MET Dijk en Waard

What MET Dijk en Waard does

MET Dijk en Waard is a Dutch social welfare organization (welzijnsorganisatie) operating as a foundation (stichting) under the WelschapSocius Groep. It delivers free, community-embedded support services to the residents of the municipality of Dijk en Waard in North Holland, organized through three area teams (Team Langedijk, Team Noord, Team Zuid) that provide neighborhood-based social work, home visits, and walk-in assistance. The service portfolio spans eight life domains: finances (including the FormulierenPunt walk-in service), health and lifestyle, youth, informal caregiver (mantelzorg) support, social participation, parenting, relationships, and housing. Programs are delivered through physical locations, mobile outreach (the green cargo-bike Bakkie in de Buurt and Fietscafé), drop-in youth centers, and referral-based social-prescribing pathways such as Welzijn op Recept (GP-led) and Kunst en Cultuur op Recept (cultural prescribing).

The underlying technology is a human-delivered service model rather than a software platform; there is no proprietary technology stack, mobile application, or API. Distribution is direct-to-resident via contact forms, team email addresses, telephone, and in-person presence, with supporting marketing through Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, and a Mailchimp newsletter. The organization operates under the cao sociaal werk collective labor agreement and is regulated by Dutch welfare standards, having achieved the Sociaal Werk Nederland 'Sterk Sociaal Werk' quality certificate in 2025 and maintaining Registerplein registration for its social workers.

Commercially, MET is a non-profit welfare provider with effectively one customer: the municipality of Dijk en Waard, which funds the organization under an annual contract supplemented by small participation contributions from some activities. Services are free at the point of use for residents, eliminating any direct price mechanism. The revenue model is best described as municipal grant-based recurring funding, with FY2025 disclosures showing no third-party commercial revenue, no funding rounds, no venture capital, and no disclosed budget figures. Headcount stands at 32 employees, supporting the entire municipality.

Name

MET Dijk en Waard

Legal name

MET Dijk en Waard

Website

https://metdijkenwaard.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MET Dijk en Waard is a Dutch non-profit social welfare foundation delivering free, neighborhood-based social work, youth support, caregiver assistance, and wellbeing services to residents of the municipality of Dijk en Waard under municipal funding, as part of the WelschapSocius Groep.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA), Affordable/Subsidized Independent Living (HUD/LIHTC) Communities (HLADAAAB)

Keywords

• Social welfare services
• Community support
• Youth coaching
• Caregiver support
• Social prescribing

Headquarters

HQ city

Heemskerk

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Government Funding: Services are provided free of charge to inhabitants of Dijk en Waard. The municipality pays for the services. Some activities may have small participation contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MET Dijk en Waard delivers free, publicly funded social welfare and community support services to residents of the Dijk en Waard municipality in North Holland. The organization offers programs across financial guidance, health and lifestyle, youth coaching, caregiver support, social participation, parenting, relationships, and housing, delivered through neighborhood-based teams, walk-in service points, mobile outreach vehicles, and home visits.

Product overview

MET Dijk en Waard is a social welfare organization providing community-based support services to residents of Dijk en Waard municipality. Rather than a unified software platform, it offers a portfolio of distinct service programs organized by life domain: Financial support (FormulierenPunt), Health & Lifestyle (including Bakkie Troost, Welzijn op Recept), Youth services (Jongerencoaching, Jongereninloop), Caregiver support (Zorgmaatjes, Jonge Mantelzorgers), Participation (Vriendschap in Beweging, Bijzondere Lunch), Parenting (Samenspel), Relationships, and Housing. Services are delivered through physical locations, mobile outreach (Bakkie in de Buurt, Fietscafé), and partner referrals. The organization is part of WelschapSocius Groep and operates under a quality certification from Sociaal Werk Nederland. Services are free for residents, funded by the municipality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FormulierenPunt
• Bakkie Troost
• Samenspel
• Zorgmaatjes
• Bakkie in de Buurt
• Fietscafé
• Vriendschap in Beweging
• Bijzondere Lunch
• Kunst en Cultuur op Recept
• Welzijn op Recept
• Jonge Mantelzorgers
• Jongerencoaching
• Jongereninloop

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WelschapSocius GroepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMET Dijk en Waard is a foundation and part of the WelschapSocius Groep. The parent organization provides governance through a Board of Directors (Raad van Bestuur) and Supervisory Board (Raad van Toezicht). Privacy policy of WelschapSocius applies to MET Dijk en Waard.
• FormulierenPunt ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormulierenPunt is a collaboration of Humanitas, Schuldhulpmaatjes, Zaffier, Het SociaalPlein and MET Dijk en Waard, providing walk-in assistance for filling out forms and government applications.
• MagentazorgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMagentazorg staff are present at Fietscafé events alongside MET Dijk en Waard and Wonen Plus Welzijn, providing a collaborative community support presence.
• Wonen Plus WelzijnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWonen Plus Welzijn staff are present at Fietscafé events alongside MET Dijk en Waard and Magentazorg. Also provides neighborhood mediation services.
• Cool Kunst & CultuurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Kunst & Cultuur op Recept (Arts & Culture on Prescription) program. MET social workers can refer clients to Cool's arts and culture activities, including Kunst Proeven and Zilveren Arrangement.
• CHECK-INminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHECK-IN is the youth point for employment and education questions, collaborating with MET for youth aged 16-27 seeking work or educational guidance.
• Jongerencentrum KompleksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMET collaborates with Jongerencentrum Kompleks for youth activities, with youth workers present at the center for drop-in visits.
• HumanitascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of FormulierenPunt consortium providing home administration support and financial guidance to residents.
• SchuldhulpmaatjescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of FormulierenPunt consortium providing debt assistance and support to residents.
• ZaffiercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of FormulierenPunt consortium providing income and debt-related support services.
• Het SociaalPleincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of FormulierenPunt consortium and referral partner for parenting and youth support questions.
• Healthcare Providers (Huisartsen, Zorgorganisaties)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMET works closely with GPs, healthcare organizations, mental health services (GGZ), and other care providers for integrated support.
• Woningbouwverenigingen (Housing Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with housing corporations for housing support and social rental housing registration through SVNK.
• Gemeente Dijk en WaardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality funds MET services and is the primary public sector partner for social welfare delivery in Dijk en Waard.
• dnoDoenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerdnoDoen helps people who can no longer live at home, are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Referral partner for temporary housing support.
• SVNK (Stichting Sociale Verhuurders Noord-Kennemerland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSVNK manages social rental housing registration in the region of North Kennemerland including Dijk en Waard. MET helps residents register and navigate housing search.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Humanitas: Large Dutch social welfare association supporting informal caregivers, social integration, and home administration. Already a co-partner of MET in the FormulierenPunt consortium, and comparable as a major national welfare provider with the same municipal partnership model.
• Participe: Dutch welfare organization providing social support, youth services, and community programs in South Holland municipalities. Comparable to MET because it operates neighborhood-based welfare teams under municipal contracts with a similar broad service portfolio.
• Zaffier: Regional welfare organization in the IJmond/Dijk en Waard area providing income support, debt assistance, and social services. Comparable to MET because it is a co-partner in the FormulierenPunt consortium and serves the same municipal residents with related welfare services.
• Kwadraad: Dutch social welfare organization providing youth coaching, social work, and community support in South Holland. Comparable to MET because it offers the same municipal-funded social work, youth services, and caregiver support across multiple municipalities.
• Incluzio: Dutch social services provider operating welfare, youth, and community programs on behalf of municipalities under multi-year contracts. Comparable to MET because it delivers integrated 'sociaal domein' services with the same municipal funding model and neighborhood-level delivery.
• WIJ (Gemeente Leiden): Municipal social support organization in Leiden providing youth, caregiver, and community welfare services. Comparable to MET because it is a municipally-funded, neighborhood-organized welfare organization with free services for residents.
• WelschapSocius Groep: Parent organization of MET Dijk en Waard that operates similar welfare organizations across multiple Dutch municipalities under shared governance. Comparable because it delivers the same integrated 'sociaal werk' service model with municipal funding and neighborhood-based teams.
• Welzijn Twente: Dutch welfare organization delivering community-based social support, youth work, and caregiver services in the Twente region. Comparable to MET because it operates the same municipal-funded welzijnswerk model with neighborhood teams and free services for residents.
• Combiwel: Amsterdam-based welfare organization delivering neighborhood-based social support, youth work, and community programs. Comparable to MET because it operates neighborhood teams, free services for residents, and street-level social work funded by a single municipality.

Broad incumbents

• Leger des Heils (Salvation Army Netherlands): Large national welfare organization providing social support, housing, and community services across the Netherlands. Comparable to MET in the social welfare domain but with a much broader national footprint and additional services such as shelter and addiction care.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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