Purmerend, NH

Purmerend, NH lowers barriers for first-time homebuyers with its Starter Loan program

Purmerend approved a 1.2-million euro fund for first-time buyers. Eligible applicants live or work in the municipality and purchase homes priced under the National Mortgage Guarantee limit. The Starter Loan fund offers up to 20% of the purchase or a maximum of 45,000 euros per recipient. Local officials anticipated strong uptake by young residents that would free up space in social housing and affordable private housing.

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Purmerend, NH

Netherlands

Purmerend, NH partners with mental health service to develop residential facility for young adults

The Municipality of Purmerend is partnering with the Heeren van Zorg mental health service to develop a residential facility for young adults, between the ages of 16 and 27, who need support. The facility will provide independent housing, social skills training, daily activities, and financial support to ten residents at a time.

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Purmerend, NH

Netherlands

Purmerend, NH launched healthy eating pilot providing fresh vegetables to families with infants

The Municipality of Purmerend, alongside neighboring municipalities, is partnering with National Action Plan Vegetables and Fruit to launch the "Baby Vegetable Bag" pilot program. During the 8-week pilot, 200 families with an infant between 4-12 months old received weekly Baby Vegetable Bags. The bags contained freezer containers, blenders, fresh vegetables from local farmers, and recipes to promote long-term healthy eating preferences for children.

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Purmerend, NH

Netherlands

Purmerend, NH new voting booth helps residents with visual impairments vote independently

The Municipality of Purmerend installed a new voting booth which allows residents with visual impairments to vote independently. The voting booth uses a voting mold with tactile numbers and Braille that was developed specifically for the ballot paper. The voting booth uses headphones to explain which parties and candidates are on the list. The municipality's polling stations have staff available at all times to provide additional support when needed.

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Purmerend, NH

Netherlands