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
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, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Budget Management (Budgetbeheer): FIBU
T 020 – 252 60 60
FIBU Location Elisabeth Wolffstraat
Elisabeth Wolffstraat 2-4 (1052 RR)
T 020 – 252 60 60
FIBU Location Flierbosdreef
T 020 – 252 60 60
Flierbosdreef 23 (1102 BV)
FIBU Location Valckenierstraat
T 020 – 252 60 60
Valckenierstraat 2-4
Postbus 9570
1006 GB 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
Doctors of the World (Dokters van de Wereld)
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.
Advokatenkollectief Oost
Wibautstraat 29 (1091 GH)
T 020 – 665 59 77 / E admin@akoost.nl
Binnenstadadvocaten
Binnengasthuisstraat 148 (1012 ZG)
T 020 – 627 18 16 / E info@binnenstadadvocaten.nl / [website]
De Graaf aan de kade
Piet Heinkade 229 (1019 HM)
T 020 – 676 66 90 / E info@woudegraaf.nl
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).