Countrywide Services and Helplines

1. Halina Niec Legal Aid Center

• Services: Free legal advice for asylum-seekers, refugees, and stateless persons.
  • Contact: (+48) 693 390 502 (also WhatsApp); [email protected], pomocprawna.org

2. Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights

• Services: Free legal assistance.
  • Contact: (+48) 789 065 118 (Mon-Fri, 14:00-17:00), [email protected], hfhr.pl
  • Working hours: Mon-Fri, 14:00–17:00.

3. Association for Legal Intervention (Stowarzyszenie Interwencji Prawnej)

• Services: Free legal assistance; integration assistance; medical, social, and housing support.
  • Contact: (+48) 880 145 372 (Mon-Fri, between 15:00-16:00 to make an appointment), [email protected], interwencjaprawna.pl
  • Dedicated website for people arriving from Ukraine: ukraina.interwencjaprawna.pl

4. Ocalenie Foundation

• Services: Free legal advice, Polish language lessons, psychological assistance, integration support programs, housing search support.
  • Address: Krucza 6/14a Str., Warsaw
  • Contact: (+48) 228 280 450, [email protected], en.ocalenie.org.pl
  • Social media: facebook.com/FundacjaOcalenie, instagram.com/fundacjaocalenie
  • Working hours: Mon-Thu, 10:00-17:00; Fri, 10:00-15:00.

5. The Rule of Law Institute Foundation (FIPP – Fundacja Instytut na rzecz Państwa Prawa)

• Services: legal aid.
  • Address: ul. Chopina 14/70, Lublin
  • Contact: (+48) 81 743 6800, (+48) 881 917 171, (+48) 884 006 774, ?[email protected], panstwoprawa.org , loginlublin.pl
  • Working hours: Mon-Fri, 09:00-16:00.

Please note that this section will be updated shortly…

1. Governmental resources for employment

• Online central jobs database: oferty.praca.gov.pl
• Employment Information and Counseling Center “Green Line” (“Zielona Linia”):
  • Helpline (toll-free): 19524
  • Website: zielonalinia.gov.pl
• Mobile application ePraca:
  • Android: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.gov.epraca
  • iOS: apps.apple.com/pl/app/aplikacja-epraca/id1601823469

 2. Unions Help Refugees

• Services: information and legal assistance (on employment rights, working conditions and wages, contracts, discrimination), training programs and webinars.
  • Infoline: toll-free hotline number (+48) 800 800 605
  • Telegram: t.me/cozzuhr
  • FAQ/Knowledge base: uhr.org.pl/en/knowledge-base/
  • Social media: facebook.com/UnionsHelpRefugees