Serve the City Brussels
Ixelles, Belgium
About
Founded in 2005, Serve the City Brussels is a non-governmental organisation based in Ixelles, Belgium working on poverty & hunger, housing & homelessness, refugees & migration +3 more.
Serve the City Brussels is a volunteer-based non-profit in Brussels that connects volunteers with people in need. It partners with homeless shelters, refugee centres and local associations to deliver food distribution, practical support, educational activities and social exchange projects. Volunteers take part through regular weekly projects and monthly Big Volunteer Days, registered via the ServeNow app. The organisation was started in Brussels in 2005 as part of the wider Serve the City international network. Funding comes from private donors, corporate and foundation partners, and, from 2021, government subsidies from the COCOF. Its donations are tax-deductible under its recognised charity status.
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Le Phare
Poverty & Hunger · Belgium
Volunteers distribute home-cooked, healthy meals to homeless people in the Sainte-Catherine area of Brussels, twice a week, and hand out clothes, blankets and sleeping bags in cold weather.
Lunch 4 All
Poverty & Hunger · Belgium
Meal distribution to people in need in Brussels, served several times a week at Red Cross centres in partnership with Community Kitchen.
Mobile Library
Education · Belgium
Volunteers distribute donated books to homeless people in shelters and to asylum seekers, to support language skills and integration.
Homework clubs
Children & Youth · Belgium
Weekly homework and educational support sessions for children in asylum seeker centres and other neighbourhood locations in Brussels.
Trampoline project
Community development · Belgium
With Oasis Belgium, provides regular volunteering opportunities and volunteer mentors for vulnerable women, such as those affected by abuse or trafficking.
Sustainable Food, Materials and Energy Lifecycles
Environment & Climate · Belgium
Raises awareness among citizens, public institutions and companies about recycling and energy-efficient behaviour to support the circular economy in Brussels.
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Red Cross Belgium, Community Kitchen, Salvation Army, Oasis Belgium, King Baudouin Foundation, Equal Brussels, Toyota Motor Europe, UPS Foundation, G4S Care, Samusocial Jourdan Centre
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