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Newsletter July | 9 July 2025

Newsletter July

Summer holidays are coming!
With the summer holidays upon us, our organization has time to thoroughly review the past year. We're finding that we're increasingly needed, with a multitude of diverse questions. It's not just about processing applications but also providing information to parents who contact us with questions. Referrals to other funds within the municipality are also an important task for us. We're pleased that parents and community partners are finding their way to us.

The applications for the 2025/2026 season are pouring in, and we're thrilled! Your help as a Meerkracht (More Power) member is still needed to raise awareness of the fund among parents. Will you also submit all the season applications, starting in September, or other locations, before the summer holidays? You can do this by converting the current approved application into a repeat application for 2025-2026, provided the children want to continue with the activity and the parents' financial situation remains unchanged. Thank you in advance!

During the summer, we're available on weekdays for all your questions and requests. We wish you a wonderful summer holiday!

Jörgen Raymann is our new ambassador!
We already have several top ambassadors, namely our sports ambassadors Remy Bonjasky, Gün Kara, Lia de Graaf, and Asia Dalfour, and our culture ambassadors Sharon Doorson, Bianca Busscher, and Aicheline Everts. As of Saturday, June 21st, we've added Jörgen Raymann to this list! On this day, Jörgen officially opened the Kids Culture Tasting at the Nieuwe Bibliotheek (New Library) in Almere Stad. During the opening, Jörgen explained why participating in a cultural activity is so important for a child. Throughout the event, parents and children could learn about the cultural offerings in Almere at the information market. Children participated in a free dance, music, or creative workshop. During the opening, Jörgen Raymann also announced his new ambassadorship for the Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur Almere (Almere Youth Fund for Sports & Culture). The Jeugdfonds and Jörgen share many similarities, making this collaboration a logical step. These include their love for the city of Almere, youth, culture, and promoting inclusion and diversity. Like the Jeugdfonds Almere, Jörgen believes it's important that all children can participate in sports, swimming, or cultural activities. For these reasons, he feels connected to the foundation and has become an ambassador. Want to know more about our ambassadors? Visit our website. jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl/almere!

Digidoor
Many schools use Digidoor to facilitate transfers for a Year 8 student moving on to secondary school. We are pleased to announce that the Youth Fund for Sports & Culture has recently been included in the Digidoor form. This allows Year 8 teachers to record which children currently have an application with the Youth Fund. Secondary school teachers will also be aware that a repeat application must be submitted when the application expires. The new Meerkracht (More Power) system will then reassess whether the family's financial situation meets our rules. The Youth Fund has noticed that some children's repeat applications are submitted late or not submitted at all when they transition to secondary school, even though they are still participating in the activity. It would help us and the children if you included this information in your transfer request.

Communications Board Member Wanted!
Are you creative, a strong communicator, and want to make a real impact? Become a Communications Board Member at the Youth Fund for Sports & Culture Almere and increase our visibility so more children can participate! Apply via coordinator.almere@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl. Check out the vacancy and respond if this is something for you or share it in your network!

Donation from Metafoor Real Estate!
On Monday, June 30, the Youth Fund Sports & Culture Almere received a wonderful check for €5,000 from Metaphor Real EstateWe are incredibly happy and grateful for this donation. This wonderful amount will allow several Almere children who lack funds at home to participate in sports, swimming, or cultural activities. We hope other companies and organizations will follow suit!

Publicity Youth Fund Almere

• We have a very nice advertisement in the latest magazine of our partner The Hockey Centre and we can also be found in the latest magazine of the CKV Almere! Would you also like to place an ad for us in your magazine or newsletter? Then please contact us via almere@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl!
• Since mid-May, our advertisement has been displayed on buses in Almere. Have you seen the ad below? It runs until May of next year. We hope this will reach even more parents or guardians who lack the financial resources to pay for their child's sports, swimming, or cultural activities.

Youth Fund Challenge signs
New Youth Fund top performance plaques were awarded in June and July. Primary schools De Tjasker (Molenbuurt), De Pirouette (Parkwijk), and Aurora (Seizoenenbuurt) received one. Just before the summer holidays, De Driemaster (Stedenwijk) will also receive one! Would your school or organization like one too? Then check out the terms and conditions for this Challenge. here and contact us via coordinator.almere@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl!

Sports Equipment Point
Do your members or students have sports equipment such as soccer balls, tennis rackets, skates, or sports uniforms that are still in good condition but are no longer used? Bring them to the Sports Equipment Point in the Kardoes Community Center (Staatsliedenwijk on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm) or Cobra Community Center (Between the Vaarten on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM)! In collaboration with Schoor, we're giving used sports equipment a second life. This way, other children and teenagers can enjoy it! Any questions? Please call the Kardoes Community Center at 036-5305209 or Cobra at 036-5231837.

Voucher
Did you request a voucher for a child? Then you, as Meerkracht, will receive it in your inbox, not the parent(s) or guardian(s). So don't forget to forward the voucher to the parent(s) or guardian(s). Vouchers can also be found in our portal. www.allekinderendoenmee.nl in the file, when you click Print.

We warmly welcome our new providers!
New sports provider: Learn2Work (Boxing at the EveNaarHuis community center in Almere-Buiten).
New cultural provider: Rutu Dance Movement (Afro and Hiphop in Almere Center).

Questions or more information?
We ask that emails intended for coordinators Yvonne Wolff and Lindy Heijmering be sent to: coordinator.almere@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl

For additional information about an application, please contact our Backoffice. You can reach us via almere@jeugdfondssportencultuur.nl or 036-7601565 on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm.