Mrs. van der Leende, she recently turned 80 years old, proudly shares a video in which she dances in her Surinamese attire. Behind this smile is the story of Mrs. van der Leende. “The father of my children did not take care of me, but God takes care of me like a real father.” For…
Helpt u mensen financieel vooruit? Met de potjescheck kan iedereen in 15 minuten zien of er inkomensondersteunende regelingen zijn waar hij of zij nog geen gebruik van maakt. Onderzoek laat zien dat 30% van de mensen geen gebruik maken van regelingen waar zij recht op hebben. Gemiddeld missen ze € 300 per jaar. De potjescheck is onderdeel van het…
On Nov. 30, 2023, the City Council agreed to move forward with the reintroduction of paid parking from April 2024. This also affects religious organizations in areas where paid parking had not previously been introduced. The schedule for the introduction of paid parking is: April 1, 2024: Pendrecht and Wielewaal June 3, 2024: Zuidwijk and…
SKIN-Rotterdam has a number of faithful volunteers who help us in our activities and assist the people from the international churches. Our oldest volunteer Dirk Korpershoek of 90 years, has unfortunately left us. Dirk has been a language volunteer at SKIN-Rotterdam for 10 years. In those 10 years he has taught people from many different…
Hanny de Kruijf received the Overbrugger 2023 at her farewell as director of Samen010. Board member Pastor Ola Asubiaro of SKIN-Rotterdam presented her with the award. Hanny is a practical person with a big heart; for example, she is the driving force behind the Christmas Packages Campaign and the Wake at the Detention Center. Hanny…
Check out our most memorable projects of the past year! We are happy to share the highlights of 2023 at SKIN-Rotterdam.. Have fun watching!
SKIN-Rotterdam has established the Emergency Fund Help Churches Help. You can apply now. Has your church always been helping people in need? Is the need higher because of the current energy crisis? Do you not have enough resources to help these people? The energy crisis and price increases for basic necessities are dealing hard…
Once every three years, the combined churches conduct research on the efforts of church organizations in supporting people who are financially disadvantaged in the Netherlands. With the help of this survey, the churches inform the government about developments in society regarding poverty, and the commitment of churches to combat poverty. It is good to also…
There it is! The annual report of the past year: welcome back to 2021. We look back on a beautiful and special year, in which SKIN-Rotterdam has grown and made many beautiful projects come true: and will happily continue in the coming year. A look ahead! Would you also like to view the annual report?…
Staying healthy through the winter Good health helps to protect yourself from disease. With the summer vacations coming to an end and autumn and winter starting soon, it’s good to be extra alert. Right now, corona rates are still low. But unfortunately corona is not gone. People can still get sick. We also know people who still have symptoms…