But, one day is not enough to draw attention to the major consequences of poverty and financial worries. That is why the municipality of Venlo is organizing the Week against Money Worries from October 14 to 18.
Living with money worries is extremely stressful and bad for your health. It is becoming increasingly difficult for people with financial worries to continue participating. It is also much more common than we sometimes know. Because of shame, no one talks about it. While money worries are often not the result of bad choices, but a combination of circumstances. A divorce, death, becoming unemployed or having an accident are examples of events that often have major financial consequences. Attention and understanding for this problem is therefore very important.
Together against money worries
Together with various volunteer organizations and other partners, the municipality of Venlo is organizing various meetings and activities this week. Only together can we move forward. The theme of the Week against Money Worries is: cooperation.
Activities in the Week against Money Worries
Participate in the activities from Sunday October 13, get informed and request support for yourself or someone else. You are very welcome. Every day there is an interesting program for everyone. Registration is required for some activities. More information can be found in this overview:
Sunday October 13
- 11am
In, door Urban Dance Studio
Begijnengang Venlo - 11am – 2pm
Social partners in conversation with residentsby the ‘t Groenewold Foundation, Money Care Platform, Social Services Client Council, the Salvation Army, the Youth Church, Fair Venlo, Bindkracht Venlo, the Child and Poverty working group, Schuldhulp Maatje, Stichting Leergeld, Emmaus Feniks, Venlo Library and the Municipality of Venlo.
Begijnengang Venlo - 12:00 – 14:00
Information stand for help with money worries door Inclusio Sociale Basis
Venlo Library
Monday October 14th
- 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Play the grocery gameoffered by Incluzio Sociale Basis
The Trefcenter, Nijmeegseweg 20 in Venlo - Online /mail Focus week on poverty organized by Movisie and HAN 2024 Day 1, register via the registration form for Focus Week Poverty
Tuesday October 15
- 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Play the grocery gameoffered by Incluzio Sociale Basis
Shopping arcade Tegelen - 12:00-13:00
Soepbus through it Leger of salvation
Youth church Venlo - From 5.30 pm
Information Facilities Guide (walk-in)
Resto van Harte, location Café Feestzaal Ut Tref, Hendrikxstraat 17 - Online /mail Focus week on poverty organized by Movisie and HAN 2024 Day 2
Wednesday October 16
- 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Play the grocery game offered by Incluzio Sociale Basis
Wienenpassage Blerick - Online/ mail Focus week on poverty organized by Movisie and HAN 2024 Day 3
Thursday October 17
- 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Money Worries Information Market with an Information and Advice point for all residents, a Youth Point and much more.
Venlo Library- 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM and 6:30 PM
Escaperoom Foute Centen 12+ and 16+ door Incluzio Sociale Basis
Please register in advance because full = full. Send an email to sgeijbels@incluzio.nl.
Venlo Library - 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Play the Shopping Game
Venlo Library
- 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM and 6:30 PM
- 2:30-3:45 p.m
Online Webinar: Poverty in the Neighborhood, by Spil in de Wijk - 12:00-13:00
Soepbusby The Salvation Army
Youth church Venlo - From 5.30 pm
Information Facilities Guide (walk-in)
De Vilgaard, Schandeloseweg 1 Velden - Online/mail Focus week on poverty organized by Movisie and HAN 2024 Day 4
Friday October 18
- Online/mail: Focus Week Poverty 2024 organized by Movisie and HAN Dag 5
Enrich your knowledge with ‘Focus Week Poverty 2024’
Monday to Friday
For the global ‘Day Against Poverty’ on October 17, Movisie is organizing the ‘Focus Week Poverty 2024’ together with the Arnhem Nijmegen University of Applied Sciences: Better understand poverty, enrich your knowledge in five days. Each day focuses on a different theme with a corresponding assignment. Every participant will receive the email automatically.
Log in via the registration form for Focus Week Poverty
Webinar ‘Poverty in the neighborhood’ by Spil in de Wijk
On October 17, Spil in de Wijk will broadcast a brand new episode of Spilgenoot between 2:30 PM and 3:45 PM. This is a webinar in which Spinners actively discuss a theme with each other. Led by host Ellen Janssen, Suilen from various sectors within the social domain will take the floor. This year the theme is ‘poverty in the neighborhood’. Viewers have the opportunity to actively participate and ask questions.
Log in via Game experience 2024
Help and support
In Venlo, a lot of help and support is available through volunteer organizations, partners and the municipality itself. Do you have questions about money and more? Then walk in to one Information and Advice Point in your own neighborhood.
Facilities of the municipality of Venlo
Did you know that the Municipality of Venlo has a partnership with datgeldtvoormij.nl? On this website you can check whether you can make use of municipal schemes or allowances. You can also find it at datgeldtvoormij.nl suitable health insurance or an affordable energy contract. The volunteers of Humanitas and Schuldhulp Maatje are happy to help.
Avoid money problems
To reduce financial worries in the municipality of Venlo, we focus fully on prevention in our policy. That means prevention by getting ahead of money problems. Because by taking action early, major(er) problems are prevented in the long term. Want to know more about the approach? Then read the news item: Municipality of Venlo starts with a new approach to money worries and poverty.
Contact and more information
Don’t wait for money worries. Ask for help. It can happen to anyone. Would you like personal contact? Call: 14077, option 1.
