The organiser of a fundraiser for Stichting Different Colors, a walk-in centre in Amsterdam-Zuidoost for homeless single mothers and their children, sought to recover a large part of the €42,000 raised and redirect it to another organisation. The organiser said she acted through a lawyer after receiving reports from several mothers that founder Anja Matyjaszczuk had said the organiser wanted to keep the money herself.

Matyjaszczuk denied the allegations and said misunderstandings may have arisen from the mothers’ differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds. A single report said that nine board members have left the foundation since its 2023 founding; some former members described Matyjaszczuk as acting unilaterally, while also noting her work helping homeless families. The foundation’s board said it has taken a new, professional direction. The centre, which had closed indefinitely in late September citing renovation and reorganisation, reopened on 21 October.