Success for project helping troubled youth to get back on track

1 month ago

Does Rotterdam’s approach to homeless East Europeans work?

Last summer, Rotterdam introduced an action plan to get homeless Eastern European migrants off the streets. Then I go back to the station and have two more hours of calm.” “I don’t do anything,” he says. Buijt finds these numbers “a reasonable success,” given that anyone can come to the shelter, including people who have long lived on the streets …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

700 homeless Eastern Europeans are helped to go home: Trouw

Dutch News

Last year at least 700 people who had been doing temporary jobs in the Netherlands were helped to return to their homes in Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, Trouw reported on Wednesday. A number of cities across the country have schemes in place to help unemployed or troubled labour migrants to return home, the paper said. Larisa Melinceanu, from the Barka …

Eastern Europe

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Dutch youth care reform plan falls short, oversight Committee warns

NL Times

The long-awaited plan to improve youth care in the Netherlands is inadequate, according to the Van Ark Committee, which spent months evaluating its effectiveness. For decades, the Dutch youth care system has struggled with long waiting lists and rising costs. The independent committee, led by former Minister of Medical Care Tamara van Ark, consists of five members and was established …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kanimozhi’s move to help young entrepreneurs’ start-up proposals

The Hindu

Member of Parliament K. Kanimozhi has come up with a novel idea of financially helping young entrepreneurs from the district, who can bring start-up proposals solving social, environmental and cultural issues. The scheme, christened ‘Puththozhil Kalam’, is an initiative designed by Ms. Kanimozhi to identify and support the best social start-up ideas from the youth between the age of 18 …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Young people are delaying their life plans due to their search for a home

NL Times

More than half of young people who do not have their own place to live yet feel limited in freedom and social development because of this. The young people who do live away from their family home have said that they feel stress and mental issues because they pay a lot of money on rent. State of Youth NL researched …

Young Young People Youth Nl

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Soaring bills a real concern for many households as energy subsidy comes to an end

NL Times

Households across the Netherlands are grappling with mounting financial stress following the sudden termination of the Temporary Energy Assistance Fund for 2025. The decision to halt the fund, which provided crucial support to struggling households during the energy crisis, has left many unable to cope with rising gas and electricity bills. The Temporary Energy Assistance Fund had processed 190,000 applications …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

US homelessness up 18 percent in last year amid cost of living crisis

Al Jazeera

Continued rise in homelessness in the United States driven largely by lack of affordable housing options, experts say. The number of people living in homelessness in the United States has increased by 18 percent over the last year, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development said in a new report. “Our worsening national affordable housing crisis, rising inflation, stagnating …

Housing Homelessness Report Last Year Increase Affordable Hud

3 months, 1 week ago

Most homeless people in Amsterdam are EU citizens, study finds

NL Times

Between 80 and 90 percent of homeless individuals in Amsterdam are EU citizens, according to new research conducted by the city in collaboration with the municipal health service and the Regenboog Groep. In Amsterdam, it is estimated that 100 to 400 homeless EU citizens are eligible for shelter under the Wmo, significantly more than the city projected last summer. “We …

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4 months ago

‘Almost 23,000 young people’ in England could face homelessness this Christmas

The Independent

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4 months, 1 week ago

Rachel Reeves warned Labour’s bid to end homelessness hit by tax blow in Budget

The Independent

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7 months, 1 week ago

Advocates urge more housing support for at-risk youth and those transitioning out of care

ABC

Brooke Oliver's transition out of child protection was anything but smooth. Ms Oliver said she would like to see more affordable housing for young people, making independent living skills a priority for kids in the system, having support services extended past 21. Shorna Moore, from the campaign backed by 140 organisations, said children and young people were being excluded from …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Vulnerable people often helped too little, too late by Dutch municipalities

NL Times

Municipalities do not always know how to reach people who need care and support, which can cause a group of vulnerable people to find themselves in a worse position than they should have been, said the Netherlands Institute for Social Research. It noted that when people do not make use of facilities and available office hours at town halls, they …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Amsterdam to spend more money on teacher homes, pedestrian bridge from Noord to Oost

NL Times

The municipality of Amsterdam presented its Spring Memorandum on Thursday morning, an update to the city's annual budget and financial plans for the current year. Around 80 reasonably priced homes will be built there "connect teachers to our city and education," said Hester van Buren, the alderman in charge of financial policy in the capital. The city plans to add …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wealthy family to pay off all debts for 3,000 Rotterdam families, as Arnhem helps others

NL Times

After the city of Arnhem announced plans to pay off all debts of approximately 50 households in Immerloo, which is listed as the most impoverished postal code area in the Netherlands, a family worth billions in in Rotterdam announced plans to do the same for their region. The Van der Vorm family wants to work with 1,000 families in Rotterdam …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Amsterdam schools struggling now that Covid support is over

NL Times

Now that Amsterdam schools no longer receive extra money to help kids catch up with delays sustained during the coronavirus pandemic, they are struggling to fill the hole in their budgets. “By hiring externally, we were able to guarantee continuity for students and create smaller classes,” Steven Tan of Akso Schools, which has 35 primary schools in the city, told …

Schools

1 year, 1 month ago

Amsterdam launches pilot program to offer faster debt relief for economically homeless

NL Times

In an effort to help financially struggling residents, the city of Amsterdam launched a new pilot program to assist 100 "economically homeless" individuals with debts exceeding 2,200 euros. The standard 18-month debt repayment period is shortened to 12 months, while a portion of the debt is forgiven when participants meet predetermined goals related to financial literacy, employment, or securing stable …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Nord Anglia Education, UNICEF Collab to invest in student-led social impact projects

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Nord Anglia Education, a premium international schools group, has collaborated with UNICEF, to invest over US$290,000 in student-led social impact projects, as part of its education strategy to help students develop their sense of purpose and global citizenship, as they create and lead community impact initiatives. Aashray Mathai, a high school student at Oakridge International School and founder of …

App Nord Anglia Education

1 year, 3 months ago

Large cities struggling to accommodate homeless people

NL Times

Large cities in the Netherlands are struggling to accommodate the increasing number of homeless people in need of shelter, Trouw reports after speaking to Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Amersfoort, and Den Bosch. “But there are simply too many people and not enough shelter.” Waiting lists are growing for both acute shelters - usually dormitories and shared rooms - and …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Few companies going bankrupt despite recession; More need help

NL Times

Despite an economic recession, relatively few companies are going bankrupt in the Netherlands. Sometimes, a listening ear is enough.” The KvK refers those needing more help to Over Rood or the Entrepreneurial Sounding Board, where advisors help around 3,000 entrepreneurs annually. Geldfit Zakelijk, an initiative launched during the energy crisis to provide advice on money matters, also told NOS that …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Young homeless people face a bleak Christmas

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Teenagers track lives of women engaged with conservancy work

The Hindu

Intrigued by the workaday lives of conservancy staff they would encounter every day on their way to school, two Class XII students from Sishya, Adyar finally found it in their heart to chronicle the unsung heroes’ everyday struggles. Residents of Boat Club Area, Tia Thadani and Amaira Goyal have brought out the stories of 15 women working with Urbaser Sumeet, …

Women Work

1 year, 8 months ago

Helpline launched to assist homeless veterans

The Independent

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1 year, 8 months ago

Charities back Prince of Wales over project to end homelessness

The Independent

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1 year, 11 months ago

Thousands of young people experiencing homelessness in Australia, as services call for national plan

ABC

Chelsea Mitchell has a roof over her head, but she is still considered homeless. Key points: More than 45,000 people under 25 in Australia are homeless, according to ABS data Organisations are calling for a national plan to address the issue They are also say more support services and accommodation options are needed Living in her mother's overcrowded home in …

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2 years ago

1,000 Amsterdam kids could lose youth care next year due to reorganization

NL Times

Reforms of the municipality of Amsterdam’s youth system mean that a thousand Amsterdam children and teenagers will no longer have access to the youth care aid they are currently receiving next year. Amsterdam has to cut back its youth care budget from 340 million euros last year to around 294 million in 2026, according to the newspaper. Alderman Marjolein Moorman …

Youth Children Care Help Youth Care

2 years, 1 month ago

From homeless orphan to home owner in Mumbai

Hindustan Times

Mumbai: Twenty-six-year-old Akshay Sitaram Mhaskar’s story has all the makings of an inspirational film: orphaned early on, he lived in a night shelter and on the roof of a BMC public toilet while pursuing his education. I have also invested in a house in Naigaon and am paying EMIs from my savings.” Orphaned in his formative years, Mhaskar lived with …

Mumbai Bmc Shelter Mhaskar

2 years, 3 months ago

Municipalities developed over 60 programs to "close gaps" for the poor

NL Times

Dutch municipalities developed more than 60 additional programs to help low-income residents in times of high inflation. The aim of this measure was not only to support low-income and the poorest families, but also people in the lower-middle income range, who were also affected by the current economic situation in the Netherlands. Also this year, the municipalities have invested a …

Nos Income Support

2 years, 3 months ago

‘We have gone back to survival of the fittest’: The centre helping parents through the cost of living crisis

The Independent

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2 years, 4 months ago

Money worries increasingly affecting young people in Netherlands

NL Times

Six in ten young people are worried about the rise in prices in the past year, UNICEF Netherlands reported after surveying over 1,000 teenagers between the ages of 10 and 18. Young people up to the age of 21 who are on welfare benefits are also likely to suffer from long-term financial problems, the National Ombudsman also said on Monday. …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Young homeless people often can't find room in shelters

NL Times

Homeless shelters across the Netherlands often have to send young people away because they simply do not have enough space, NOS reports based on figures requested from dozens of reception centers across the country. Last year, the Netherlands counted 32,000 homeless people, including thousands of young people, according to Statistics Netherlands. The actual number is likely higher as the figures …

Netherlands Homeless Young Young People Shelter

2 years, 9 months ago

Gov't pushes €65 mil. per year into new approach to tackling homelessness

NL Times

The government announced a new approach to tackling homelessness in the Netherlands, focused on housing, help with financial problems, and input from experts by experience. The Cabinet will push an additional 65 million euros per year into helping people who have become or threaten to become homeless, State Secretary Maarten van Ooijen of Public Health and Ministers Hugo de Jonge …

Homeless Cabinet New Approach

2 years, 9 months ago

Homeless ‘trapped’ in situation by ‘crippling’ shortage of affordable homes

The Independent

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2 years, 10 months ago

Student transportation must be improved: children's ombudswoman

NL Times

Children's Ombudswoman Margrite Kalverboer highlighted the problems with student transportation on Pointer's Sunday broadcast. Adding people who are pedagogically trained –– which bus drivers often aren't –– could help maintain peace on board the buses, Kalverboer said. "Actually, I almost only come across cases where transport is so bad for the development of the child that they can no longer …

Children Pointer Kalverboer Student Transportation

2 years, 11 months ago

From new clothes to jobs and kids sports: initiatives to help Ukrainians

Dutch News

Dozens of people have been getting in touch about initiatives they are organizing or are involved in to help people from Ukraine. Garderobe for Ukraine Organised by the Polish Library in Amsterdam, you can donate new and wearable second hand clothes, shoes, toys, food products, hygiene products, baby products and pet products for both Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands and …

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2 years, 11 months ago

From new clothes to jobs and kids sports: initiatives to help Ukrainians

Dutch News

Dozens of people have been getting in touch about initiatives they are organizing or are involved in to help people from Ukraine. Garderobe for Ukraine Organised by the Polish Library in Amsterdam, you can donate new and wearable second hand clothes, shoes, toys, food products, hygiene products, baby products and pet products for both Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands and …

Ukraine Dutch English Netherlands Information Ukrainian Ukrainians

3 years, 1 month ago

Skill Up Step Up: Charity which helps jobless youths ‘realise their power’ joins our campaign

The Independent

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3 years, 2 months ago

Skill Up Step Up: How jobs keep young people out of gangs

The Independent

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3 years, 3 months ago

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | As bells toll for 2021, an end is also a beginning

Deccan Chronicle

An end is also a beginning! Access to Western education favoured men, who thereafter became Janus faced — au fait with formal Western culture at work but with deeply Indian traits at home, like — not doing the dishes after dinner or abandoning the formal Western-style dining table for a hearty wazwan while lolling on a richly embellished, Kashmiri carpet …

Family India Social Indian Work Families End

3 years, 3 months ago

Skill Up Step Up: Firms pledge jobs to young people as Sadiq Khan backs out Christmas appeal

The Independent

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London Jobs Campaign Skills Work City Young

3 years, 5 months ago

Municipalities using youth care money to fill other gaps: report

NL Times

Municipalities in the Netherlands are using part of 1.3 billion euros extra dedicated to youth care to stop other gaps in the budget, many of which arose due to high youth care costs, NOS reports after surveying the 352 municipalities. Caretaker State Secretary Paul Blokhuis of Public Health told the broadcaster that the budget can be used for other social …

Youth Care Nos Municipalities Youth Care Structural Money

4 years, 2 months ago

The Hague job project set to go bust, after spending €1.3m to help 17 youngsters

Dutch News

A project set up by The Hague city council to retrain hundreds of unemployed youngsters so they could find a job helped just 17 people before the €1.3m in funding ran out, Omroep West said on Wednesday. The Energie Academie project was launched last February and should have helped 560 jobless youngsters and welfare claimants find work as plasterers, technicians …

4 years, 2 months ago

The Hague job project set to go bust, after spending €1.3m to help 17 youngsters

Dutch News

A project set up by The Hague city council to retrain hundreds of unemployed youngsters so they could find a job helped just 17 people before the €1.3m in funding ran out, Omroep West said on Wednesday. The Energie Academie project was launched last February and should have helped 560 jobless youngsters and welfare claimants find work as plasterers, technicians …

City Council

4 years, 3 months ago

Municipalities asked to do more for young people during pandemic

NL Times

The association of Dutch municipalities VNG called on its members to do more for young people and organize activities for them, including during New Year's. Young people are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus crisis, and their municipalities have to make sure they still have perspective, Paul Depla, Breda mayor and head of a VNG working group that investigated the social …

Young Young People Depla

4 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands reveals plans for 150,000 more social housing units

NL Times

Minister Kasja Ollongren of Home Affairs, the association of Dutch municipalities VNG, and the association for housing corporations Aedes agreed to work together to accelerate the construction of 150 thousand social rental homes. The parties also agreed to build 10 thousand flexible homes in the next two years, and to stimulate the construction of mid-market rentals and cheap owner-occupied homes. …

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4 years, 8 months ago

Sharp spike in young people with debt problems

NL Times

The number of young people under the age of 24 who had problems making the payments on their debts last year increased by almost 70 percent compared to five years earlier, according to figures from the BKR Foundation. Young people are a vulnerable group, BKR Foundation Peter van den Bosch said. 83 percent want young people to be better informed …

Debt Young Young People Problems

4 years, 9 months ago

Rotterdam, Dutch gov't launch plans to help students after school shut down

NL Times

The city of Rotterdam has joined forces with the sport and culture youth fund and several others to create Zomercampus010, a summer camp to help get students get caught up if they fallen behind during the recent school shutdown. The program was announced on Friday, just a day after the Dutch government announced a financial commitment to bring students up …

Students School Help Rotterdam

4 years, 9 months ago

Netherlands to create 10,000 more shelter spaces and homes for homeless

NL Times

The Dutch government is teaming up with municipalities, housing associations and other involved parties to create 10 thousand extra living and shelter spaces for homeless people by 2022. A new approach to reducing the number of homeless people in the country also focuses on renewing social care and more support for homeless people in their new lives. With these 10 …

Homeless Homeless People

4 years, 11 months ago

Dutch gov't, municipalities must do more to fight homelessness: Advisory council

NL Times

The Dutch State and municipalities are not doing enough to tackle homelessness, the council for public health and society RVS said in a report titled 'Recovery begins with a home' presented to State Secretary Paul Blokhuis of Public Health on Tuesday. Last year Statistics Netherlands reported that the number of homeless people in the Netherlands more than doubled from 17,800 …

Netherlands Council

5 years, 1 month ago

Homelessness in Netherlands doubled in 10 years: report

NL Times

Homelessness in the Netherlands doubled over the past decade to around 40 thousand homeless people, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands. Due to an increasingly lack of available housing and money for counseling, the Netherlands' large municipalities are no longer able to effectively combat homelessness. Housing corporations set counseling - for example in financial matters - as a condition when …

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