Volunteer (s) Supporting Contact

Everyone needs contact, especially human contact. However, there are circumstances that cause someone to lose contact and become socially isolated. Humanitas Nijmegen establishes supportive contact in Nijmegen between people who have been more or less outside society for a while and volunteers. By undertaking activities together, the participants are stimulated to rebuild a social life.

Voluntary buddies of Humanitas Nijmegen Supporting Contact offer support to people who feel lonely. Together with the buddy, the participant finds out how he / she can get a larger social network. They make a plan for this. In the meantime, they undertake activities together, such as walking or going to a museum.

Humanitas Nijmegen eo is looking for enthusiastic, committed people

volunteer (s) for approx. 2-4 hours per week

to provide support to these participants.

As a volunteer, you support a participant as a 'buddy' in breaking through his / her isolation and, where possible, in building a new, personal social network.

A volunteer from Humanitas Nijmegen eo supports a participant by, for example:

- to visit them - to go hiking, fishing, cycling, playing cards, etc. together - to go to the market together - to undertake the activity that enables the participant to (again) enjoy his / her own place in society to take.

As a volunteer, you are expected to interact with a participant for several hours a week or weekend and to participate regularly in volunteer group meetings.

The volunteer receives a contract, travel allowance and is insured against liability.

Your free hour is very valuable to our participants! If you have a few left, ask for more information or sign up.

For more information, please contact the Supporting Contact coordinator: Ans Aerts, preferably on Tuesdays or Thursdays.

Contact details can be found on the Humanitas Nijmegen website.

We look forward to receiving your motivation letter and CV.