Every first Thursday of the month, Mijn Wijk Jouw Wijk organizes a get-together from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the neighborhood restaurant A Beautiful Mess (ABM) on the asylum seekers' center grounds at Joseph Haydnlaan 2. Around 30 neighborhood residents and 30 asylum seekers attend. Each evening has a different theme, and we cook and eat together. The neighborhood residents pay for the asylum seekers.
During our language cafés on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays, Ukrainian residents of the shelter on Herculesplein receive support from volunteers in learning the Dutch language.
On Friday mornings, Welkom in Utrecht's living room at the Star Lodge turns into a sewing studio. Everyone is welcome t join, with and without experience.
Come have a drink, study or play a game in Pahud's Living Room. Meet new people there or meet up with those you already know. Sometimes you can participate in a workshop. Everyone is welcome! On Mondays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for women only.
The mother language café is specifically intended for mothers. A babysitter is present to look after the children so that the students and teachers can focus fully on the language lessons.
During the language cafés on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays, Ukrainian residents of the shelter on Herculesplein receive support from volunteers in learning the Dutch language.
The HerculesHoek is Welkom in Utrecht's living room at the shelter for Ukrainians at Herculesplein. It is a meeting space between Ukrainians and local residents and we organize activities where everyone can participate.
Friday afternoon is dedicated to the children of Herculesplein. Together with volunteers, we organize fun activities for the Ukrainian children who live there.