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Richard (72) knows how it feels when you lose track of things. His house was full of stuff for years. “There was something everywhere. Boxes, bags, old stuff. It became more and more. At one point, I could hardly live there anymore.” With help from various agencies such as Elkien, Limor and Amaryllis, he got his life back on track. The collecting started years ago with old...

Playing free tennis, meeting new people and working on your health: this is what Straat Tennis Pro stands for. Initiator Sjoerd started the project three and a half years ago, in the middle of corona time on a tennis court on Van Loonstraat. “The tennis court always looked deserted. Then I thought: there must be life in here.” What started as...

Agnes from Stiens developed a unique therapy method called ‘Colour your feelings’. Using puzzle pieces, a car park with toy cars and an image of the human body, she makes feelings discussable and tangible. The idea came to her when she was in therapy herself and struggled with abstract concepts such as ‘puzzle pieces’ and ‘parking something’. By making these concepts literal...

Every Friday afternoon, Steffen voluntarily organises a games afternoon in Stiens.