ocalenie.org.pl

Ocalenie Foundation is a non-profit public benefit organization based in Warsaw that has supported people with migration and refugee experience in Poland since 2000. Its Help Center for Foreigners provides free day-to-day assistance, legal aid, psychological support and career counseling. Other programs include free adult Polish language courses, Refugees Welcome Poland, which matches refugees with room rentals, tutoring for refugee children and youth, advocacy, and humanitarian assistance on the Polish-Belarusian border.

The foundation's beneficiaries are foreigners in Poland, regardless of the border they entered through or their region of origin. Its activities are funded by donations, the 1.5% personal income tax designation and volunteers, with about 400 volunteers a year according to the team page. Commercial activities such as workshops for companies and expert services are carried out by Ocalenie spółka z o.o., of which the foundation is the sole shareholder, and their income supports the foundation's statutory goals. The foundation also works with companies on ESG commitments.

The Help Center for Foreigners has operated in Warsaw since 2004, and the Polish courses since 2009. The Knowledge to the Max tutoring program has run since 2018, and the foundation has worked at the Polish-Belarusian border since August 2021. The foundation periodically recruits new team members.

Product: Free assistance, Polish language courses, tutoring, room-rental matching for refugees, and advocacy for migrants in Poland