An open psycho-social support group for people with immigrant background who find themselves in precarious situation and experience periods of homelessness. Many labor immigrants in the Netherlands move here to work in agricultural, logistical and other industrial sectors stretching between Rotterdam and The Hague and gradually face uncertainty and lack of support networks.
In the group we create a safe and supportive space to talk, learn, and reconnect — to regain a sense of control, direction and belonging.
Our biweekly gatherings facilitated by coaches and psychologists combine therapeutic talking circles, psychoeducation, shared meals, and peer stories of survival and recovery. We talk about identity and its crisis, effects of stress and trauma on our lives, addiction, accumulation of multiple exclusions, and many more things, but also about strategies that allow to cope with these challenges and about daring to make a fresh start, no matter how small it might be.
The project also provides practical assistance with taking steps towards positive change, helping people to approach relevant support organisations and new learning and development opportunities.
The gatherings are always free.
You can just drop in 🙂
The meetings are held in a mixture of English and Polish languages.
When:
13:30 – 16:00
Schedule:
2026
Monday 24 August
Monday 7 September
Monday 14 September
Monday 21 September
Monday 5 October
Monday 19 October
Monday 2 November
Monday 16 November
Monday 30 November
Monday 14 December
Monday 28 December
Where:
Emmaus Welvaartsresten, Prinsegracht 36, 2512 GA Den Haag
🌱 Come as you are. No registration, no pressure 🌴
Documented in drawing by Sam Fuller.
Team:
Group facilitation/counseling: Tamar Theewis, Zlata Dontsoza, Zofia Głowacka,
Sasha Yildiz, Michael Morus
Coordination: Katya Borisova
Social work: Cecile van der Sommen
Community support: Miguel Tremoer
The project is realized with the support of Gemeente Den Haag.
