Caritas Poland has been on the front lines of providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainians after their country was invaded in February.
FR MARCIN IZYCKI
Director of Caritas Poland
We are making 40 thousand sandwiches every day. As well as hot meals for people who have crossed the border. It's not that there aren't any stores. But these people have to be fed. So the first step is feeding all these people.
Fr. Marcin Izycki, the director of Caritas Poland, describes how the organization has been providing aid and relief to refugees seeking safety across the border.
He explains that Caritas Poland has raised 10 million euros to help different dioceses address the refugee crisis in their area.
FR MARCIN IZYCKI
Director of Caritas Poland
[Most refugees] want to go to big cities that have the most to offer, like Warsaw and Krakow. But there is another group of refugees who don't want to move away from the border. They want to stay closer to their homes in Ukraine, hoping that soon they will be able to return. So, they don't want to be far away. When they find a place near the border, like the reception place, they want to stay there.
In the first thirty days after the invasion, Caritas sent about 500 trucks filled with food, medicine, and even electric generators to Ukraine. They also reached out to other organizations to collect food for the refugees.
FR MARCIN IZYCKI
Director of Caritas Poland
There have never been such a great mobilization of Poles and such an enormous generosity because, on the one hand, they offered places to sleep, but also financial help. People opened both their hearts and their wallets.
With open hearts and wallets, the people in Poland are doing everything they can to help their neighbor in need.
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