Children's programs
Ocalenie Foundation works for the benefit of children and youth with migration and refugee experience. We run day care centers, provide educational support, offer psychological assistance, and cover entire families with integration support. We strive to provide the youngest with safe conditions for learning, playing, and development.
Day care center is located in a MAL (Local Activity Place) in the Ochota district and is open to all children with migration experience, including refugee experience.
Our main goal is to support children in the education process — the youngest learn Polish with us, prepare for school classes, and receive individual tutoring when necessary. They also have access to psychological assistance, participate in trips to cultural institutions, and attend developmental activities. The day care center operates from Monday to Friday between 12:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
Enrollment
We conduct enrollment for the day care center starting in September.
To enroll a child, the parent or legal guardian schedules an interview at the center. Following the interview and mutual agreement to cooperate, we send a link to the application form.
Contact for enrollment:
“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.
Scholarships
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.
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.