In late February 2022, the war in Ukraine began. The conflict is putting millions of Ukrainians in danger. Due to the bombing of civilian facilities, people are losing their lives or the lives of their loved ones. They need our immediate response. So Caritas Poland is asking for your help.

We are working round the clock to ensure the safety of Ukrainian families. Donate now and support those who are escaping to Poland and those who remain in Ukraine.

PLEASE DONATE NOW! Your:

50 USD (240 PLN) – is enough e.g. to buy milk, diapers or other hygiene products for a child

1800 USD (865 PLN) – is enough e.g. to buy food for a family for a week

330 USD (1580 PLN) – is enough e.g. to buy basic medicines and hygiene products for elderly people

500 USD (2400 PLN) – is enough e.g. to accommodate one family for one month

Using the payment form below you choose the donation amount in USD. Regardless of your credit/debit card currency (USD, EURO or other) your payment will be automatically converted to PLN.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT: As Caritas Poland we appeal for solidarity with the Ukrainian people and participation in the „Help for Ukraine” action. On this website you can find data for international bank transfers in Euro, USD and GBP. You can use the online donation form as well. Every donation counts.

BUSINESS INITIATIVES: Does your company want to help Ukraine financially? Caritas Poland supports Ukrainians who remained in the war-torn country. Caritas also helps war refugees, organizes transport, food, accommodation, medicine and most necessary supplies for them. We ensure that children, women and the elderly can safely survive in Poland. Join the „Help for Ukraine” initiative!

CARITAS POLAND RESPONDS TO THE CRISIS

Caritas Poland helps Ukrainian refugees who are coming to Poland and responded to the humanitarian appeal of its sister organizations in Ukraine – the Roman Catholic Caritas-SPES and Greek Catholic Caritas Ukraine. The scope of assistance provided by Caritas covers all the areas of life that have been devastated by the war.

HELP IN UKRAINE: Since the beginning of the war, Caritas Poland has already sent thousands of trucks and minibuses, transporting tons of essentials: food, hygiene products and bandages, as well as electric generators, cleaning supplies, blankets, sleeping bags, pillows and flashlights. The value of these transports (as of January 2023) is about 200 million PLN (c. 50 million USD/EUR, 40 million GBP). Caritas-SPES and Caritas Ukraine have already received over half a million PLN from Caritas Poland. These funds allow for conducting the most urgent activities.

HELP FOR UKRAINIANS IN POLAND: Caritas is responding to the challenges of the largest wave of refugees in Europe since World War II. At the peak of the crisis, the refugees were helped by 20,000 Caritas volunteers, including 1,300 directly at the border. 

Caritas has opened Tents of Hope in several Polish border towns. These are places where everyone can get warm, eat and drink tea. There are corners for children and supplies of warm sleeping bags. We provide opportunities to charge phones, offer smiles and a kind word. We are passionate about helping.

In the first months of war, diocesan Caritas have supported more than 8.6 thousand people, including more than 4.7 thousand children, giving them shelter in 210 centers. Additionally, nearly 30 thousand refugees hosted in Polish homes were also supported by diocesan Caritas centers. In more than 130 Caritas centers we help children, women and elderly people. Every day we serve nearly 47 thousand meals to refugees. So far, over 438 thousand people have already benefitted from this form of assistance.

Caritas has organized evacuations and prepared about 2,500 places for Ukrainian orphans and children from foster families. Caritas helps to organize treatment for sick Ukrainian children (including oncology patients). All those in need are offered psychological support, help with translating documents or finding temporary accommodation.

In addition to Ukrainians, many citizens of other countries who were in Ukraine at the time of the outbreak of the war receive assistance and aid. Caritas helps them arrange transportation to the countries of their origin. Among many others, students from Ghana received such support – Caritas evacuated them from Ukraine and helped them arrange tickets to return to their homes.

We are currently preparing for long-term aid to Ukraine. We have opened 32 Migrant and Refugee Assistance Centres in Poland. We provide free accommodation, social and psychological assistance, help settle legal matters, find Polish language course or rent an apartment. Before Christmas 2022, we also organized a meeting for the beneficiaries of our Centre at Towarowa 25a Street, Warsaw, which is visited daily by several dozen to even several hundred people.

We launched the ”Family to Family” program in Ukraine. Until October 2023, 620 Ukrainian families from the Kyiv-Zhytomyr diocese will receive direct cash support for the most urgent needs, such as the purchase of fuel and food or minor repairs in a damaged house. Each family member receives approximately 2,200 hryvnias (approximately USD 60 per month). Up to 4 family members can receive subsidies, which gives a maximum of almost UAH 9,000 per family (USD 250) per month.

In January 2023, we opened our first 5 Points of Hope in Ukraine – places where Ukrainians suffering from Russian air raids receive protection from darkness and cold – in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia and Khmelnytskyi. With the help of Caritas-SPES, we are going to open a total od 18 Points of Hope.

GRATITUDE FOR HELP

In these difficult times, the amount of good we show to strangers whose lives are in danger is amazing. See how grateful the Ukrainian refugees are for the heart and help they have already received.