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 Hofstee and Eva Cornelissen, in [...]
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, foundation Present and Burennetwerk is [...]
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 fun with all the glitters, [...]
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 €10,000! So please support us, and [...]
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 and the excitement of all [...]
With the holidays around the corner December is considered to be a cheerful month full of fun activities. Amsterdam’s streets are decorated with lights as far as the eye can see, our kids are writing their letters to [...]
“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 the men and woman who come to [...]
“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 reach. Three Amsterdam barbers [...]
Many of the 75 residents of the Jan Rebelstraat facility in Nieuwe West have had problems with addiction, mental illness, or disabilities, but with help, they can start learning to live independently. A team of volunteers [...]
Here is a video of the event Corinna, a professional hair designer, volunteered by giving haircuts to the homeless. A small garage was her studio for that day. “It is true that people come because they need a haircut. But [...]
On Saturday November 17th, volunteers from Serve the City organization served the homeless by making pancakes. Here is the link to the video The pancake was freshly made by the volunteers themselves. Kari, Emanuel, and [...]
Serve the city volunteers spent an evening with the Elderly living at Vondelstede, who suffer from various stages of dementia. Here is a video of the event with the happy faces 🙂
What a fun Sinterklaas for the children living at Bij Bosshardt Amsterdam-Noord! Thanks to everyone who helped collect these gifts to make the children really happy.
On this cold but sunny morning in November about 80 volunteers are ready to serve the city. They applied for one of the many day-projects at www.stcamsterdam.nl/en/volunteer. Among them is Xuanqi (26) who is heading out to [...]
Arriving at the door of the bottom floor apartment where Younis lives I can already hear the excited voices of the guys hard at work in the living room. The white paint smudges on his face and clothes make clear what’s going [...]
Would you like to be more involved with Serve the City? We are hosting a project coordinators training on November 24! In this training you will learn what strengths it takes to become a good coordinator and how volunteers [...]
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