Youth Fund Sports & Culture Rotterdam

Don't have any money? But your child wants to play sports? Or dance, music, theater, or something else? We'll pay for the club!

For children and young people from 0 to 17 years old in Rotterdam, Hoogvliet, Hoek van Holland, Pernis and Rozenburg.

🇬🇧 Can't afford sports and cultural activities for your child?

🇵🇱 Don't you have any questions about sports activities or cultural activities?

🇪🇸 ¿No te puedes permitir actividades deportivas y culturales para tu hijo/a?

🇹🇷 Çocuğunuz için spor ve kültürel aktiviteleri karş layam yor musunuz?

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For parents

Would you like us to pay for your child's club? Here's how:

➡️ Go to kieseenclub.nl and fill out the form.

Or:

➡️ Ask for help with submitting an application. For example, from your teacher at school, or someone else who helps you with financial matters.

To do this, download the Help card, fill it out, and give it to the gym teacher at school. They'll help you further.

Please note: diploma swimming is not reimbursed, for this go to St. Participate.

Do you have any questions? Feel free to contact us.

For Multi-Powered Persons

Our key intermediaries and motivators

➡️ Register here if you want to become More Power.

➡️ For the Youth Fund promotional material you can use the Online toolkit. Would you like to receive physical resources? Then send an email to rotterdam@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl

For Whom?

  • Parents with an income of 130% of the social minimum. For 2024, this means €2039 ,- net for single parents and €2374For two-parent families. Higher-income families who have been accepted into a debt restructuring program can also receive compensation.

What is paid?

  • Sports: maximum €280, and football €225. Sometimes the mandatory match shirt is included.
  • Culture: maximum €350, and sometimes the rental of a musical instrument.
  • Diploma swimming is not reimbursed, for this go to St. Participate.
  • 1 application per child (i.e. sports or culture).

 

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Affiliated providers

Find the sports or cultural club in your neighborhood

➡️ View the affiliated clubs and associations in your area below. Or open the map in Google Maps.

➡️ Are you a provider, but not listed? Then send an email to rotterdam@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl

➡️ Let op: vanaf 1 maart 2026 start de nieuwe werkwijze van het sport- en cultuurtegoed van de gemeente Rotterdam. Met dit tegoed kunnen kinderen uit gezinnen met een laag inkomen meedoen aan sportieve en culturele activiteiten bij aangesloten aanbieders. Het tegoed wordt automatisch op de Rotterdampas van de kinderen gezet, zodat ze hun lessen direct kunnen betalen. Via deze website van de gemeente kunnen aanbieders zich alvast laten registreren. Heb je vragen over deze registratie of wil je meer informatie? Klik here.

➡️ Tot 1 maart 2026 worden de aanvragen via de huidige route ingediend via het Jeugdfonds Sport en Cultuur. Nieuwe aanvragen gelden voor een heel seizoen, dus de looptijd kan ook na 1 maart nog doorlopen. Wil je voor 1 maart 2026 aanbieder worden? Stuur dan een mail naar: iebel.rotterdam@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl (cultuur) of frank.rotterdam@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl (sport).

➡️ Providers can use promotional materials for the Youth Fund this onlineine toolkit. Would you like to receive physical resources? Please send an email to rotterdam@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl

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Support us and make a difference

With your support, more children can participate

In Rotterdam, 1 in 5 children grows up in poverty. More than 25,000 children are unable to participate in sports, music, or dance because they lack the money at home.

With your support, even more children can participate and develop optimally.
For €300, a child can participate in sports, dancing or making music for a year

➡️ Do you want to collaborate or become a partner? Contact Us rotterdam@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl.

➡️ For a individual action you can easily come to us action platform.

➡️ Would you rather make a donation? Your contribution, large or small, is very welcome. We have ANBI status, meaning donations are tax-deductible. Donate directly here.

➡️ Watch the video on YouTube.

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Contact details

Coordinator(s): Iebèl Vlieg (Culture) and Frank Nolles (Sports).
Email address: rotterdam@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl
Telephone: 010-4790137 Present: Monday to Thursday from 8am to 6pm, Saturday from 10am to 4pm.

Address: Schiedamse Vest 93 B, 3012 BG Rotterdam
Donations on: NL38 RABO 0339 2658 92
Chamber of Commerce number: 24412481
RSIN number: 817789832


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Samir Azrioual (Chair), Corrien Verschuure (Treasurer), Paul van Dorst (Board Member), Emma Hoogendijk (Secretary), Inger Bijloo (Board Member)

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