When older people or those with limited mobility are forced to flee shelling, they lose not only their homes but also their sense of stability and security. They often arrive at our centrer completely alone, disoriented, without any belongings, and sometimes even without their documents.

At the Hope and Healing Centre for older people and people with limited mobility in Kamianka-Buzka, we provide them with the most important thing they need in those first days — a chance to catch their breath and feel safe. We bring here people evacuated from the most dangerous communities in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Kherson regions.

For one month, evacuees stay in a warm and safe environment, where they receive hot meals, medical care, psychological support, and humanitarian assistance. Some people also need help with daily personal care or spiritual support, and we provide that as well. For many of our residents, this comfort and daily care become the bridge to recovery. They can finally get a good night’s sleep, calm down, and realize that they are not left to face their hardship alone.

But at any age, it is important to know what tomorrow will bring. That is why temporary shelter is only the beginning. We help people restore lost documents, apply for pensions or social benefits, and, most importantly, find a new place where they can live permanently. Our team arranges the relocation of our residents to safe communities across Ukraine or abroad — to Poland, Moldova, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Estonia, and other countries. This gives people the opportunity not only to survive but to have a place to call home again and live in peace, free from the fear of air raid sirens, explosions, and loneliness.

We are grateful to our partners, LandsAid e.V. and Aktion Deutschland Hilft. Your support makes it possible for us to stand by people in their time of need and help restore their sense of home, wherever they may be.