Assistance, volunteering

When you are not working, you are more likely to fall into social isolation. To avoid this, you can volunteer. You will still be contributing to society. volunteering also increases your chances of finding paid work.

What should I do?

Do you receive a Social assistance benefit and want to volunteer do? Then you must ask the municipality for permission in advance. To do so, call 14 0181. Your volunteer work must not get in the way of a paid job.

Have you received permission? Then you can start looking for volunteer work yourself. When you have found volunteer work, contact your contact person at the municipality.
He or she will then ensure that the volunteer work becomes part of your pathway plan.

Find volunteer work?

You can contact your municipality, the UWV or the Volunteer Center. They know institutions where you can do approved volunteer work. They also have a vacancy database of approved workplaces.
You can also look for yourself. On the website fijnjetezien.nl you will find a kind of marketplace for volunteer work. Have you found volunteer work? Then contact your contact person at the municipality.
Volunteering can be part of a pathway plan.