving documents required for visits. On this day, the training was on the theme of "child abuse." The lecturer said that it is not necessary to have any concerns or concerns about the visit alone, and that "I would like to ask parents to visit us as a" cheering party for families raising local babies "." I was told that I was eagerly receiving lectures, such as flying questions.
　After the regular meeting, we talked to the three roles. It seems that you are responsible for a number of local activities and continue visiting activities during the interval, depending on the convenience of your home. "It's said from around you that it's very difficult, but babies are still healed. Several times a month, but I'm looking forward to meeting every time! "It's impressive to say with a smile.
　A few years after the visit, the parents of the home who visited said, "You visited me at that time." Some people are deeply moved, such as seeing them take care of them. Through your stories, I felt that visiting activities led to joy, fulfillment, and motivation for the next activities.
　The three roles are veterans of visitors, and it is said that the connection between visitors with different years of experience is also valued while utilizing regular meetings to exchange information and communicate. .
　Some people are worried while raising children, have no acquaintances around them, and have few talkers. The activities of visitors play an important role in relieving such anxiety of parents and connecting with the community.
　We would like to create an environment where it is easy to raise children and aim to become a “child-friendly town in Kanagawa Ward”.

March, 2024

Mayor of Kanagawa Masayoshi Hibino