Blend Amsterdam

Blend Amsterdam started 10 years ago with the aim of supporting young adults who grow up with less opportunity to find work through our development program. As our reach grew, our program shifted to fostering social connection, sense of community, and self-confidence for a more diverse group of young adults.

Central to our program is the experience of working in the Blend coffee-soup-and-yoga café and providing hosting services to corporate clients. With a holistic approach, participants acquire practical and social skills that serve them on different paths in life.

The Blend program remains free of charge thanks to income from the café, business events, room rental and donations. We appreciate your continued support of our community!

Blend Amsterdam is part of the Blend Foundation, founded in 2013. In her statutes the following goals are established:

• to enable people meeting and to create positive social dynamics;
• to enlarge the self-sustainability of youngsters in a vulnerable situation in relation to society;
• to stimulate and support the social activity of youngsters in a vulnerable situation in relation to society..

In order to reach these goals the following activities are carried out:

• the creation of meeting places;
• activating companies, citizens and social organisations to contribute to reaching the goals of the foundation.

The board of the foundation consists of 4 members: Christine Roos – Spanjaard (chairman), Erik Wurpel (treasurer), Marijke Meijer (secretary) en Gijs van Dam (board member).

The reward policy of the Blend Foundation is based on a good balance between the possibilities of attracting and maintaining talented volunteers and staff members suitable to the social position of the Blend Foundation. As a social enterprise rewards are for a significant part financed by profits made on the market. The board does its work unpaid.

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Read the main points of our policy plan 2024-2027 here. Read our annual figures 2023 here.