【Social Welfare】
The socialized progress of social welfare sped up inceasingly. By the end of 2009, there are 207 welfare institutions and old people's institutions of various kinds, providing 22,400 beds. Relief effort on persons with disabilities constantly increased. 5,787 severe disabilities that can not take care of themselves and the disability rating for the one level implemented centralized nurseries and day care or nursing home.Throughout the year 20 new welfare enterprises built, and new placement of 503 disabled employments. The annual sales volume of welfare lottery totaled 894 million yuan, up by 28.8%. The social regularity donation and charity undertaking developed rapidly. In 2009, 365 million yuan charity funds raised.

【Urban and Rural Community Construction】
By the end of 2009, there were 870 communities. " Shangyangshi street neighborhood committee " founded in Oct. 23, 1949 of Shangcheng District, was confirmed the new China's f irst neighborhood commission by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Hangzhou take the lead to develop contingency plans in the sudden public events at the community level. Rural village autonomy deepened. The opening of village affairs activities was put into the scope of democratic assessment, and the villages with standard construction of village affairs management reached 2,073, accounted for 98.9%. The construction of rural communities promoted vigorously, and 740 community service centers in rural villages was completed and won the title the National Community Construction Model City.