Call for young people to contribute ideas about youth meeting places (JOPs) in West Maas en Waal

At the end of January, the municipal executive decided that two locations would be established in the municipality of West Maas en Waal where young people can meet. One in Beneden-Leeuwen and one in Dreumel. In March, the appointed project office and the municipality would like to discuss this further with young people.

In conversation with young people 

In order to determine a suitable form and location for the youth meeting places (JOPs), the municipality is keen to engage in dialogue with young people. It is important that the location meets the needs of young people, so that they develop a shared sense of responsibility for the place. The project office is organizing the meeting. They are doing this in collaboration with the municipality and the youth worker from the welfare organization Sociom.

Meeting at VTC Wamel

The meeting for young people will take place on Wednesday, March 20, at the VTC Wamel. This location was chosen because it is located between Dreumel and Beneden-Leeuwen. Not only young people from Dreumel or Beneden-Leeuwen are allowed to use the JOPs. The locations are also intended for young people from other villages. The meeting will start with fries and a snack at 5:30 p.m. The substantive part will begin at 6:00 p.m. We will finish at 8:00 p.m.

Register for a meeting with the youth worker

Young people who want to discuss and contribute ideas about the JOPs can contact Maurits Badal, youth worker at Sociom. He can be reached at mauritsbadal@sociom.nl or by phone (WhatsApp) at 06 8233 0110.

What happens next?

After the meeting, the project office will continue its work. They will use the principles to conduct a strengths and weaknesses analysis for the potential locations. They will then draw up a preliminary design for both villages. 
A second meeting for young people will be organized around May. They will be shown the preliminary design. A meeting will also be organized for local residents to view the preliminary design.
The information from both meetings will be collected. The project office will incorporate the information into the final design for both villages. The final design for both locations will then be fed back to both the young people and local residents.