Volunteering for status holders

As the Volunteer Center Amsterdam, we are committed to new Amsterdammers! We help them find meaningful volunteer work where they can practice the language and develop their talents. We do this in collaboration with volunteer organizations, the Municipality of Amsterdam, language schools, and a team of ambassadors (experts by experience).
By doing volunteer work, status holders get the opportunity to build a social network in an accessible way, practice the Dutch language, create a daily routine, and make a meaningful contribution. And volunteer organizations can benefit from the experience, skills, and talents of these new Amsterdammers.

Ready to get started as a volunteer?

Do you have a refugee background? Would you like to meet new people? Practice your Dutch? Build your CV? You can do that as a volunteer! As a volunteer, you can do many things. For example, cook in a neighborhood restaurant with other volunteers, work in a vegetable garden, help with technical tasks, or become a coach for a sports team. Volunteer Central Amsterdam can help you find volunteer work where you meet other people, improve your Dutch, or use your skills.

What does volunteering mean for participants?

By volunteering as a new Amsterdammer, you can learn a lot and meet new people. It can mean a great deal to you. You can read about it in the experiences of some participants:

• Ali: Gaining experience without the pressure to perform
• Amjad: Volunteering is the first step in the Netherlands
• Faten: A paid job thanks to volunteer work
• Rema: Through volunteer work, you learn the language.
• Bajat:Volunteering gave me insights

Where can you go?

In the districts of Noord, Centrum, Oost, West, Zuid, and Nieuw-West, VCA assists status holders in finding volunteer work with an intensive approach.

Contact person for Noord, Zuid, West, and Centrum: Faten Kadan.
Contact person for Oost: Mona Dahir.
Contact person for Nieuw-West: Ali Arab

In the district of Zuidoost, you can contact Vivell.

Interested? More information?
Contact one of our contacts or our headquarters at 020-5301220 and amsterdam@vca.nu. You can also contact us with general questions.

Participate as an organization?

• Do you want to offer newcomers an opportunity as a social organization?
• Or are there already status holders involved as volunteers in your organization and are you looking for advice or would you like to share your experience?
• Do you work with or support status holders?
• Do you want to register participants or schedule an information session about volunteer work?

Contact us!
Via amsterdam@vca.nu or 020-5301220.

This project is made possible by the districts of Amsterdam Nieuw-West, Amsterdam West, Amsterdam Oost, Amsterdam Centrum, and Amsterdam Noord.