Caritas Poland

Caritas Poland
Caritas Polska
Established1990
TypeNonprofit
Legal statusnational charitable foundation
Location
Coordinates52°14′52″N 20°58′41″E / 52.24776°N 20.97795°E / 52.24776; 20.97795
OriginsCatholic Social Teaching
Region served
Poland and worldwide
Fieldssocial work, humanitarian aid
Director
Fr. Marcin Iżycki
AffiliationsCaritas Europa, Caritas Internationalis
Staff (2022)
9,762 (diocesan level)
9,029 (parish level)[1]
Volunteers (2022)
61,138[1]
Websitewww.caritas.pl

Caritas Poland (Polish: Caritas Polska) is a Polish Catholic not-for-profit social welfare and humanitarian relief organisation. It is a service of the Polish Bishops' Conference and the largest social welfare and charitable organisation in the country.[2][3][4]

Caritas Poland is a member of both Caritas Europa and Caritas Internationalis.

  1. ^ a b "Report 2022". caritas.pl. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Poland: Network of centres supports migrants and refugees". European Website on Integration. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Poland's Catholics dig deep to help Ukrainian refugees". Catholic News Agency. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "30th Anniversary of the Reactivation of Caritas Poland" (PDF). National Bank of Poland. Retrieved 22 April 2024.