Local service economy in Kortrijk September 8, 2006 10:49 AM Local service economy in Kortrijk Kortrijk plays a leading role in local service economy in Flanders. This is part of social economy, in which new services on the scale of a neighbourhood, are set up in order to improve the quality of life of the users by focussing on collective and personal needs.

Services at home paid with service vouchers February 7, 2006 3:34 PM Service vouchers are a method to pay individual help at home. Service vouchers cost 6.

Sport shed at the Vetex December 23, 2005 11:12 AM             Photo : Maarten François Since the beginning of November Mr. Gino Derveaux is a member of staff of the vzw Buurt en nabijheidsdiensten.

Mölndal visited Kortrijk October 19, 2005 11:22 AM Kortrijk has got the honour to welcome a delegation of 18 visitors from the city of Mölndal. From Tuesday 11th  until Friday 14th of October 2005, the 18 social and cultural workers, teachers and politicians had the opportunity to follow different presentations about city planning, culture, social economy, welfare, unemployment and cultural integration and Life Long Learning.

White Paper on Urban Policy July 5, 2006 7:48 AM         The Flemisch Community published in 2003 a white book on urban policy,The century of the city‘ which inspires also cities as Kortrijk in their vision about the development of Kortrijk. It is the result of two years of work, which started with background analyses and discussions between academics, experts and other stakeholders.

Exhibition about the Vetex December 23, 2005 11:20 AM After a reunion of the people living in the neighbourhood of Vetex, Kortrijk wants to keep the neighbours involved in the planning and development of the Vetex Poortgebouw. Therefore, one can read about the work in progress in the newspaper of the OCMW.

Makkie starts a new service December 23, 2005 11:04 AM Makkie is a social economy initiative at Kanaal 127 in Kortrijk. It now starts a transport service of the less mobile and persons of age.

One stop shop in child care September 28, 2005 2:51 PM Often parents have problems finding a place to drop their children when there are school holidays or when they go to their work. Or even when they want to follow a learning session in order to find a job.