Help out
Would you also like to help with Grandma’s Soup? You can! Sign up as a volunteer! We are always looking for enthusiasts who want to get involved in the fight against loneliness!
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Make lonely seniors in your neighborhood happy!
Would you like to contribute to the life of an elderly person in your neighborhood? You can make a difference. Become a volunteer at Grandma’s Soup!
We are now active in 12 cities across the Netherlands and visit more than a thousand elderly every week. It is our goal to make as many elderly happy as possible and you can help us with that! Weekly we currently organize three types of activities throughout the Netherlands.
Sign up as volunteer!
Sign up as a volunteer and help us bring smiles to as many elderly people as possible!
- Amsterdam
- Groningen
- Rotterdam
- Utrecht
- Leiden
- Delft
- Tilburg
- Wageningen
- Eindhoven
- Maastricht
- Nijmegen
- Leeuwarden
Apply elderly people
Do you know an elderly person in your area who could use some support and who would like some company? If so, send us an email.
Cooking Days
Grandma’s Soup Cooking Days are always about pleasure and fun. It is a unique combination to make delicious soups together with young volunteers and elderly. During the Cooking Days, vegetables are used that would otherwise be thrown away. The Cooking Days are organized at different locations and participation takes about 2-3 hours. Be prepared for an afternoon full of board games, beautiful stories, jokes and of course delicious soup!
Soup-at-Home days
With the Soup-at-Home days, we reach the elderly who need companionship the most. Through local GPs, physical therapists, supermarkets in your neighborhood and many other supporters, we reach a large group of vulnerable elderly. Every week organize visits and deliver packages filled with our delicious soup, a motivational card and a surprise to the elderly in your neighborhood. Grab a moment to socialize with your neighbor over a cup of coffee, take a walk or do something together. The Soup-at-Home days are organized weekly from a fixed location and participation takes about 2-3 hours. Your smile, pleasant chat or brief moment of contact can make a world of difference to our elderly.
Grandma’s Pen/Call Pal
In addition to our weekly activities throughout the Netherlands, we are now bringing young volunteers and elderly together to become Pen- or Callpal. Volunteers and elderly are matched one-on-one and once there is a click, regular contact is maintained. That means sending each other the occasional card or letter, or just a friendly phone call. Through these small gestures and regular contact, a personal bond is created, allowing us to combat loneliness on an even larger and deeper level.
Events
To inspire all of the Netherlands, we organize large and small events locally and nationally a few times a year. From the Grandma’s gala to the Grandma’s pop-up speed dating restaurant; innovative events in different locations. Check out our “events” page for our past events and PR promotions!
Everyone is welcome at Grandma’s Soup and participating is free for both volunteers and elderly.
You are welcome to join weekly or biweekly. Sign up by selecting your city on the left side of this page – here you will find current dates, times and locations of activities and events.