NIEUW-WEST – For the elderly, people with a physical challenge or people who have to use their energy sparingly, cooking for themselves can be a challenge every day. For example, a third of elderly people who continue to live at home have difficulty with daily activities at home, according to the CBS Health Survey. For more than ten years, the Thuisgekookt Foundation has been linking these people to enthusiastic home cooks in the area who love to cook an extra portion for them.
NIEUW-WEST – For the elderly, people with a physical challenge or people who have to use their energy sparingly, cooking for themselves can be a challenge every day. For example, a third of elderly people who continue to live at home have difficulty with daily activities at home, according to the CBS Health Survey. For more than ten years, the Thuisgekookt Foundation has been linking these people to enthusiastic home cooks in the area who love to cook an extra portion for them.
In 2023, Thuisgekookt has created almost 4,500 new links nationally and a total of 225,372 portions have been shared. The Thuisgekookt Foundation is also committed to connecting local residents in Nieuw-West for pleasant social contact and sharing a tasty, healthy meal. The support of the Nieuw-West district gives Stichting Thuisgekookt the opportunity to actively collaborate with the local healthcare and welfare network and set up local campaigns, reaching more residents of Amsterdam Nieuw West.
Home Cooked Foundation
Sometimes it is difficult to cook a healthy hot meal yourself, temporarily or for a longer period. Stichting Thuisgekookt is happy to help with this. When someone registers, the foundation looks for a home chef who suits eating and dietary requirements and is happy to cook a tasty meal for you, whereby only the costs of groceries are charged.
Jaap is also completely convinced and has been receiving meals from Steffie for a number of months now: ‘I was looking for more variety in my diet. Steffie cooks delicious vegetarian dishes. Steffie has a very positive attitude and is always cheerful. As a result, I experience my life with a physical disability a little more positively. It has made me dare to step outside my usual network.’
Cook the difference
Anyone who enjoys cooking and wants to help a neighbor by voluntarily cooking a healthy meal for him or her on a regular basis can register as a home chef. A home cook is someone who voluntarily cooks a healthy meal once or twice a week for a neighbor who could use the help, at the cost of the ingredients, an amount between 3 and 6 euros. The meals are often brought and accompanied by a chat. So a home chef cooks a little more, if someone else is less successful. Home chef Renate: “Volunteering from your own home with something you already do every day: ideal! You can mean something to someone else with little effort and it is easy to combine with your own work and family life.”
Anyone who could use some help and would like to get in touch with a home chef in the area or who is cooking a tasty casserole, a plate of pasta or something else extra for the neighbors in the near future, can register via Thuisgekookt.nl. For more information tel. 085 0608768. As a local healthcare and welfare organization, would you like to explore a partnership with Stichting Thuisgekookt? Send an email to [email protected].
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