Currently, many residents of the village are participating in workfare projects sponsored by government agencies, such as the Council of Indigenous Peoples and the Council of Labor Affairs. Work includes making security patrols, keeping the environment tidy, providing eldercare, producing handicrafts and so forth. Participants receive NT $ 800 per day in wages for six months. The program will end two years after the typhoon hit.
目前園區許多居民白天都到政府各機構（原民會和勞委會）提供的「以工代賑」上工，如巡守隊、環境清潔、老人照護、手工藝等，每天領取 800 元薪資，為期半年，陸續將於災後 3 年內屆滿。