Integration Manager with the Irish Immigrant Council, Teresa Buczkowska, is currently on a trip to the Polish/Ukraine border to assess the situation and she joined me to discuss what she has seen over the last 4 days and the challenges facing the EU and Ireland. This is an emotional listen and I'm very grateful to Teresa for her time.
To support the organisations she mentions please see the following:
The Halina Niec Law Centre provides legal support to people of colour evacuated from Ukraine. They are not a subject to the Temporary Protection Status so they often end up in immigration detention Centrum Pomocy Prawnej im. Haliny Nieć » Home (pomocprawna.org)
The Avalon Foundations is providing specialiesd support in evacuating refugees with disabilities. Their fundraising platform is in Polish only
Zbiórka na Centrum Pomocy Uchodźcom z Niepełnosprawnościami - Helpuj.pl
The Polish Humanitarian Action is going to start issuing debit cards with funds to refugees from Ukraine Donate - Polska Akcja Humanitarna (pah.org.pl)