What Haagse Helpers does

Stichting Netwerk Haagse Helpers, operating as Haagse Helpers, is a Dutch nonprofit foundation (stichting) founded in 2017 and headquartered at Fluwelen Burgwal 58, 2511 CJ Den Haag, Netherlands. The organization recruits young people aged 16-30 and connects them as volunteers with residents of The Hague who lack a personal support network, providing practical assistance such as grocery shopping, cooking, moving help, dog walking, lamp replacement, and companionship. Its structured programs include the core volunteer service (Vrijwilligerswerk), MDT YourCube (80 hours of self-selected volunteer work over 6 months with personal guidance, for ages 14-30), and MDT Missie (a 3-day camp followed by 40 hours of volunteering, for ages 17-30). Monthly themed workshops and recurring social activities — Vrijheidslunch, Koffieochtend, and Sociaal Diner — build community among volunteers and residents.

The organization's technology footprint is intentionally light: no proprietary platform exists, with coordination handled through WhatsApp groups, a WordPress-based website for sign-ups, and Mollie-powered payment processing for donations. Volunteer onboarding follows a manual flow — website registration, a one-week introduction meeting, and WhatsApp group addition — with ongoing personal contact during deployment.

Haagse Helpers is ANBI-recognized (RSIN 852643391), making donations tax-deductible, and is funded entirely by gifts from foundations, individuals, and companies. Donor inflows are accepted as one-time or recurring contributions at preset tiers (€10, €25, €50) via iDEAL. All volunteer services are free to recipients, with volunteers eligible for expense reimbursements. The go-to-market is community-led: organic social media, the website, and newsletter form the top and mid-funnel, while direct volunteer-to-recipient matching in The Hague is the sole distribution channel. The organization operates exclusively in The Hague, South Holland, with no disclosed geographic expansion plans.

Name

Haagse Helpers

Legal name

Stichting Netwerk Haagse Helpers

Website

https://haagsehelpers.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Haagse Helpers is a The Hague-based Dutch nonprofit that connects young volunteers (aged 16-30) with vulnerable residents lacking support networks, offering practical help, structured MDT youth development programs, and community-building social activities funded by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Volunteer Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL)

Keywords

• Volunteer matching services
• Community volunteer programs
• Youth volunteer engagement
• Social impact nonprofit
• Volunteer placement services

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague, South Holland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Donations from individuals: The organization receives one-time and recurring donations from individuals, with preset amounts of €10, €25, or €50 available through their donation form. Donations can be made via iDeal payment.
2. Corporate and foundation grants: Haagse Helpers receives financial support from funds (fondsen), private individuals (particulieren), and companies (bedrijven) as mentioned in their support section.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Haagse Helpers is a Dutch nonprofit foundation that matches young volunteers (ages 16-30) with residents of The Hague who lack a personal support network. Volunteers provide practical help such as grocery runs, cooking, moving assistance, dog walking, lamp replacement, and companionship, while the organization also runs structured personal development programs (MDT YourCube and MDT Missie) and monthly community activities like Vrijheidslunch, Koffieochtend, and Sociaal Diner.

Product overview

Haagse Helpers operates as a volunteer services organization offering a portfolio of programs that connect young people (14-30 years) in The Hague with residents needing assistance. The core offerings include volunteer work placement (Vrijwilligerswerk), structured personal development programs (MDT YourCube at 80 hours over 6 months, and MDT Missie combining a 3-day camp with 40 hours volunteering), and monthly workshops. Social activities like the Vrijheidslunch, Koffieochtend, and Sociaal Diner provide ongoing community connection opportunities. The organization also facilitates donations through Mollie payment processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vrijwilligerswerk (Volunteer Work) Core volunteer placement service connecting young volunteers (ages 16-30) with residents of The Hague who lack a personal support network. Volunteers provide practical assistance including grocery shopping, cooking, moving help, dog walking, lamp replacement, and companionship, coordinated through WhatsApp groups after an onboarding introduction meeting.
• MDT YourCube Structured personal development trajectory for young people aged 14-30 consisting of 80 hours of self-selected volunteer work over six months, with a dedicated personal coach who helps match the participant to volunteer opportunities aligned with their talents, interests, and schedule.
• MDT Missie (Maatschappelijke Diensttijd Missie) Personal development program for youth aged 17-30 combining a three-day military-style camp with 40 hours of subsequent volunteer work, designed to help participants discover their talents, strengths, and societal value through physical and mental challenge.
• Trainingen & Workshops Monthly workshops with rotating themes for registered volunteers, covering habit-building, coaching skills development, and theater crash courses, designed to support volunteer personal growth.
• Activiteiten (Community Activities) Recurring community-building social activities including Vrijheidslunch (Freedom Lunch on Liberation Day May 5), Koffieochtend (Coffee Morning), and Sociaal Diner (Social Dinner with live music), bringing volunteers and residents together for connection.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Humanitas: Humanitas is a large established Dutch volunteer-driven nonprofit offering companionship, buddy, and practical-support services to vulnerable groups nationwide. It serves a similar population to Haagse Helpers' elderly and isolated residents, but at much greater scale and program breadth.
• Rode Kruis Nederland: The Dutch Red Cross is a large humanitarian organization that mobilizes volunteers for community support, emergency relief, and practical assistance. It addresses overlapping vulnerable populations and volunteer supply, but at national scale and across disaster-response contexts.
• Oranje Fonds: Oranje Fonds is the Dutch national fund for volunteer work and community initiatives, providing grants and support to volunteer projects across the country. It operates upstream of Haagse Helpers as both a potential funder and a national counterpart in the Dutch volunteer ecosystem.
• VluchtelingenWerk Nederland: VluchtelingenWerk is a Dutch nonprofit supporting refugees and asylum seekers through volunteer-driven practical help, integration programs, and social connection. It shares the volunteer-matching-for-vulnerable-populations model, but specializes in a different beneficiary segment.
• Leger des Heils: The Salvation Army Netherlands is a broad welfare nonprofit providing social support, practical assistance, and community programs to vulnerable populations via volunteer and paid staff. It overlaps with Haagse Helpers in serving isolated residents and vulnerable groups.

Direct peers

• NLvoorelkaar: NLvoorelkaar is the largest Dutch online volunteer-matching marketplace, connecting local volunteers with nearby nonprofits and vulnerable residents. It competes head-on with Haagse Helpers in The Hague volunteer matching, but uses a tech-enabled platform rather than WhatsApp coordination.
• Stichting Present: Stichting Present is a Dutch nonprofit that connects volunteers with isolated or vulnerable residents for practical help and social connection — the same core service model Haagse Helpers delivers, just at a national-network scale across multiple Dutch cities.

Regional players

• Stichting Welzijn Den Haag: Stichting Welzijn Den Haag (and adjacent municipal welfare organizations) deliver community social-support services and volunteer coordination in The Hague alongside Haagse Helpers. They operate in the same geography with overlapping beneficiary groups.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haagsehelpers
• Instagraminstagram.com/haagsehelpers

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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