Here you can find a list of institutions that specialize in different fields. This section is really useful for all the foreigners that need some kind of support in special areas such as: immigration procedures, job searches, legal consultation, psychological and social aid, low cost language courses, etc.
Warsaw
Fundacja “Ocalenie” | “Ocalenie” Foundation
Facebook: /FundacjaOcalenie
Website: www.ocalenie.org.pl
Description: The Foundation offers psychological counselling, therapy and consultation. The main aims of its activities are assisting refugees and immigrants on Polish territory (e.g. legal aid, making oral and written translations, assisting in contact with health services, helping with job or flat searches, psychological and social aid, explaining cross-cultural differences). The Foundation offers Polish language courses free of charge.
Contact: biuro@ocalenie.org.pl // +48 22 828 50 64
Address: ul. Koszykowa 24, lokal 1 (I piętro), Warsaw
Fundacja “Inna Przestrzeń”
Facebook: /InnaPrzestrzen
Website: www.przestrzen.art.pl
Description:The mission of the Foundation is to support democracy, human rights, multiculture and tolerance. Main area of its actions includes organization of multicultural events in Warsaw.
Contact: inna@przestrzen.art.pl // +48 22 299 04 29
Address: ul. Nowy Świat 23/25 lok. 32, 00-029 Warsaw
Punkt Info dla Migrantów
Facebook: /punktinfo
Description: A place where migrants can obtain information about all the institutions and organizations that support foreigners in Warsaw.
Contact: info@info-migrator.pl // +48 666 600 566
Address: ul. Jagiellońska 54, Warsaw
Opening hours: Mon-Sat, 15:00 – 19:00
Polskie Forum Migracyjne | Polish Migration Forum Foundation
Website: www.forummigracyjne.org
Description: Promoting the rights of migrants in Poland; supports and develops initiatives that lead to dialogue of people representing various cultures. Migrants can ask questions concerning their legal situation via Migration Helpline: www.forummigracyjne.org
Contact: info@forummigracyjne.org // +48 22 110 00 85
Address: ul. Szpitalna 5/14, Warsaw
Fundacja na Rzecz Różnorodności Społecznej
Facebook: /FundacjaNaRzeczRoznorodnosciSpolecznej
Website: www.ffrs.org.pl
Description: mission is to develop an open, diverse society by supporting intercultural dialogue and social integration, challenging discrimination, increasing knowledge and developing tools that strengthen social integration and equality, as well as empowering social minorities, migrants and migrant communities. The Foundation also offers Polish language courses.
Contact: biuro@ffrs.org.pl // +48 22 400 09 12
Address: ul. Wspólna 65 lok. 19, 00-687 Warsaw
Opening hours: Monday – Thursday, 9 am – 5 pm
Stowarzyszenie Interwencji Prawnej | Association for Legal Intervention
Facebook: /Stowarzyszenie.Interwencji.Prawnej
Website: www.interwencjaprawna.pl
Description: A non-profit organization with the aim of combating social exclusion through provision of free legal advice to people whose rights and freedoms are threatened or violated and raising legal and civil awareness in the society.
Contact: interwencja@interwencjaprawna.pl // +48 22 621 51 65
Address: ul. Siedmiogrodzka 5/51, Warsaw
Opening hours:
on Mondays: 12 am – 4 pm
on Tuesdays: 10 am – 4 pm
on Wednesdays: 10 am – 7 pm
on Thursdays: 10 am – 4 pm
on Fridays: 10 am – 4 pm
Fundacja Rozwoju “Oprócz Granic”
Facebook: /fundacjafrog
Website: www.frog.org.pl
Description: The Foundation offers Polish language courses, English language courses and free legal advising service for foreigners.
Contact: biuro@frog.org.pl // +48 22 403 78 72 // +48 517 459 418
Address: ul. Mazowiecka 12/24, Warsaw
Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 11 am – 5 pm
Fundacja dla Somalii | Foundation for Somalia
Facebook: /FundacjadlaSomalii
Website: www.fds.org.pl
Description: The Foundation’s mission is to promote intercultural dialogue, diversity as well as exchange of cultural experiences. It promotes knowledge and education mainly about Arab and African countries, and realizes many integration projects for migrants and refugees. The Foundation offers Polish language courses.
Contact: biuro@fds.org.pl // +48 22 658 04 87
Address: ul. Bracka 18/63, II piętro, Warsaw
Immigrants in Action
Website: en.immigrantsinaction.pl
Description: Free of charge: legal advice regarding legal residence, business in Poland, finding a legal job in Poland, career counseling and free Polish language courses.
Contact: biuro@fds.org.pl // +48 607 858 868 // +48 22 658 04 87
Address: Bracka 18/63, Warsaw
Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka | Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights
Facebook: /Helsińska-Fundacja-Praw-Człowieka-Pomoc-Prawna-dla-Uchodźców-i-Migrantów
Website: www.hfhr.pl
Description: The mission of the Foundation is to promote the development of a culture based on the respect of freedom and human rights in Poland and abroad.
Contact: hfhr@hfhrpol.waw.pl // +48 22 556 44 40
Address: ul. Zgoda 11, Warsaw
Gdańsk
Centrum Wsparcia Imigrantów i Imigrantek | Immigrant Support Centre
Facebook: /cwiitrojmiasto
Website: www.cwii.org.pl
Description: The Centre offers legal advice, support contacting Polish public institutions, free Polish language courses, psychological support, as well as social assistance in difficult situations. The staff speaks Polish, English and Russian.
Contact: centrum@cwii.org.pl // +48 512 949 109
Address: ul. Miszewskiego 17, room 103, Gdansk
Opening hours:
Tuesdays: 10 am – 6 pm
Wednesdays: 10 am – 6 pm
Thursday: 10 am – 6 pm
Lublin
Caritas Archidiecezji Lubelskiej – Centrum Pomocy Migrantom i Uchodźcom
Description: Legal assistance for foreigners
Contact: migranci-lublin@caritas.pl // +48 81 743-71-86
Address: ul. Prymasa Stefana Wyszyńskiego 2 (wejście od Alei Unii Lubelskiej 15, pokój 20,21,22)
Opening hours: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 9 am – 2 pm
Poznan
Migrant Info Point
Facebook: /migrantinfopoint
Website: www.migrant.poznan.pl
Description: Provides information and advices about life in Poznan and legal regulations concerning foreigners.
Contact: +48 61 829 11 00
Address: Grunwaldzka 6, 2nd floor, room 253, Poznań
Opening hours: Tuesdays: 2 pm – 8 pm, Thursdays: 9 am – 3 pm
Wroclaw
NOMADA Association
Facebook: /nomada.wroclaw
Website: nomada.info.pl
Description: The association works for popularization and protection of human rights. The main methods include: development projects, education, monitoring, advocacy, intervention, legal support, training, conferences, debates, publications and literary journalism.
Contact: nomada@nomada.info.pl // +48 71 307 03 35
Address: ul. Paulińska 4/8, Wroclaw
Opening hours:
Monday 4 pm – 8 pm
Wednesday 11 am – 4 pm
Thursdays 5 pm – 8 pm
