BCOS Hand in Hand Refugee Project

Our last Soul kitchen before the summer break. Our wonderful cooks from the African community made everything so festive together with a live jazz band 💕🙏

Sinterklaas brought some joy to many children this year! Our first gathering since COVID 💕

Dear friends, I've put together some resources for those of you who wish to help displaced Ukrainians arriving here in the Netherlands:

https://www.refugeehelp.com/get-help
This is a good resource with information in Ukrainian, Russian, Dutch and English for Ukrainian refugees: general information; housing; legal aid and registration; health care; activities and buddies; babies and children; pets; mobile phone and internet; food, clothes and goods; education; work and income. Also for those who wish to volunteer

https://www.facebook.com/groups/818755075122252
Refugee Start Force – Job Support for Women
This is an informative Facebook platform with many work and training offers for refugees

https://www.facebook.com/groups/683253849468899
Oekrainse Vluchtelingen in Nederland
A resource page with lots of information, and through which Ukrainian refugees make contact with Dutch volunteers/hosts and each other

https://takecarebnb.org/gastgezin-signup/
www.thuisvooroekraine.nl.
Two platform that were created to ensure that Ukrainians can be accommodated with hosting families – with a contact form if you can offer one or more Ukrainian refugees a temporary and safe home. Also if you can facilitate bus transport from Poland to the Netherlands.
We will add more later....

We will be hosting two events for which I am looking for volunteers to help us with serving, greeting, tidying up....
Saturday March 26, 18:30 - 20:30 an informal evening to share conversation, drinks and snacks with recently displaced Ukrainians, refugees from Syria and Afghanistan, and an international community of volunteers.
Saturday April 2, 18:00 - 20:30: a Ukrainian dinner prepared by newly arrived refugees as a welcome dinner for other Ukrainian families.
Place: Atrium, COS, Helenastraat 8, 2595 HA Den Haag (a side street around the corner from the Church of Our Saviour, Bezuidenhoutseweg 157 in Den Haag

please send me a PM if you'd like to come and welcome our guests! [email protected]