More than 52% of adults in Kerkrade (18 years and older) feel lonely at times. That is why the municipality of Kerkrade is committed to reducing loneliness. In the beginning, the approach focused mainly on the elderly, but it has now been extended to all ages.
Together we are creating cross-border senior-friendly municipalities so that all seniors in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion can continue to enjoy participating in everyday life!
The Labor Market Region of South Limburg is committed to combating (youth) unemployment and the employment guidance of people distanced from the labor market.
On the site of the former sports complex with swimming pool D'r Pool, an entirely new attractive residential area will soon be created. Demolition of the existing buildings began in September 2023. On the vacant site, luxury residential apartments and town houses are then expected to be built in 2025 in an attractive green park-like residential environment.
The Municipality of Kerkrade has completed work on the realization of the recreational connection through the Holzkuil area. This connection was realized as the IBA project 2.9 "Ikgroenhet - restoration and construction of recreational walking and cycling connections."
Sinds 2011 wordt de gemeentelijke onderscheiding uitgereikt aan jongeren van 6 tot en met 21 jaar die zich belangeloos en vrijwillig hebben ingezet voor de medemens in de gemeente Kerkrade.
In the Life Tree Forest Kerkrade, you can adopt a tree as a memento of a special event. A special memento that grows and blossoms anew every year. The life tree forest, the most beautiful place for a living memory!
Gemeente Kerkrade is tackling loneliness with the Ontmoetingsbus. This bus is intended to meet people, find a listening ear and make new contacts. The bus runs six half-days a week through various neighborhoods in Kerkrade. Do you feel like a cup of coffee and a chat? Then come to the Ontmoetingsbus in your neighborhood.
In Kerkrade, the organizations MeanderGroep Zuid-Limburg, LEVANTOgroep, SGL, XONAR, Impuls, Radar, GGD Zuid-Limburg, NOVIzorg, the Platform Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning Kerkrade and the municipality of Kerkrade have joined forces.
The remediation of shaft Willem II started in October 2022. Based on research commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, published in December 2016, it was decided to take a number of measures regionally to reduce the likelihood of potential impacts from past mining.
With Vie - Living on the Move, the municipality of Kerkrade works with its residents and social local and regional partners on health and vitality. It is a place where people care for each other, move together, learn from each other and work together.
Children ages 6 to 12 can have a blast with activities such as singing, cooking, sports, dancing, photography, meditation, reading and much more during Zomerschool Kerkrade.
