Serve the City is active in Amsterdam for the 15th year this year. To celebrate that and because it is time for a new t-shirt design, we are now running a design competition! Are you our new (voluntary) designer who designs a [...]
“There is a healing power in giving” This week I found myself chatting to a project coordinator volunteer just as we were about to leave. She told how she had gone through a difficult time in her life and that one day she had [...]
Amsterdamse Lies en Kiki twee van de hoofdpersonen tijdens Concert van hoop De 69-jarige Lies uit Amsterdam en haar maatje Kiki worden tijdens het Concert van hoop op 10 maart toegezongen door de deelnemende artiesten. [...]
De lente is begonnen. Het zonnetje schijnt en we kunnen langzaamaan weer genieten van het mooie weer. Maar ondanks het zonnetje zijn er nog veel zorgen en eenzaamheid in de stad Amsterdam. Deze eenzaamheid willen we heel [...]
Linda, Coordinator with Serve the City “Recently, I quit my job and was searching for volunteer work, because I wanted to do something good, instead of simply staying at home and being unproductive. I came across Serve the [...]
Would you like to be more involved with Serve the City? We are hosting a project coordinators training on March 20th. In this training you will learn what strengths it takes to become a good coordinator and how volunteers can [...]
“To admit that you are lonely is very big”, I say to a friend while we are walking in The Vondelpark. It’s Sunday morning. I walk with a child on my back in the baby carrier, she with my bag around her shoulder. [...]
“We’ve cleaned enough here,” I said, while looking at human excrement. Sorry guys, but that is what I saw. Together with our group of “office” volunteers, I am cleaning the Sarphatipark, a place where many [...]
What kind of work do you do? A frequently asked question when you meet someone for the first time. I always find it very difficult to give a short and clear answer. I do so many different things and have so much drive to make [...]
Would you like to be more involved with Serve the City? We are hosting a project coordinators training on September 26st. In this training you will learn what strengths it takes to become a good coordinator and how volunteers [...]
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 some enthusiastic volunteers [...]
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 strengths? How can we attract more [...]
“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 something to put on my bread.” and “I [...]
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, [...]
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