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