Buddies for visitors or to go outside

Many (mainly) seniors sometimes hardly see anyone anymore and need some company. Someone to do something fun with, go outside for a walk, or go to the shops together, to the House of the Neighborhood, or maybe even to the cinema. Others may not even go outside anymore and would be very happy to have someone drop by every now and then for a chat or to run an errand for them. For a game, or to read the newspaper, or to listen to music together or to do a jigsaw puzzle. Do you enjoy making someone shine again? Or do you have questions about this? Please feel free to contact us.

Regularly

Hoek van Holland: Dorp

Buddy & company

Description

This text has been automatically translated from Dutch.

Many (mainly) seniors sometimes hardly see anyone anymore and need some company. Someone to do something fun with, go outside for a walk, or go to the shops together, to the House of the Neighborhood, or maybe even to the cinema. Others may not even go outside anymore and would be very happy to have someone drop by every now and then for a chat or to run an errand for them. For a game, or to read the newspaper, or to listen to music together or to do a jigsaw puzzle.
Do you enjoy making someone shine again? Or do you have questions about this? Please feel free to contact us.

Practical information

Time

Weekly from 1 to 2 hours

Location

Hoek van Holland: Dorp

Specifics

Suitable for people who speak little Dutch

Suitable for youth

Wheelchair accessible

Impact

For whom

People who are being guided/living

Elderly

Impact area

Social & wellbeing

About Desiree

Volunteer Coordinator at Welzijn op de Hoek in Hoek van Holland

This request has been checked by the helpdesk
Desiree has been registered on Westlandvoorelkaar since 15-06-2021
Multiple positive matches made

View profile

View organization

Save:

Print:

Or view more from Welzijn op de Hoek

Volunteer for small garden jobs

: Once · 1 to 2 hours
: Welzijn op de Hoek

What could be more fun than working in the garden and making someone very happy with it? We are looking for volunteers who enjoy carrying out small jobs in the gardens of people at home who can no longer do this themselves. The chores include, for example, removing weeds or pruning work. And currently preparing the garden for spring. It goes like this; - We receive the request - We will submit the application to you - You indicate whether you are interested in this job - If you like the job, we will inform the applicant that you are carrying out the job - You make an appointment with the applicant to carry out the job when it suits you! Do you have any questions or would you like to register as a volunteer? Please feel free to contact us for an exploratory discussion.

Secretary wanted for allotment garden

: Monthly · 1 to 2 hours
: Welzijn op de Hoek

Do you enjoy various administrative and practical tasks and would you like to help the Volkstuinvereniging of Hoek van Holland as secretary on a voluntary basis? Tasks to think about are: Maintaining membership records Taking minutes of meetings Track emails Household chores such as shopping, keeping stock of the canteen and some cleaning work Website maintenance Organize Neighbor Day Track mail Has your interest been awakened? We would also like to hear from you if you can perform part of the tasks. Feel free to contact mr. Nieuwenhuizen of Volkstuinvereniging De Noort Bonnen via [phone number hidden].

Small jobs, big results

: Once · 1 to 2 hours
: Welzijn op de Hoek

Many older people can no longer carry out small jobs themselves, while someone else is unable to do so. Are you handy? Then we could really use your help! You carry out small jobs (hanging a painting or a shelf, replacing the handle on the tap, hanging the curtains or something similar) on an on-call basis and making people happy again. It goes like this: - We receive the request - We will send the application to the volunteers who have registered for this - You indicate whether you are interested in this job - We inform the applicant that you will carry out the job - You contact the applicant yourself to arrange a day and time, when it suits you. Do you have any questions or would you like to register as a volunteer? Please feel free to contact us for an exploratory discussion.

Take with you to doctor/hospital appointments

: Once · 1 to 3 hours
: Welzijn op de Hoek

Many (mainly) seniors need regular check-ups at the doctor or hospital and may find it annoying to have to do this alone. They sometimes need some help finding their way around the hospital and they like it when someone accompanies them who also hears what is being said. A driver's license is useful, but not always necessary, because in many cases the volunteer can ride with the person seeking assistance with tailor-made transport. Would you like to go with someone to an appointment every now and then? Or do you have questions about this? Then we would like to get in touch with you.

View all

Others also viewed

Small jobs, big results

: Once · 1 to 2 hours
: Welzijn op de Hoek

Volunteer for small garden jobs

: Once · 1 to 2 hours
: Welzijn op de Hoek

Secretary wanted for allotment garden

: Monthly · 1 to 2 hours
: Welzijn op de Hoek

Who guides our buddies?

: Monthly · 3 to 5 hours
: Stichting School's cool Westland

Do you want to contribute to the development of children? And would you like to do that by supporting our home mentors? School's cool Westland helps children who are going to the first year of secondary school and who could use some support. We have been doing that in Westland for about 12 years now. How? We connect these children to their own (volunteer) buddy: a home mentor. But... a home mentor cannot do without some help and guidance! That is why we have the Mentor Coordinators. And we are looking for a new mentor coordinator. You can start right away: the person you are going to replace left last December. Don't worry: we still have enough colleagues for you who will teach you the tricks of the 'trade'! What will you do as a Mentor Coordinator? - Conduct intake interviews with parents and students - Connect home mentor and child - Guide home mentors and families in a mentorship - Lead intervision meetings with home mentors What do we offer? - Interesting and useful work, you will be trained well and can develop yourself - Nice team of experienced mentor coordinators - A volunteer allowance - Flexible working hours NB: we hold meetings, consultations, etc. in the evening (Mon-Thu), at a location in the Westland. Count on approx. 10 evenings per year. Of course we take your agenda into account.

The Sunflower, Hoek van Holland department

: Monthly · 1 to 3 hours
: De Zonnebloem

Vacancy chairman, board member activities. Are you the person who wants to mean something to someone else? And who wants to expand this beautiful department together with the volunteers and board members? Characteristics are enthusiasm, cooperation and a heart for people. Will you help to let the physically disabled fellow human being experience love and coziness? Join in! You will also get energy from this yourself!

Take with you to doctor/hospital appointments

: Once · 1 to 3 hours
: Welzijn op de Hoek

Neighborhood circle is looking for new participants

: Weekly · 2 to 3 hours
: Pameijer

Join us and do more together! There is room for new participants at Neighborhood Circle Hoek van Holland. Neighborhood Circle is a great way to meet, share experiences and discover your own talents. Do you want to work together on recovery, development, expanding your network, friendships and gaining more control and control over your life? Then neighborhood circle might be something for you! Neighborhood circle meets weekly at a fixed location. A nice place to meet, drink coffee, have a bite to eat, start an activity or discuss different themes. A permanent volunteer and a neighbor circle coach are connected to Neighborhood Circle. If you would like more information, please contact the Neighborhood Circle Coach, Petra van der Most Tel [phone number hidden] [email address hidden] [website hidden]

Challenge: build a hedgehog house

: Once · 0 to 1 hours
: Zorgzaam010

Hedgehogs have less and less space to live. They could really use our help! Every year, 135,000 hedgehogs die in traffic alone. Fortunately, we can help the hedgehogs. The Netherlands has 3 billion square meters of garden. And gardens are an important habitat for hedgehogs. A place where they find food and shelter. By helping hedgehogs in your garden, they don't have to travel long distances to find enough food. There is less chance that they have to cross a road. You can make a difference with your garden. Make your garden hedgehog-friendly: build a hedgehog house, provide a few junk corners and food in your garden. Together we make the whole of the Netherlands a home for hedgehogs. Click on "I'm in" to read more about what you can do!

Collect cartridges for CliniClowns

: Once · 0 to 1 hours
: Zorgzaam010

Do you still have empty cartridges at work? Don't throw these away, but hand them in at the CliniClowns Collection Centre! Collecting is good for the environment and with the proceeds you support CliniClowns. They receive a compensation of €0.40 for each usable cartridge. With this, even more sick children, children with a disability and people with dementia can be given distraction and fun! You can also become a location to collect cartridges yourself! Will you help?

Action against poverty (challenge)

: Once · 0 to 1 hours
: Zorgzaam010

More and more Dutch households are finding it difficult to make ends meet every month. With this challenge you can mean something to people in your area who are having a hard time. Why this is important: With rising energy costs and inflation, more and more Dutch families are having a hard time. Basic needs such as a warm house, a hot meal, going to school, etc. become a daily challenge. If everyone helps a little, together we can help a lot of people. This is necessary, because more than 1 million Dutch people now live around the poverty line. What you will do: ✅ Read/Listen: additional information on why, what and how to tackle poverty ✅ Do: we have collected 9 practical actions with which you can do something today, in an hour (or a little more) against poverty in your neighborhood. So do you have an hour? Sign up for this challenge against poverty in the Netherlands! #administration #buddy #debt #help

See all help requests