Homelessness remains a major social issue in Poland. Tens of thousands of people living on the streets experience social exclusion. At Good Factory, we believe that every person, regardless of their past, has the inalienable right to dignity and respect.
27.10.2023
– Cold at night?
– We’re used to it. We fire up the woodstove at -10.
– How many degrees is it inside then?
– Not much more.
Allotments, caravans, shacks made of recycled boards, covered with tarpaulins.
“Election banners are good because they don’t let the water through. The candidate doesn’t matter,” laughs a man in his forties. The cold and worry have etched their way across his face and added a good 10 years.
We spend a Sunday afternoon with people whose lives have fallen apart in such a way that they are trying to piece them back together from cardboard and boards.
A few kilometers from the centre of the capital, a group of people are preparing for winter. Our Warm Package won’t change much in their lives, but it will buy them time to change things for themselves.
A sleeping bag, rucksack, thermos flask and warm blanket are not exactly camping gear. When it gets cold, they are a lifesaver.
From here you can see the lights in the warm cosy flats. The people of Warsaw are returning home. Along the road, just over our heads, cars are rushing along. This is where the lives of people who long for warmth go on. You can do something for them! Fund aWarm Package for a person in the crisis of homelessness.
18.01.2024
Now, when we are facing a cold wave, the Good Factory Foundation encourages support for people in a homelessness crisis. How to wisely help those in crisis? Is it worth doing it on your own? It is estimated that there are about 30,000 homeless people in Poland, with over 3,000 in Warsaw alone. Every year, […]
31.12.2023
Has it been a good year? Do we have anything to be proud of? Yes, because you still trust us. We felt needed and tried to show you how important and needed you are! The cold affecting the homeless in Warsaw’s vacant buildings, the hunger of children in the Congo, the powerlessness of camp residents […]
29.12.2023
Joy and great festivity. That was the Christmas dinner for the wonderful guests: the poor, refugees and people in the crisis of homelessness, who struggle with poverty, hunger and the cold every day. We accompany them not only at Christmas, but Christmas is also, after all, about seeing the Newborn in everyone and offering him […]
