Diakonaal Aandachtscentrum Dordrecht

Founded in 1992, Diakonaal Aandachtscentrum Dordrecht is a charity based in Dordrecht, Netherlands working on housing & homelessness, community development.

The Diakonaal Aandachtscentrum Dordrecht is a drop-in centre in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, run by a foundation with links to local churches. It offers a warm, welcoming space with coffee, tea, meals and conversation, mainly for people who are homeless or without a permanent home. The centre is open six days a week and is staffed by volunteers who take a presence-based approach, meeting visitors without demands and supporting their own resources. Volunteers also help with bread distribution, cooking, activities and Dutch language lessons. The centre is funded entirely by gifts from churches, individuals, companies and collections, and receives no government subsidy. It is an ANBI-registered public-benefit organisation, and it takes part in local networks for homeless people and in the Dordrecht church-based drop-in initiative Vindplaatsen.