The floods in southwestern Poland are an unimaginable tragedy that have already impacted thousands of families. In the face of this crisis, even the smallest contributions to verified fundraisers set up by experienced organizations can make a meaningful difference. This is one of the most effective ways to support those who have been harmed in the flooding. 

We encourage you to support the victims and send a list of reliable organizations that will wisely distribute the collected funds as well as links to official donations collections addresses in your regions. Below you will also find a list of channels (both official, media and social media) to follow for reliable information on the flood situation.

To support those affected, ABSL has partnered with business organizations in the Entrepreneurs for Flood Victims (Przedsiębiorcy dla powodzian). We strongly encourage ABSL member companies to participate. The fundraiser is available here, but any donation to a reliable organization counts.

Stay safe and get essential news from the information kit here or below!

1. How to help?

General items collection guidelines (if not specified otherwise by local donations centers):

Water and beverages Non-perishable food items Food for animals Charged power banks with cords Batteries and flashlights Pumps for pumping water Disinfection liquids Protective masks Rubber gloves

Thermos flasks Cleaning and personal hygiene products (toothpaste, toothbrushes, shower gels, shampoos, deodorants, sanitary pads, tampons, etc.) Socks and personal underwear NEW ONLY Cleaning supplies

2. Nationwide fundraising and aid campaigns for flood victims in Poland

Entrepreneurs for Flood Victims

Donate: https://www.siepomaga.pl/przedsiebiorcy-powodzianom

ABSL has partnered with business organizations in the above initiative where companies and individuals support flood victims, encouraging member companies to participate and contribute.

Polish Red Cross (PCK)

• Website: PCK
• Contact: Mokotowska 14, 00-561 Warsaw, tel. +48 22 326 12 00
• Donations:
  • BLIK: 794 33 22 11 (title: Powódź)
  • Bank transfer: 16 1160 2202 0000 0002 7718 3060
  • Zrzutka.pl: #NaRatunekPowódź

Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy (WOŚP):

• Website:WOŚP
• Dedicated bank account:
  • 12 1140 1010 0000 5244 4400 1043
  • SWIFT: BREXPLPWMBK
  • IBAN: PL12 1140 1010 0000 5244 4400 1043
• eSkarbonka online: here

Pomagam.pl

• Website: Pomagam.pl
• Contact: Domaniewska 37, 02-672 Warsaw, tel. +48 22 123 45 67
• Donations: Can be made directly on the website

Siepomaga.pl

• Website: Siepomaga.pl
• Contact: ul. Zygmunta Starego 11A, 60-684 Poznań, tel. +48 61 646 00 00
• Donations: Can be made directly on the website
• Needed items: financial donations, which will be 100% allocated to support the victims

Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH)

• Website: PAH
• Contact: Aleja Solidarności 78A, 00-145 Warsaw, tel. +48 22 828 88 82
• Donate through the PAH website: www.pah.org.pl/wplac
• BLIK: 453 021 973 (title: SOS POWÓDŹ)
• Bank transfer: 02 2490 0005 0000 4600 8316 8772, title: Powódź – pomagam
• Support the fundraiser on Zrzutka.pl: www.zrzutka.pl/sospowodz
• Fundraiser for donors outside Poland: www.4fund.com/sosflood
• Fundraiser for donors from the United States: CAF America (tax deduction, 501 ©(3)) See our CAF certificate
• For companies that want to collaborate
  Contact details: Katarzyna Pokornowska, +48 573 834 612;  Justyna Smolińska, +48 501 701 191

Caritas Polska

• Website: Caritas Polska
• Contact: Okopowa 55, 01-043 Warsaw, tel. +48 22 334 85 00
• Donations:
  • BLIK: 668 070 000 (title: POWODZ)
  • Bank transfer: 77 1160 2202 0000 0000 3436 4384, title: POWODZ
  • Foreign transfers
  • SWIFT: BIGBPLPWXXX
    euro (EUR): PL 23 1160 2202 0000 0000 3436 4677
    dolar (USD): PL 57 1160 2202 0000 0000 6663 1212
• Needed items: dehumidifiers, drinking water, power generators, shovels, wheelbarrows, rubber boots, cloths, hygiene products, long-lasting food.
• Collection points: Soup kitchens in Świdnica, Dzierżoniów, Nowa Ruda, Wałbrzych, and Piława Górna.

3. Local fundraising and donations centers

Warsaw

Donation collection points:

• Water Treatment Station “Filtry”: Open 24/7, entrance from Raszyńska Street.
• All district offices from 8 am to 4 pm - follow their profiles on social media for current information about possible extended opening hours. The list of district offices is available on the website of the City’s Public Information Bulletin.
• Currently collected items: drinking water in bottles, cleaning products, dry foods.
• Follow the City’s website and social media for updates.

Katowice

City of Katowice

• Where: 
  • Pocztowa 5 (City Office)
  • Świdnicka 35a (Local Social Welfare Point No. 7)
  • Municipal Cultural Center "Koszutka", Dąb branch (Krzyżowa 1)
  • Municipal Cultural Center "Bogucice-Zawodzie", Zawodzie branch (Marcinkowskiego 13a)
  • Municipal Cultural Center "Szopienice - Giszowiec" (Plac pod Lipami 1)
    
    

Caritas of the Katowice Diocese:

• Website: caritas.katowice.pl
• Needed items: Financial donations and material goods.

Kraków

City of Kraków

• Warehouses at the headquarters of the municipal guard at Jana Pawła II 188.
• Open Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm. Enter the warehouses from Śliwkowa Street.
• Contact: 885 303 129 (from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm), e-mail: krakowwspiera@um.krakow.pl

Caritas of the Kraków Archdiocese

• Website: krakowcaritas.pl
• Needed items: Financial donations and material goods

Bydgoszcz

Caritas of the Bydgoszcz Diocese:

• Website: bydgoszcz.caritas.pl
• Needed items: Financial donations and material goods.

Stowarzyszenie Dzięki Wam

• Where: Basilica of Bydgoszcz - Ossolińskich 2
• Website: www.facebook.com/dziekiwam/
• Needed items: Financial donations and material goods.

Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz & Bydgoszcz Pomaga Ukrainie group

• Where: Chodkiewicza 30 (building E room 016B), Bydgoszcz pomaga Ukrainie group
• Website: https://www.facebook.com/ukwbydgoszcz
• Needed items: Financial donations and material goods.

Chcepomagam Foundation

• Website:wspieram.chcepomagam.pl
• Needed items: Financial donations and material goods.

Poznań

Caritas of the Poznań Archdiocese in collaboration with the Poznań City and the MTP:

• Website: more info here
• The items collection is currently running from September 17-20. Any further actions will be announced.
• What and where: more info here.

Redemptoris Missio Foundation in Poznań

• Information: here

Wrocław

• Volunteers
• Wrocław Center for Social Development (WCRS): here. WCRS will assign volunteers to tasks as needed.
• Phone numbers: 538 579 518, 538 579 553

City collection points

• Tarczyński Arena Wrocław: Entrance through gate B from Śląska Avenue, entrance W2, from 7:30-21:00
• Czasoprzestrzeń in Wrocław:Tramwajowa 1-3, former depot Dąbie in Wrocław, from 10 am to 8 pm
• Sandbags for individual needs of Wrocław residents:
  • On Mondays 12 pm -7 pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 8 am -7 pm at the ZDiUM site on Długa, you can pic kup sandbags and fill tchem yourself.
  • There will be 60 tons of sand on site and more will be brought if needed.
  • Please note that each person can only take a maximum of 20 sandbags at a time. The bags must be loaded by yourself.
  • No empty bags will be provided.

Caritas of the Wrocław Diocese:

• Website: wroclaw.caritas.pl
• Needed items: Financial donations and material goods.

Łódź

All help activities are listed here.

Tricity (Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot)

City of Gdańsk

Gdańsk Pomaga campaign aims to purchase essential equipment.

• Contributions can be made through zrzutka.pl. Extra support (e.g. dehumidifiers, electric generators) – can be offered via info@fundacjagdanska.pl

Gdańska Foundation

• Website: zrzutka.pl
• Needed items: Financial donations

Council of the Ujeścisko - Łostowice disctrict "South of Gdańsk for South of Poland"

• Where: Przemyska 21
• Needed items: material goods

City of Gdynia 

Where: Sports Hall, Olimpijska 5/9, 8 am – 8 pm

More information here.

Caritas of the Gdańsk Archdiocese:

• Website: gdansk.caritas.pl
• Needed items: Financial donations and material goods.

City of Sopot

• Where: Kościuszki 25/27, daily 8 am – 8 pm
• Needed items: Financial donations and material goods.

4. Aid contact numbers

Nationwide contacts:

112 Emergency number 999 Ambulance 997 Police 998 Fire Department 986 City Guard

984 Volunteer Water Rescue Service 991 Electricity emergency services 992 Gas emergency service 993 Emergency heat service 994 Plumbing emergency service

Local Contacts

Silesia Permanent duty of the Crisis Management Center: 32 606 33 77 The Board of Roads and City Maintenance (24h/7): 32 256 56 00 Muncipal Transport Company Hotline (24h/7): 32 251 71 00 Flood Protection Operations Center: 32 231 60 00 Municipal Social Welfare Center in Katowice: 32 25 94 000 Regional Helpline: 32 60 63 003

Lower Silesia Permanent duty of the Crisis Management Center: 71 770 22 22 The Board of Roads and City Maintenance in Wroclaw(24h/7): 19 501 Muncipal Transport Company Hotline (24h/7): 71 308 50 30 Flood Protection Operations Center: 71 328 05 87 Municipal Social Welfare Center in Wrocław: 71 77 66 000 Regional Helpline: 71 34 06 458

Opole Permanent duty of the Crisis Management Center: 77 452 48 00 The Board of Roads and City Maintenance(24h/7) & Muncipal Transport Company Hotline (24h/7): 77 451 11 00 Flood Protection Operations Center: 32 231 60 00 Municipal Social Welfare Center in Opole: 77 45 11 000 Regional Helpline: 77 45 24 300

Kraków: Crisis Management Center: 12 616 59 99 e-mail: czk@um.krakow.pl For the most up-to-date information follow: www.krakow.pl and https://www.facebook.com/ wwwKrakowPL

5. Where to monitor weather forecasts

METEO IMGW-PIB

Online:

• METEO IMGW-PIB Website: Visit meteo.imgw.pl to find weather forecasts, meteorological and hydrological warnings as well as dynamic maps showing current and forecasted water levels in rivers.
• IMGW-PIB Hydrological Service: Visit hydro.imgw.pl to find detailed information on current and forecasted water levels, river flows, and potential flood threats.

Telephone:

• Contact IMGW: You can call local IMGW branches to get current weather info and warning. Contact numbers can be found on the website imgw.pl. (phone numbers: https://www.imgw.pl/kontakt )

Mobile IMGW app:

• Download a mobile app to receive warnings directly to your inbox:

Apple Store

Google Play

Regional Warning System (RSO)

Online:

• Gov.pl Portal: Visit gov.pl for meteorological and hydrological warnings as well as maps showing water levels at key gauges on Polish rivers.

Mobile RSO app:

• Download the free RSO app for Android, iOS, or Windows Phone. The app provides access to alerts generated by provincial crisis management centers:

Apple Store

Google Play

Windows

Google Flood

• Website: Google

6. Animals

Pomagam.pl

The Pomagam.pl service has launched a special page where you can set up fundraisers to help animals affected by the flood. Support existing fundraisers or create your own.

Website: Pomagam.pl - SOS Animals

Contact:

• Phone: +48 22 602 27 37 (Monday to Friday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm)
• Email: kontakt@pomagam.pl
  
  

Fundacja dla Szczeniąt Judyta

The foundation offers help and takes in animals from flooded areas so that shelters can accommodate more animals in need.

Website: Fundacja dla Szczeniąt Judyta

Contact:

• Address: Nowy Białynin 43, 96-513 Nowa Sucha
• Phone: 795 899 892
• Email: info@fundacjajudyta.com
  
  

Fundacja Sarigato - “Karmimy Psiaki” Campaign

The “Karmimy Psiaki” campaign supports animals in new locations by providing medicines, food, and veterinary consultations.

Website: Karmimy Psiaki

Contact:

• Address: Biała Droga 13, 30-327 Kraków
• Phone: +48 668 031 068 (Karmimy Psiaki)
• Email: kontakt@sarigato.org
• Bank account number: 61 1160 2202 0000 0002 3169 0317

DIOZ - Dolnośląski Inspektorat Ochrony Zwierząt

Flood Emergency Hotline for Animals

Preferred Contact via SMS: +48 791 563 010

Ratujemyzwierzaki.pl

Fundraiser campaign for animals from flood destroyed shelters.

Website: ratujemyzwierzaki.pl

Contact: 

• Address: Władysława Andersa 3, 61-894 Poznań
• Email: kontakt@ratujemyzwierzaki.pl
• Phone: +48 61 278 78 11