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Are you the super pancake maker we’re looking for? Then join our challenge! On August 1, we’re going to cook a total of 1,128 pancakes for the elderly and homeless, and we still need [...]

It was on Thursday March 12th. Serve the City, Burennetwerk, Ympact020 and Present had a brainstorm lunch this afternoon. How could we cooperate better in the future? What would be our joint [...]

“Thank you so much for the food bag; it was the first time this week I’ve had something to put on my bread.” “Thank you so much for the food bag; it was the first time this week I’ve had [...]

Today, elderly and caregivers from the Menno Simonszhuis in Amsterdam Buitenveldert got cheered up with pallets full of colorful flowers. This grand ‘floweraction’ is initiated by friends Loes [...]

The musically gifted duo ‘Popup Choir’ has literally shined a light on the residents of Philadelphia by filling their courtyard with Dutch sing-a-longs. The initiative of Serve the City, [...]

Hi! My name is Julie and last December, I’ve joined a group of volunteers for the first time to decorate an elderly home with Christmas decorations. It was great to meet other people while having [...]

Serve the City has been nominated for  “Help Nederland vooruit”- a fund set up by ING, supporting initiatives that make the Netherlands stronger. IF WE GET ENOUGH VOTES, SERVE THE CITY WINS [...]

It was the Saturday of the 16th of November – a grey, cold day in Amsterdam that could be no special than any other grey, cold day, only that 3 days before, Sinterklaas had arrived at the city [...]

“It’s nice to help people. It’s good for you!,” Oleksii Pancakes are a hearty and classic Dutch meal. Volunteers with Serve the City recently got together to prepare a nourishing pancake meal for [...]

“It’s the smile they walk away with. That’s the biggest thing that happens here,” Demio  For the homeless something as simple as a haircut is a luxury that is often out of [...]