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WELCOME

CARE FARMING IN THE NETHERLANDS

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CARE FARMS IN THE NETHERLANDS

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  • 1.300 farms
  • 450 mio value in Care annually (345.000/farm av)
  • 36.000 clients per year
  • 15.000 employees
  • Participants in youth, adult, elderly, mental/physical disabilities, developmental and brain related challenges, addiction, law enforcement, (school/work) reintegration…
  • Day programs, short term stay, live-in care
  • Fully integrated in the health care system
  • Contracts at local and regional level, with governments, persons and insurance companies.

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FEDERATION OF CARE FARMS

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  • 15 regional member organisations,
  • 1000 farms
  • National office
  • Purpose/activities:
    • Improve and secure quality
    • (National) advocacy
    • Communication (intern & extern)
    • Innovation
    • Education

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FARM SUPPORT

  • Regional organizations: selection, support, intervision, external visitation
  • Handbook for starters
  • Quality framework
  • Academy with varying topics for farmers and employees
  • Quality certification and knowledge bank
  • Website and knowledge bank
  • National complaints center
  • Risks assessment organization
  • Newsletters

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MONTANA CARE FARM PROGRAM�HTTPS://APLUSHC.COM/FARM-BASED-PROGRAMS/

Funded programs:

  • AOA
  • SDMI
  • DD Waiver
  • Youth programs
  • Nursing homes
  • Voc rehab

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QUESTIONS

WWW.ZORGBOEREN.NL

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AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT?

  • South Korea
  • Japan

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South Korea

Japan

Canada

USA

Germany

France 

Italy

Spain

Belgium

Chec Republic

Slovakia

Finland

Switzerland

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CHARACTERISTIC OF A SOCIAL FARM:��OUTSIDE, TOGETHER, IN A NORMAL LIFE

I belong and I participate

I can choose usefull work

We eat healthy

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The rhythm on the farm offers me structure

I get natural exercise at the farm

There is space and I can be outside

On the farm it is just like in normal life

I am seen and heard

I get the chance to learn

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