KB Financial Group continues to reach out to underprivileged youth through various annual programs.

Some 120 young people with disabilities took part in a three-day camp earlier this month, a highlight of the group’s eight-month program that began in May to help participants plan for their future careers and build social skills.  

The KB Hope Camp offered job counselling, mock interviews and other activities. 

The program will continue in September and October with visits to various institutions, giving participants a real glimpse of jobs they are interested in.

Since its launch in 2013, more than 500 youths with disabilities have participated in the program, KB Financial said.

“The core of KB Financial Group’s social responsibility program are the youth and multiculturalism,” the group said in a statement.

The group also runs KB Youth Music College, which nurtures the musical talents of underprivileged children, and KB Rainbow Love Camp, which focuses on economic and financial education.  

By Park Ga-young (gypark@heraldcorp.com)