Non-Governmental Assistance

If you wish to search for your family, close ones or relatives, you can use the Slovak Red Cross service of Connecting Families.

Information and advice on entering and staying in Slovak Infoline: 0850 211 478 (in Slovakia) From abroad: +421 2 52 630 023, +421 556 258 662

Crisis helpline in Ukrainian

Web: www.krizovalinkapomoci.sk ↗︎ E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: 0800 500 888

Web: www.dusevnezdravie.sk ↗︎ Tel.: 0800 222 450 (9:00-21:00)

Civic association of Ukrainians living in Slovakia - a hotline to help the refugees and coordinate volunteer efforts +421 911 201 889. They also organise emergency collection for the victims of war in Ukraine. In cooperation with the city district of Bratislava – Nové Mesto, the organisation opened the Ukrainian and Slovak Community Home at the address of: Ovručská 1663/5, 831 02 Bratislava.

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Facebook Sme spolu ↗︎ Facebook Ukrajinci na Slovensku ↗︎

The mission of the civic association is to provide social help and humanitarian care focusing on social counselling – both basic and specialised. They provide in-house help, as well as help in the field.

They provide:

• social counselling (help with accommodation, provision of humanitarian and material help, basic healthcare, counselling in feeding babies and small children);
• psychological counselling (psycho-social help, crisis intervention for individuals and groups, counselling for children, and psychological and education counselling for children); and
• repeated support and adaptation programmes for mothers with children

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Facebook Tenenet ↗︎ Web: www.tenenet.sk ↗︎

Mareena is a civic association which has been dealing with the integration of refugees and other foreigners into the Slovak society since 2017. Its vision is Slovakia as a safe and respectful home for all, irrespective of their nationality, ethnicity, or religion.

They assist people with international protection thanks to a volunteering programme; they organise language courses and other education activities for foreigners and Slovaks, and create a friendly environment for foreigners and locals to meet and get to know each other better.

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Facebook Mareena ↗︎ Web: www.mareena.sk ↗︎, www.ukraineslovakia.sk ↗︎

The Human Rights League is a Slovak NGO, providing free legal aid and information to foreigners and refugees in Slovakia since 2005.

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Facebook Human Rights League ↗︎ Web: Human Rights League ↗︎, www.ukraineslovakia.sk ↗︎

The veterinary office in the Freedom of Animals shelter in Bratislava provides free treatment for animals with owners coming from Ukraine on working days from 12 pm to 4 pm: they chip the animals, issue pet passports, administer vaccines, and treat the animals where necessary.

In addition, the organisation organises a material collection in the Bratislava shelter. All the material is to be delivered to the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing via the Na konci sveta civic association.

They need: smaller packages of dog and cat food, transportation bags for animals, bowls, cans, snacks for cats and dogs.

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Facebook Sloboda zvierat ↗︎

They focus on field social work with children and youth, work in families, and community work., development of the skills and potential of young people and guide them in dealing with difficult life choices. They provide counselling to families (and parents) on what the adults call “educational issues” and look for ways for them to get back on track.

The Mládež Ulice organisation provides field social work and is able to provide social counselling to the families. In addition, it operates a club for children and young people where you can play pool, table football, PlayStation, table tennis, or board games.

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Web: www.mladezulice.sk ↗︎ E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +421 903 184 253

A playroom for Ukrainian mothers with children - every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. Interesting programme for children every day!

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Web: www.racik.sk ↗︎ E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +421 948 232 115

The Family Centre is a non-profit organisation providing space for everyone who is concerned for society, the people in it and the environment we live in. The centre activities include various generations and people who want to improve the society, give a second chance to unsold foodstuffs and clothes, as well as marginalised people.

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Web: www.centrumrodiny.sk ↗︎ E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +421 944 834 313

They believe that helping each other and showing solidarity are necessary for the proper function of society and natural for people. Such reciprocity is even more important in times like these.

They decided to help their fellow Ukrainians to overcome these difficult times and improve their mental, spiritual and physical condition. They meet twice a week in the John Paulus II Pastoral Centre in Petržalka. People from Ukraine will be able to get useful information on getting to know their new city there.

”The meetings are free of charge and we are looking forward to seeing you there!”

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Facebook Komuniitné centrum Ukrajiiny v Bratislave ↗︎

Address: Námestie Jána Pavla II, 85101 Bratislava

In the Salesian family, the daisy is a symbol of the mother of Don Bosco - mother Margherita. The leaves represent various activities provided by the centre and are connected to one central piece, which is the Salesian community.

The mission of the Daisy centre for mothers is to support motherhood and the family and to make the time of mothers on maternity leave more pleasant to them and to mitigate social isolation, as well as to create a space for safe and creative play of children, getting to know the world around us and the first social relationships. They also want to work on the community for all generations actively and develop the spiritual and cultural values of the members.

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Web: www.mcmargaretka.sk ↗︎ E-mail: [email protected]

The Solidarity Centre helps people in need by providing them with donated clothes, food and items for children and households.

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Web: www.charitaba.sk/centrumsolidarity ↗︎ E-mail: [email protected] Tel.: +421 910 842 995

Initiative to provide material aid to Ukraine, started by Slovak families to people fleeing war and coming to Slovakia.

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Web: www.mafu.sk ↗︎ E-mail: [email protected]

They gather and provide information on aid provided by their member organisations, they direct requests for help from persons with disabilities coming from Ukraine to member organisations of persons with the specific disability.

More information on the organisation’s activities:

Web: www.nrozp.sk ↗︎ E-mail: [email protected]

Psychological counselling centre for young people with disabilities available through the Internet.

Web: www.dobralinka.sk ↗︎