Children's programs
The Ocalenie Foundation labors toward the wellbeing of children and youth that have refugee and migration experience. We aim to provide them with safe conditions to learn, play and develop. As part of the Help Center for Foreigners, we offer psychological help to the youngest. In 2022 children have benefited from our help.
Ocalenie Foundation runs day care centers for all children and their families with migration, including refugee experience. We aim to counteract social exclusion by creating a friendly and safe space for them. We try to level their opportunities by providing them with daily learning support and helping them integrate.
If you would like to enroll your child in our day care center, please write to us at [email protected]
We will contact you and tell you how to do it.
“Wiedza do potęgi” is a tutoring program with a goal to support the education of foreign youth, primarily those who face difficulties in learning and are at risk of discontinuing their education. Program participants receive assistance in their studies, including individual meetings with a tutor, tutoring sessions, workshops, group meetings, and cultural outings. Program staff members are also in constant contact with the families of the participants, offering them necessary support.
During the school year 2023/2024, 100 children have received support from the program among which some are from Chechnya, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Uzbekistan, Syria, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Yemen, and Venezuela.
The program is dedicated for individuals who meet the specified criteria:
Legally reside in the territory of Poland ( within Mazovia Voivodeship).
Are between 9 and 17 years old.
Voluntarily expressed their desire to participate in the program.
Attend elementary or secondary school.
Do not receive similar educational assistance from subjects other than schools, such as other non-governmental organizations.
Have a sufficient command of the Polish language to utilize the support provided within the program.
Are not engaged in paid employment to an extent that hinders their education and compliance with compulsory schooling and learning obligations as per the prevailing law.
Priority for participation in the program is given to individuals residing in Poland based on refugee status, subsidiary protection, consent for tolerated stay, consent for humanitarian reasons, temporary protection, humanitarian visa, temporary stay permit granted for other specific circumstances as defined in Article 186(1)(9) of the Act on Foreigners, as well as individuals in the process of applying for international protection in Poland.
During the selection the participants we prioritize those with refugee status, subsidiary protection, tolerated status, consent for humanitarian reasons, temporary protection, humanitarian visa, temporary stay permit granted for other specific circumstances as defined in Article 186(1)(9) of the Act on Foreigners, as well as those children that are in the process of applying for international protection in Poland.
Form of support
Each child participating in the program receives assistance from a volunteer and on the top of that an ongoing academic support.
Participants can take up tutoring classes in subjects such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.
Students in 8th grade and high school can participate in group classes for Polish, mathematics, and English, which prepare them for exams.
Participants are under the care of program staff members who support their families and monitor the child’s progress.
Each participant can participate in group meetings and recreational and cultural outings.
Individuals in need receive psychological or psychotherapeutic support.
Scholarship
Each of the individuals participating in the program can apply for a scholarship for the duration of the school year. The scholarship covers the educational needs of the student as well as school fees (parent council fees, insurance, lunches, field trips, and textbooks). Since 2018, a total of 78 scholarships have been awarded.
In the school year 2023/24, 36 individuals are receiving scholarships.
CPC can offer you psychological and psychotherapeutic assistance after the first consultation at our headquarters. We provide support for adults, children and adolescents in the following languages: Polish, English, Arabic, Ukrainian, Russian, French, Farsi, Dari and Tajic. We are able to organize consultations in other languages with the support of a trained translator.