Huis van de wijk

What Huis van de wijk does

Huis van de wijk is a nonprofit neighborhood community center located at Spuipad 1 in Deventer, Netherlands, serving as the principal gathering place for residents of the Rivierenwijk neighborhood. The organization operates a single physical facility staffed by 29 employees and a volunteer board (Joost Willemse as chairman, Roel Meihuizen as treasurer, Ria Veurtjes as secretary, Daan Roeterink as board member). Day-to-day operations are led by Derk Kuper (sociaal beheerder), with Maria van der Maat functioning as the 'aanjager' (neighborhood catalyst).

The service portfolio spans community programming (cooking workshops including Wereldkeuken and Indonesian cuisine, language salons, chair gym, fitness, walking groups, meditation with Sangha Deventer, creative arts with Lydia), basic social services (free weekly Thursday neighborhood lunch, Monday community dinners via House of Hope, 'gift cabinet' for item sharing), partner-delivered advisory services (WIN-punt multilingual migrant consultations in English, Dutch, Bulgarian, Romanian, Russian; De Kern social-juridical walk-in hours; Informatiepunt Digitale Overheid every Tuesday 10:00-12:00 for online government paperwork), and paid facility rentals (Flexwerken flexible workspaces and meeting rooms booked via boekingenhvdw.nl, venue rental of two combinable halls with full kitchen and AV).

Revenue mechanics are split across three streams: (1) venue rental priced at €15-€25 per hour with a €45-€75 per half-day banding between societal and commercial tenants; (2) per-activity participant fees mostly ranging from free to €12.50, with common fee points at €1.50 (language salon, theme group), €4-€6 (community meals), and €12.50 (cooking workshop); and (3) implicit grants, donations, and volunteer contribution supporting free programming. The technology stack is administrative — a WordPress website with the Ovation Themes 'charity-blocks' template and a self-serve booking system — with no proprietary digital products, no APIs, no AI/ML components, and no mobile apps. Distribution is wholly physical (walk-in) plus self-serve online booking for the workspace product; marketing is community-led via Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, volunteer word-of-mouth, and referrals from WijDeventer, Voor elkaar-team, and other social service partners.

Name

Huis van de wijk

Legal name

Huis van de wijk

Website

https://huisvandewijk.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Huis van de wijk is a nonprofit neighborhood community center in Deventer, Netherlands, serving Rivierenwijk residents with low-cost activities, flexible workspace, venue rental, and partner-delivered social services including migrant support and digital government assistance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Deventer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Venue Rental: Rental of meeting rooms and event spaces to community organizations, social groups, and commercial entities. Two spacious halls available that can be combined, with fully equipped kitchen facilities.
2. Activity Fees: Modest participation fees for various activities and programs including workshops, fitness classes, meals, and creative activities. Fees range from free to €12.50 per activity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Huis van de Wijk operates a community center in the Rivierenwijk neighborhood of Deventer, providing flexible workspaces, meeting room and event venue rental, a digital government information point, and a diverse recurring program of community activities including workshops, language salons, fitness classes, communal meals, and creative sessions. The center functions as a social hub supported by local social service partnerships, offering both physical infrastructure and programmed community engagement for neighborhood residents.

Product overview

Huis van de Wijk is a community center serving as the primary meeting place for all residents of Rivierenwijk in Deventer. The organization offers a unified portfolio of neighborhood services centered around community connection: flexible workspaces (Flexwerken) with online booking for hot desks and meeting rooms; venue rental (Verhuur) for gatherings, meetings, and workshops; an information point for digital government services; and a diverse activities program including cooking workshops (Wereldkeuken), walking groups, language salons, creative classes, fitness programs, and communal meals. The facility functions as a hub for social cohesion, providing both physical infrastructure (workspaces, meeting rooms, fully equipped kitchen) and programmed community activities accessible to all neighborhood residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flexwerken (Flexible Workspaces) Flexible workspace facilities offering hot desks and meeting rooms for residents and neighborhood workers of Rivierenwijk, with online reservation system for workspaces and three meeting rooms accommodating 2-8 persons.
• Verhuur (Venue Rental) Rental of two spacious meeting halls (optionally combined) with standard meeting setup for up to 20 persons, fully equipped kitchen, audiovisual system with projector, and wheelchair accessibility. Pricing varies for societal organizations versus commercial parties.
• Informatiepunt Digitale Overheid (Digital Government Information Point) Walk-in service helping residents with government paperwork conducted online, held every Tuesday 10:00-12:00 with no appointment required.
• Community Activities Program Wide range of recurring community activities including cooking workshops, walking groups, painting classes, language salons, sewing/handicraft salon, lunch gatherings, game afternoons, choir, meditation, and fitness programs, organized daily across multiple time slots.
• WIN-punt (Work in NL) Spreekuur Free walk-in consultation service for questions about work, care, or residence in the Netherlands, with multilingual support in English, Dutch, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Russian.
• Wereldkeuken Rivierenwijk (World Kitchen) Monthly international dining experience where residents cook and share meals from different countries, priced at €6 per person with monthly rotating cuisine themes.
• Lunch van de Wijk (Neighborhood Lunch) Free weekly community lunch for Rivierenwijk residents every Thursday at noon, with €2.50 charge for neighborhood workers.
• Creatief met Lydia (Creative with Lydia) Creative art sessions led by Lydia Pauw on the first Wednesday of each month from 13:30-15:00, costing €1.50 per session.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• WijDeventercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWijDeventer helps residents develop ideas to improve their neighborhood. They provide support, experience, knowledge, and connections to other neighbors and organizations. Financial support for neighborhood ideas is also available through WijDeventer.
• Voor elkaar-team DeventercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Voor elkaar-team staff think with residents about how to lighten and/or strengthen daily life. They want to work together with residents and neighbors on a pleasant neighborhood.
• Raster groepcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerYouth and senior work organization that runs various programs at the center including children's activities, youth work, and senior activities like chair gym.
• De Kern (Social-Juridische Dienstverlening)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSocial-juridical service provider offering general support for Deventer residents, particularly newcomers and status holders. Provides walk-in consultation hours at the center.
• WIN-punt (Work in NL)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInformation point for labor migrants offering free, independent advice on work, care, or residence in the Netherlands. Consultation hours held at the center with multilingual staff.
• House of HopesupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOrganization that runs weekly community dinner at the center every Monday at 18:00.
• Sangha DeventersupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMeditation organization that conducts meditation sessions at the center on first and third Monday of the month.
• Gemeente Deventer (Municipality)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government with various representatives in the neighborhood including wijkmanager, wijkbeheerder, wijkagent, and wijkwethouder who collaborate with the center and neighborhood.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HuisvandeWijkRivierenwijk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/huis-van-de-wijk

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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