Humanitas

Humanitas recognizes that everyone in our society who experiences difficulty has the right for assistance. Humanitas volunteers deliver assistance to anyone who can benefit from it, regardless of age, cultural background or family situation.

Humanitas exists in society for everyone wherein people take responsibility for themselves and for others. According to our philosophy every human being is in charge of his or her own life and carries responsibility for his or her life and that of his fellow human being. We promote the idea that clients and volunteers are allies. Humanitas translates this humanistic premise into human-to-human services in the areas of welfare, housing and care.

Humanitas offers help in the following areas
Youth and Family
Care-givers
Multiculturalism
Senior Citizens and Chronic Illness
Mourning and Loss
Other Social and Community Support

Organization
Humanitas was established in 1945 as an organization for social work on a humanistic basis. Humanitas has grown into an association of 93 local departments with thousands of volunteers. The Humanitas Department, City of Groningen is a local department whose activities are oriented toward the City of Groningen.

Volunteers
The volunteers comprise the core of our association. They conduct themselves tirelessly in order to assist people in their environment with project and activity-based resources. These volunteers are supported in their work by specialized expertise. There are opportunities as volunteers for immigrants who have a reasonable facility with the Dutch language.

Activities
Humanitas offers various activities for refugees and immigrants:
Language Support
Citizenship Training
Youth-Youth Coaching
Reading Volunteers
Practical Social-Service Consultation

Walk-in Consultation
Through the Walk-in Consultation former and new clients receive practical support. Are you a refugee or immigrant? Do you have questions regarding rules and services. Do you need help filling out forms? If so, come to Humanitas for a consultation! Volunteers will provide you with additional help. You can be engaged in English. For other languages, a translator can be arranged.

Office Hours for Consultations
* Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon from 1:00pm - 4:00 pm
* Thursday and Friday morning from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Contact
Would you like more information or would you like to contact us? You can have all of your questions regarding the the activities of Humanitas answered through the Meeting and Information Point (MIP).

Telephone: (050) 312 60 00
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Adress: Akerkhof z.z. 22
9711 JB Groningen