WHERE TO LOOK FOR HELP

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ASSISTANCE DURING QUARANTINESOCIAL WELFARE CENTER:

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WHAT CAN
YOU DO?

Call the social welfare Center in the city where
you live for basic informa�onIn this par�cular period, social welfare Centersshould focus on helping the elderly, lonely anddisabled people - especially those in need ofquaran�ne support. They are in the mostdiﬃcult situa�on and are o�en unable to copeby themselves.

h�ps://empa�a.mpips.gov.pl/lista-instytucji-ps/wojewodztwo-wielkopolskie

Warning! If you have informa�on about people who need help during quaran�ne, it should be
forwarded to the social welfare Center.

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POLICEMEN
CAN HELP!

Police oﬃcers in coopera�on with Territorial
Defense Forces and sanitary services check
whether you are at home. These services will pay
special a�en�on to lonely, elderly or disabled
people. They will provide informa�on about suchpeople to the social welfare Center.

Important! A social worker from the social
welfare Center will contact you if possible byphone. It is a ma�er of the safety of all of us andthe possible reduc�on of risk of further epidemic
development.
Important! From April 1, 2020, it is mandatory to
install the Home Quaran�ne applica�on, which
is designed to monitor the quaran�ne process
for people covered by mandatory homequaran�ne. You can download it there:h�ps://www.gov.pl/web/koronawirus/kwarantanna-domowa

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HOT MEALAT HOME

If you are an elderly, lonely or disabled person, ora family - and you are unable to provide yourself
with a hot meal or food, the municipality canprovide such assistance upon request. Meals and2.

food products will be provided by the designatedpersons in a given commune, in coopera�onwithvolunteers
ofnon-governmentalorganiza�ons. The social welfare Center also
cooperates with the local unit of the Volunteer
Fire Brigade, the Police, and the Territorial
Defense Forces. These can also deliver meals andfood for you, if necessary.

DO YOU NEED HELP FROM A PSYCHOLOGIST?

Call the social welfare Center in yourmunicipality or poviat family support(powiatowe centrum pomocy rodzinie).
Contact with the voivodeship or poviat crisis
management center appropriate for theplace of residence is also possible.

Everyone who needs psychological support can contact
specialists from Territorial defense forces (wojskobrony terytorialnej) for help. WOT psychologists are
running a special hotline 24h. Their help is available toeveryone. To use it, simply call 800-100-102 or use avideo call in Skype.

Free remote assistance from psychologists of public ins�tu�ons, NGOs and private en��es ready toprovide psychological support to people in par�cular need.
h�ps:// www.poznan.pl/mim/wortals/news,9420/wortal,364/wsparcie-psychologiczne-skorzystaj-z-porad-specjalistow,145629

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3.1

OTHER

Remember - contact by phone oremail the unit appropriate foryour place of residence.

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preparedinGRASSROOTSINITIATIVESIn addi�on to contac�ng ins�tu�ons, grassrootsini�a�ves can be an alterna�ve way to seek help. In
social media (e.g. on Facebook), Visible Hand is an
example of such ac�vity. Also local groups dedicated toci�es can be helpful.

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3.2 FOR HELP?

SUPPORT
3.3 FROM NGO

Polish Red Cross

Some non-governmental organiza�ons (e.g.
volunteering) can oﬀer help during this diﬃcult
�me. Contact your local volunteer center for
further informa�on. Also, local units of the Polish
Red Cross or Caritas can provide support in �mesof need (e.g. in the form of diners).

h�p://www.pck-poznan.pl/kontakt

Caritas branches in Wielkopolska Regionh�ps://www.caritas.pl/szukam-pomocy

Center for Senior Ini�a�vesh�ps://www.centrumis.pl

The Wielkopolska Coordina�ng Councilof the Union of Non-GovernmentalOrganiza�onsh�ps://www.wrk.org.pl

The Wielkopolska Coordina�ng Council of theUnion of Non-Governmental Organiza�ons runs
13 Local Volunteer Centers in Wielkopolska
where you can try to get help.

If you are a foreigner - check the messages published by the embassy, it can behelpful. We recommend you to visit the website of the Department of Foreigners ofthe Wielkopolska Voivodship Oﬃce in Poznań.
h�ps://www.migrant.poznan.uw.gov.pl/pl/faq

There are, among others, answers tofrequently asked ques�ons and updates
on current situa�on, the website
operates in three languages.If you don't
know where to address or need advice
on legalizing your stay and work during
the COVID-19 pandemic, you feel
insecure, you got lost in the regula�ons
and you don't know how to refer to them- call / write to Migrant Info Point - a
non-governmental organiza�on that
supports foreigners in Wielkopolska.

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MIP supports migrants in four languages: Polish,
English, Ukrainian, Russian. MIP oﬀers freespecialist consulta�ons, legal consultancy andconsulta�ons with a professional advisor.
h�p://www.migrant.poznan.ploﬃce@migrant.poznan.pl+48 796 522 506
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