Our games and bookshelves are well stocked again with wonderful new games and books! We can now play classics like chess and backgammon, as well as practice Dutch with games for our language cafes. And lots of comic books to read! You don’t need much language skills for that,…
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Last week we hosted a fantastic workshop at The HerculesHoek using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® to explore the theme “Build your Goals for 2025.” Led by amazing coach Marije Kooi, participants used LEGO® bricks to visualize their ideas and reflect on their personal and professional goals. The atmosphere was good and…
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Do you have a big heart? And space in your home? Can you take it well when things go differently than you expected? Then maybe becoming a shelter parent for a minor refugee will suit you! The Utrecht region is looking for people who can provide short- or long-term shelter…
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Unsuspecting, they both step in for their first Dutch lesson at the language café in the living room of asylum neighborhood center Pahud. One lives in abc Pahud, the other at Stichting Noodopvang Dakloze Vreemdeling Utrecht in the Overvecht neighborhood. En wat blijkt? Ze kennen elkaar! Several years ago, they…
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We are open! Ukrainian Tymofii and Dutch Luc were symbolically connected by neighborhood councilwoman Eva Oosters. And with this, the HerculesHoek was officially opened. In this meeting place near the shelter for Ukrainians at Herculesplein everyone is welcome.
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“I went to a party for the first time in my life and it was exciting but also so special and fun to experience!” Sometimes your heart jumps open when people share something with you.
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A look back to the third week of September, when we got to enjoy summer temperatures on the water! Twice in one week, residents of azc Joseph Haydnlaan were allowed to join a canal cruise through the Utrecht canals.
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“Hold on, Hold tight.” These are words of hope in these times. A group of Dutch and Ukrainian musicians made a medley of this song by the Zeeland band BLØF and the Ukrainian song Живи by Yuliya Roznen. 'It is a medley about the growing threat at the border and about situations that turn out differently than you expect. At the same time, the song speaks of hope and love for each other and for the homeland,' says Utrecht-based Hadassa Bakker, who brought the musicians together.
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The weather threatened to be stormy but after a small splash of rain, the sun did break through during the open azc day September 28! The day at azc Star Lodge on Biltsestraatweg attracted many people. After entering, people could get a tour from COA, which was widely used. One…
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“It was really nice, no, it was amazing!’ Those were the words of a Syrian man on the bus back to the azc in Oog in Al, after a great afternoon at Play-in Utrecht. Under the coordination of NL Cares, employees of the Chamber of Commerce invited residents of the…
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