Stichting Thuishuis Woerden
Woerden, Netherlands
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Stichting Thuishuis Woerden is a charity based in Woerden, Netherlands working on elderly care, community development.
Stichting Thuishuis Woerden is a volunteer-based organisation in Woerden, the Netherlands, that works to prevent and reduce loneliness among older people. It runs the Thuishuis, a small shared housing form for single older residents, and a range of community activities including the Thuisbus mobile meeting point, the AutoMaatje volunteer driver service, the Telefooncirkel daily phone circle, home visits, a café, scooter outings and the SantaRun charity event. Its work covers Woerden, Kamerik, Harmelen and Zegveld. The approach is driven by the needs and wishes of older people and focuses on self-reliance and mutual support. The foundation is registered as an ANBI public-benefit institution, so donations to it are tax-deductible.
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Thuishuis
Elderly care · Netherlands
A small-scale shared housing form for single people aged 55 and over in Woerden, where residents have private living space and share a kitchen, living room, garden and guest room, with the aim of preventing loneliness.
Thuisbus
Elderly care · Netherlands
A mobile meeting place, a pop-up terrace, that visits neighbourhoods in Woerden and nearby villages so older people can meet others locally.
AutoMaatje
Elderly care · Netherlands
A volunteer driver service in which volunteers transport less mobile residents in their own cars.
Telefooncirkel
Elderly care · Netherlands
A telephone circle in which participants call each other daily in a fixed order to provide regular social contact.
Thuisbezoek
Elderly care · Netherlands
Home visits by volunteers who work with older people to widen their social networks and find activities in their area.
Thuishuis-cafe
Community development · Netherlands
A low-threshold weekly morning meeting place with coffee, tea and games for older people.
Scootmobieltochten
Elderly care · Netherlands
Monthly scooter-mobility outings for older people in Woerden with a social break along the way.
Klets Kever
Elderly care · Netherlands
A planned mobile vehicle for one-to-one conversation with older people, funded by the Richard Hoogland Prijs 2026.
SantaRun Woerden
Community development · Netherlands
An annual charity run in Woerden centre whose proceeds support the foundation's activities for older people.
Pannenkoekenfestijn
Elderly care · Netherlands
A summer pancake festival in Woerden city centre that counters loneliness among older people during the holidays.
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Richard Hoogland Prijs
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Rotary Woerden, Cazas Wonen, Bolton Bouw, Thuis in Welzijn, Gro-up buurtwerk, Van Rossum Stadshotel, De Pompier
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