Yang Jiaqi, a 20-year-old junior at Chengdu Vocational and Technical College of Industry and Trade, is not only a student majoring in e-commerce, but also the legal representative of Chengdu Zhilian Community Service Co., Ltd. Yang Jiaqi leads a volunteer team of 14 team members, committed to providing more comprehensive, convenient and high-quality home care services for the elderly. Why did Yang Jiaqi and her team choose the elderly care service track?In fact, the problem of aging in modern society is becoming more and more prominent. According to statistics, about 90% of the elderly choose to care for the elderly at home, while about 7% rely on community support for the elderly, and only 3% of the elderly choose to live in institutions for the elderly. This shows that the future model of home-based care and community-based care has a broad market development space, and Yang Jiaqi and her team have seized this opportunity. In order to make the elderly care service better serve the elderly, Yang Jiaqi and her team chose college student volunteers as the service object. College student volunteers have the need for service hours, and the basic governance of the community also needs to provide corresponding elderly care services, so this is a good choice. In practice, Yang Jiaqi and her team have experienced three changes of leaders, and each generation of leaders has chosen content related to elderly care services and put forward different concepts.
Du Yonghong, the first-generation project leader, put forward the concept of "intangible cultural heritage care services", while Lu Junjie, the second-generation project leader, relied on the background of a family of traditional Chinese medicine to organize team members to study traditional Chinese medicine health care programs and put them into community service practice. In 2022, after Yang Jiaqi took over the team, she firmly chose the elderly care service track, and with the help of the instructor and the efforts of the team members, the "Chengdu Zhilian Community Service Co., Ltd." was officially established, and the registered address is in the school's entrepreneurial nursery. Starting a business in the school can not only get the support of the entrepreneurship platform, reduce the expenditure of venue expenses, but also allow teachers to directly give employment guidance and facilitate the advantages of social resource docking. Finally, Yang Jiaqi and her team will continue to focus on elderly care and provide better and more intimate services for the elderly. Their experience also proves that entrepreneurship can also be a beneficial practice for college students as long as they grasp social needs and market opportunities. Have you ever thought that pension services can also be like banks, accumulating points and redeeming various services?
Recently, a company in Chengdu launched a pension service project called "Points Bank", which provides new high-quality pension services for the elderly by allowing them to participate in community activities, accumulate points, and then exchange points for volunteer services or cultural and creative products. Yang Jiaqi, the company's founder, said that a senior care service program based on university student volunteers can reduce costs and be more conducive to the continuous operation of the program. At present, the company focuses on meeting the spiritual and cultural needs of the elderly in the community for home-based care, including three project contents: intangible cultural heritage for the elderly, health and entertainment. Among them, the most attractive is the "integral bank" model they proposed. The concept of "points bank" originated from the team members.
1. The innovative thinking of Quan Feiyang, president of the Youth Volunteer Association. In order to solve the problem of the elderly participating in community activities, they jointly launched this new model with the Lighthouse Social Work Service Center. The elderly can accumulate points when they participate in community governance and recreational interest activities, and then use the points to redeem various services provided by volunteers, such as picking up couriers, chatting with them, and walking their dogs. On the "Points Bank Record Card", the elderly can record their points. The card is divided into two parts: "Deposit Points" and "Redeem Points".
For example, some young and healthy young elderly people can participate in community governance activities, and according to their personal interests, they can also participate in recreational activities such as tai chi and intangible cultural heritage paper-cutting. After accumulating a certain number of points for the number of participation, the elderly can redeem cultural and creative products with corresponding points, or volunteers can provide services such as running errands and walking dogs. According to reports, a resident of the longevity community named Granny Li has become a loyal user of the "points bank", especially fond of projects such as paper-cutting and tai chi. She also expressed her wish to Yang Jiaqi through the message that she hoped to open more shows. This "integral bank" pension service project is planned to be piloted in 2023 in Chengdu Pidu District, Jinniu District, Dujiangyan City and other communities, to promote the service model to more communities. This relatively new pension service model has attracted widespread attention. Compared with the traditional nursing home model, this points-based service can better meet the physical and mental health needs of the elderly and provide more diversified and personalized services. And by involving seniors in community activities, not only can they increase their social interaction, but it will also stimulate their motivation and participation. This pension service model has been affirmed by some experts and scholars.
In addition to pension services, this points-based model has a wide range of application prospects. For example, it can be promoted in schools to encourage students to participate in various social practice activities, and after accumulating points, they can be redeemed for various privileges or rewards provided by the school. This not only stimulates students' motivation and enthusiasm for academic Xi, but also cultivates their sense of social responsibility and teamwork spirit. In general, the "Integral Bank" pension service project not only meets the spiritual and cultural needs of the elderly, but also provides more convenient and interesting volunteer services for community residents. Through this innovative model, seniors can better integrate into the community, maintain a positive attitude towards life, and enjoy more social interaction and care. It is believed that in the near future, the "Integral Bank" pension service project will be promoted in more communities to provide a better life for the elderly in their old age. Let's look forward to it together!Youth entrepreneurship is one of the hot topics in today's society. They use their innovative thinking and courage to start their own business, not only creating opportunities for themselves, but also bringing new vitality to society. In rural communities, there are also young people who use entrepreneurial activities to promote local development.
Yang Jiaqi is a college student who started his own company and successfully applied for a college student entrepreneurship subsidy. Last year, they received 10,000 yuan in financial support, which made their entrepreneurial journey smoother. In this year's entrepreneurship training, Yang Jiaqi and his team received more guidance and help. The entrepreneurial ideas and analysis provided by the mentors gave them a clearer plan and direction for their own business. The mentors suggested that they settle in the relevant entrepreneurial parks and entrepreneurial bases, so that they could get more opportunities for supporting policies and resource docking. At the same time, they can also directly connect with more communities and expand the scope of services by settling in the park and platform. Yang Jiaqi and his team currently obtain customer resources mainly through door-to-door sales. However, the mentors gave them more inspiration, and they plan to add escort services to their service projects, cooperate with ecological farms such as Qingcheng Mountain, and also provide **chain services of fresh organic produce. These innovative services will bring more opportunities and development space for Yang Jiaqi's enterprise. Young people's entrepreneurial activities in rural communities not only bring opportunities for themselves, but also give impetus to the local community.
Their entrepreneurial actions not only create jobs, but also drive local economic development. Rural communities should also actively provide young people with platforms and support for entrepreneurship, and help them realize their entrepreneurial dreams through first-class support and resource docking. Starting a business is not easy, especially for young people. They face many difficulties and challenges, such as insufficient funds, fierce market competition, etc. However, it is precisely because of young people's sensitivity to innovation and change that they are full of anticipation and enthusiasm for the future, and are willing to take risks and challenges. Their entrepreneurial experience and innovative thinking can not only bring new development opportunities to rural communities, but also bring more innovation and vitality to the whole society. Young people's entrepreneurship is a bright spot in rural communities. Their courage and determination have brought inspiration and inspiration to people, and also inspired more people to start their own businesses. It is hoped that young people can persevere on the road of entrepreneurship, continue to learn and Xi and grow, and make more contributions to the development of rural communities. References: 1Yang Jiaqi: The transformation from a college student to an entrepreneur, the persistence and efforts on the road to entrepreneurship, [link]2Opportunities and Challenges for Young Entrepreneurs in Rural Communities, [link].