Spotkanie interesariuszy projektu „Rekomendacja do ogólnopolskiego modelu pomocy osobom bezdomnym w okresie zimowym”. 26 listopada 2008 r. – Warszawa, MPiPS.

Powstaje ko³o naszego Towarzystwa w Lubinie. Wszystkich zainteresowanych problemem bezdomno¶ci i pomoc± osobom bezdomnym w duchu ¶w. Brata Alberta zapraszamy na zebranie informacyjne w ¶rodê 19 listopada 2008 do ko¶cio³a ¶w. Wojciecha (ul. Budowniczych LGOM) po Mszy ¶w. o godz. 18-tej.

Kwesta na cmentarzach w dniu Wszystkich ¦wiêtych jest sprawdzon± form± zbierania ¶rodków na dzia³alno¶æ placówek. Jej celem jest tak¿e przypomnienie spo³eczeñstwu o ludziach bezdomnych i skrajnie ubogich. Najbardziej popularna jest na Podkarpaciu, gdzie w tym roku kwestowa³o 8 kó³: Dynów, Jaros³aw, Krosno, £añcut, Mielec, Przemy¶l, Sanok i Stalowa Wola. £±cznie zebra³y 82 tys. z³., najwiêcej w Kro¶nie – 22,1 tys., £añcucie – 18,6 tys. i Sanoku – 14,6 tys. Kwestowa³y równie¿ ko³a dolno¶l±skie – tu najwiêcej zebrano we Wroc³awiu (25,6 tys. z³).
 Wszystkim ofiarodawcom serdecznie dziêkujemy! Jesieni± i zim± koszty placówek rosn± (ogrzewanie, energia, wiêcej mieszkañców) i te pieni±dze s± bardzo potrzebne.

According to the article “Miliony za dzia³kê” (Millions for the parcel) published in Gazeta Wyborcza in Katowice, Novemer 24, the Saint Brother Albert’s Aid Society received the parcel in Swierklaniec in compensation for the loss of property during the time Poland was a Socialist Republic.
We would like to inform that the author of the article must have confused the names of two societies – the case in question concerns other society bearing a similar name.
Our Society, established in November 2, 1981, has never applied for any compensation.
We will request a correction.

The Eighth Convention of the Movement against social powerlessness took place in Warsaw within the framework of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October 2008. The theme of the meeting was: “A Poverty Reduction Strategy in Poland”.

Fourth European Indoor Football Championships of the Homeless took place between 5-7 of September. Ten teams from different countries – the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Holland, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Hungary and Ukraine – took part in the meeting. This year, the team from Russia won the Polish Football Association Cup and in the final match defeated Lithuania which came first last year. Ukraine was third and the Polish team finished in sixth place. The organisers of the meeting are: St. Brother Albert’s Aid Society – branch in Gdansk and the Caritas of the Pelplin Diocese.

The St. Brother Albert’s Aid Society, branch in Gdansk is carrying out the training on streetworking – forms and methods of work with those experiencing social exclusion and staying outside the institutions, the homeless in particular.
The training is meant for the workers of non-government institutions, social assistance centres and local government administration as well as other persons  interested in the subject.
More information is available in the offer.
The closing date for entries is 22nd September 2008. The form is available here, please fill it in and send via e-mail to the address designated in the offer.
Trainings are financed  by “the Governmental Program – Civic Initiatives’ Fund”.

Poszukujemy wolontariusza (wolontariuszki) do t³umaczenia z/na niemiecki korespondencji, sprawozdañ i innych tekstów zwi±zanych z realizowanym projektem. Zainteresowanych prosimy o kontakt na e-mail Administratora (w stopce).

11 people connected with St. Brother Albert’s Aid Society, Branch in Przemysl, including 8 inhabitants of the shelter, have taken part in the pilgrimage of Archdiocese of Przemysl to Jasna Gora Monastery. The pilgrimage started on July 4 and ended on July 15. One of the pilgrims, Pawel Marosek, has made the pilgrimage for the 13th time.

On June 17 which is St. Brother Albert’s Day, the St. Brother Albert’s kitchen in Pabianice was consecrated. The soup kitchen, which is situated on Kosciuszki Street 22-26 is giving out 50 meals a day (soup with some meat) five days a week except Sundays and public holidays. The soup kitchen came into being thanks to the St. Brother Albert Help Society, branch in Pabianice with the help of municipal authorities, and especially Town Welfare Centre. After the Mass in the Church of Saint Mary of the Rosary, the parish priest Jacek Gasinski has consecrated the new soup kitchen. The representatives of the municipal and district authorities, journalists and those who benefit from social assistance were present at the opening.
The soup kitchen started giving out meals on June 2 but the official opening has been postponed to this special day. It is now the 15th kitchen in our Society.