VCA Nieuw-West

A warm welcome where it matters

A warm welcome where it matters

Edith and Martine volunteer at the AVL-Gasthuis to provide a warm welcome. For patients and their loved ones, it is a place to feel at home during a difficult time.

Vacation in your own neighborhood

Vacation in your own neighborhood

Three days of camping in your own neighborhood, food, games, and fun with your neighbors: that is the Neighborhood Camping. In Amsterdam, at the Sloterplas, volunteer Martin ensures that everything runs smoothly.

“I am happy to build something together”

“I am happy to build something together”

Martin ten Brinke started Stadsboerderij Osdorp in 2014, a place in the neighborhood where vegetables are grown, where residents can work on a piece of land, where people can meet each other, and learn about nature.

“I now know what ‘stoep’ means”

“I now know what ‘stoep’ means”

Juliet has been living in the Netherlands since May 2014 and would like to improve her language skills through volunteering. She meets with Mrs. Van De Voort (91) once a week to go for a walk together. Juliet always refers to Mrs. Van De Voort as “mevrouw.”