It takes a community to build a
Community Centre.
We’re creating a place in Amsterdam-Zuidoost for connection, practical support, families, work, faith and community.
Help us raise €1 million to complete and equip the Centre, and open its doors to the neighbourhood.
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Why we’re building a Community Centre
A growing neighbourhood needs places that
bring people together.
Across Amsterdam-Zuidoost, the numbers show real challenges around loneliness, wellbeing and connection with neighbours.
26%
The highest loneliness rate in Amsterdam, right here in Zuidoost.
72→56%
Happiness in the district has fallen in ten years — the lowest of any area in the city.
55→38%
Weekly contact with neighbours has dropped by almost a third.
4→8%
The share of people who feel unsafe where they live has doubled.
Source: Gemeente Amsterdam, Onderzoek, Informatie en Statistiek (OIS) — Amsterdam in Cijfers, 2024.
With ±20,000 new homes coming to Amsterdam-Zuidoost over the coming years, we are creating a place where connection grows too.
Our goal is to see these numbers change.
Imagine Community Centre
A place designed to
bring people together.
Imagine Community Centre will create a permanent place in Amsterdam-Zuidoost where people can meet, build relationships, find practical support, spend time with family, work and learn, explore faith and take part in community life.
Meet & Connect
Café, kids’ play area and welcoming spaces to spend time together.
Work & Learn
Co-working space, training, seminars and room to grow.
Families & Children
Play, family activities, youth events and spaces designed for all ages.
Find Support
Practical help, C3 Cares and support for individuals and families.
Explore Faith
Ask questions, join conversations and explore faith together.
Gather & Celebrate
Rooms for hire, meetings, events, pilates and dance classes and community gatherings.
The building
What we’re building
Walk through the building before it opens
Explore the café, kids’ play area, co-working spaces and event rooms — and discover what each space will make possible.
Made possible
by
Imagine Community Centre is already well underway, thanks to the commitment, generosity and support of those who have helped bring the vision this far.
C3 Imagine
The community behind Imagine Community Centre. Through faithful giving over the years, C3 Imagine has already funded a substantial part of the Centre and laid the foundations for this project.
Gemeente Amsterdam
Supporting the development of Imagine Community Centre and its role as one of the central community hubs in the growing neighbourhood.
De Alliantie
A major housing association and experienced development partner, building 127 homes alongside the Community Centre.
Eteck
Our sustainable energy partner for the development, helping to create a future-ready and energy-efficient community centre and neighbourhood.
Our impact story
Actively investing in people and community since 2011.
Through C3 Imagine, we’ve been supporting individuals and families in Amsterdam-Zuidoost for over a decade. From meals and practical support to youth and family activities, we see the difference it makes when people feel supported, connected and part of a community.
The Community Centre gives us room to take this impact even further.
€1 million to help open the doors
What your financial support makes possible.
Creating spaces for connection
Welcoming spaces where people can meet, build relationships, spend time with family, work, find support and explore faith.
Complete and equip the Centre
Finish the essential work needed to turn the building under construction into a welcoming, functional place people can use.
Open the doors to the neighbourhood
Bring everything together so the Centre can become a place filled with people, activity and community.
Every contribution, however small or big, brings us one step closer to opening our doors.
Dedicated funds
Allocated to Imagine Community Centre.
Build community with us today.
Your support helps us take the next step toward opening Imagine Community Centre and creating more space for connection, support, families, work, faith and community.