Stichting Huis aan de Kleine Plas

Huis aan de Kleine Plas is an accessible IPSO center in Maarssen for people who have ever been diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones. The center offers a safe and welcoming place for meeting others, finding peer support, relaxation, information, and activities that contribute to quality of life, resilience, and self-determination. Activities at the center consist of professionally guided workshops and classes as well as activities organized by volunteers. Examples include a creative studio, writing and culinary workshops; yoga, tai chi, and mindfulness classes; a walking group, a craft club, a book café, and cooking together. In addition there are peer support groups, themed gatherings, and a ‘Sing for Life’ choir will be organized. By having professionals and volunteers work together, an accessible, varied, and sustainable range of offerings is created in which expertise and experiential knowledge reinforce each other.