Status holders

This is what Amaryllis can do with you

A status holder is an asylum seeker with a (temporary) residence permit.

• Are you a status holder and have you received housing in the municipality of Leeuwarden? If so, Amaryllis offers in the first year social guidance.
  
• With other questions, concerns or ideas As a status holder, you can also come to Amaryllis, just like other residents of the municipality. In the first year and beyond.

Social support involves assisting status holders with practical matters and familiarising them with society.

Social support consists of:

• Assistance with arranging practical matters
  For example, assistance with:
  • moving house and furnishing the home
  • taking out insurance policies
  • find a general practitioner and dentist
  • enrol children at school
  • managing finances, allowances and financial overview

• Information about Dutch society
  Such as customs, rules and culture.

• Getting involved in your neighbourhood or village
  For example, we can assist you with:
  • getting to know the neighbours
  • learning the Dutch language
  • meet other people, for example by participating in activities
  • find volunteer work

• Preparation for work
  Together, we will look at your talents and interests. We will help you take the first steps towards work or education.

Social support is provided by Amaryllis' Status Holders team, together with volunteers.

A social worker from the Status Holders team will be your permanent contact person for social support. The social worker will draw up a plan together with you. This plan will set out what you need and what you want to learn.
We work closely with volunteers. The volunteers are supported by social workers. 

We also collaborate with the Municipality of Leeuwarden, such as the Integration Team and the Income Team. And with other organisations, such as the Dutch Council for Refugees, dbieb, Humanitas, BSP, and Sedrana.

Status holders can also contact Amaryllis with other questions or concerns, even if you have been living in the municipality of Leeuwarden for more than a year.
We provide tips, information, and support. We also connect people with each other and with organisations.

Please contact Amaryllis with any questions or concerns regarding:

• activities
• volunteering
• parenting, relationships, household, language, health, mental health issues or safety
• or completely different questions.

Good idea?
Do you have a good idea for your village or neighbourhood? Amaryllis can help you make it happen.

For social support, please contact the Status Holders team.

If you have any other questions or concerns, as a status holder you can often contact one of our social neighbourhood or village teams. Is this difficult due to language, culture or special problems? Then you can contact the Status Holders team.