Well-functioning volunteer organizations are the social capital of the city. They keep Amsterdam, its residents, and the volunteers healthy and resilient. That is the starting point, but is it still true? Are volunteers and their organizations becoming overwhelmed?
Tag: verzwaring
On March 8, we will explore and search for solutions to the statement: The expectations of voluntary involvement in informal care are (too) high. Volunteers become overwhelmed and drop out.
Volunteers have been given more tasks in recent years. But while the workload increases, they do not always set their boundaries. Jogien can relate to this. She increasingly helps out as the elderly man with dementia, for whom she does shopping, requires more care. Now on EenVandaag.
We have signed the Manifest ‘Healthy aging is a joint effort’ by health economics professor Marcel Canoy and call on healthcare parties and administrators to engage in discussions with us and other volunteer organizations on how to achieve a fruitful and equal partnership.