The Rainbow Group (De Regenbooggroep)
App Streetlife, information for surviving on the streets in Amsterdam | De Regenboog Groep
The Blue Booklet (Het blauwe boekje) | De Regenbooggroep Available in Drop-In Centers and the Homeless office
Various Drop-In Centers (Diverse inloophuizen)
Financial Matters
Work, Participation, and Income (Werk, Participatie en Inkomen – WPI) T 020 – 252 60 00 / Welfare Benefits and Homelessness (Bijstandsuitkering en dakloos) – City of Amsterdam (Gemeente Amsterdam)
If you are homeless, you can visit the Screening Desk for Special Groups (screeningsbalie Bijzondere Doelgroepen) at Jan van Galenstraat 323, entrance B.
Opening hours: Monday till friday from 9:00 AM – 13:00 PM (for 27 years and older) 09:00 AM – 16:00 PM (under 27 years).
Budget Management (Budgetbeheer): FIBU
T 020 – 252 60 60
Jan van Galenstraat 323-B, 1056 CH Amsterdam
Medical Assistance
GGD
Nieuwe Achtergracht 100
1018 WT Amsterdam-Oost
T 020 – 555 5462 / [Website]
(General number, inquire for the correct number for a specific medical issue.)
Needle exchange (Spuitomruil) is available at Valckenierstraat 2.
The GGD’s Safety Net Department (Vangnet) is involved with Amsterdammers in social, societal, or psychological crises.
Doctor’s Consultation (Spreekuur dr. Valckenier)
Valckenierstraat 2
1018 XG Amsterdam
Monday to Friday, 09:00 AM – 12:00 PM
T 020 555 9427
Kruispost: Medical Assistance for the Uninsured
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 129
1012 EP Amsterdam
T 020 – 624 90 31 / E kruispost@oudezijds100.nl
Monday to Friday
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
T 020 – 624 90 31
Docters of the World (Dokters van de Wereld)
Medical health care for people without residence permit or health insurance.
Click here voor contactinformation and openinghours.
Locations en timetable ‘Zorgbus’.
Legal Aid
Juridisch Loket
Vijzelgracht 21
1017 HN
T 0800 – 8020
Walk-in hours: Monday to Thursday from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Free short consultation without an appointment; follow-up appointment possible (decided by the Loket). Assignment of a lawyer is possible, but this is also decided by the Loket if deemed necessary after one or more follow-up consultations.
Vereniging sociale advocatuur Nederland (VSAN): vind uw advocaat in de buurt.
Advokatenkollectief Oost
Wibautstraat 29 (1091 GH)
T 020 – 665 59 77 / E admin@akoost.nl
(tenancy law, labour law, social security law, divorce mediation, migration law, family & youth law, criminal law, WSNP)
Binnenstadadvocaten
Binnengasthuisstraat 148 (1012 ZG)
T 020 – 627 18 16 / E info@binnenstadadvocaten.nl
(labour law, social security law, family law, tenancy law, immigration law, WSNP)
De Graaf aan de kade
Piet Heinkade 229 (1019 HM)
T 020 – 676 66 90 / contact
(social security law, family law en migration law)
Rijnja Meijer en Balemans advocaten
Singel 450 (1017 AV)
T 020 -620 31 25 / E info@rijnjameijer.nl
(criminal law, tenancy law, labour law)
The walk-in consultation is available on weekdays between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM. You can schedule an appointment or use our office facilities during this time:
Monday
10:00 – 16:00
Tuesday
10:00 – 16:00
Wednesday
10:00 – 16:00
Thursday
10:00 – 13:00
Friday
10:00 – 16:00
Accessible by tram 1 (J.P. Heijestraat stop) or tram 7/17 (Nicolaas Beetstraat stop).