Foreigner Help Center in Łódź

The team of the Foreigner Help Center offers comprehensive services in the following areas:

  • navigating the intricacies of public institutions, including schools, municipal offices, social services, police, healthcare providers;
  • legalization of stay;
  • finding a job and a place to stay;
  • intervention in cases of violence and discrimination;
  • professional counseling, especially legal and mental health;
  • interpreting, especially in official matters;
  • Polish language classes for all age groups;
  • information on available auxiliary, educational, and cultural opportunities;
  • promotion of anti-discrimination social campaigns.

Those interested in our services should get in touch by phone or email to schedule an appointment.

All of our services are provided free of charge. We speak five languages: Polish, English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarussian.

ABOUT US

Information Point for Foreigners in Łódź

Foreigner Help Center is a part of the Łódź Multicultural Center (Łódzkie Centrum Wielokulturowe, ŁCW), an initiative of the Center of Family Services and Koper Pomaga Foundation, co-sponsored by the Łódź City Hall. In 2021-2022, the Center was operated by the Ocalenie Foundation and the Opus Center.

Łódź Multicultural Center strives to facilitate social integration of foreigners, new arrivals to our city, and their Polish neighbors. We believe meaningful social integration is a multifaceted process. It involves legal and logistical help, but also, and more importantly, various initiatives promoting communication and bringing together the people of Łódź.

According to the Łódź City Hall, in 2018-2019 as much as 12% of the local workforce was Ukrainian. The daily Gazeta Wyborcza estimates that foreigners comprise a fifth of the city inhabitants. The City Hall, aware of the implications of such data and interested in facilitating social integration, decided to launch Łódź Multicultural Center.

The visitors to the Help Center can take advantage of our multicultural assistants, lawyers, therapists, and job counselors who speak Polish, English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarussian. We also provide support via phone and email. The Center runs Polish language classes for all age groups, as well as other integration initiatives, workshops, urban walks, anti-discrimination campaigns, and various events.

OUR TEAM

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Coordinator, Foreigner Help Center

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Mariia Nowacka

Multicultural Assistant, Foreigner Help Center

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Yulia Lysa

Intercultural Assistant in the Help Center for Foreigners in Łódź

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CONTACT

Information Point for Foreigners in Łódź

address: Kościuszki 48/1 Łódź
phone: 722 25 28 28
mail: info@koperpomaga.org
www: https://cw.lodz.pl/

Office opening
hours:

Monday: 1 pm – 7 pm
Tuesday: 9 am – 3 pm
Wednesday: 9 am – 3 pm
Thursday: 1 pm – 7 pm
Friday: 9 am – 3 pm

Those interested in our services should get in touch by phone or email to schedule an appointment.

All our services are provided free of charge. We speak 5 languages: Polish, English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarussian.