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Project Specifics
About Proszowice Recreation Center
The Proszowice Recreation Center is located at Parkowa 10 street, 32-100 in Proszowice town on the outskirts of Krakow, Poland and is a three floor government owned facility consisting of two buildings. There is a community pool, sports field with spectator seats, indoor basket ball courts, and overnight housing units built for kids to sleep at during sports camps.
The recreation center is managed by Dariusz Pomykalski - President of MOSIR who understood that there was a great need to create a refugee housing center when Russia invaded the Ukraine on February 24th 2022. Since the facility had accommodation units for housing children during summer camps, the center was perfect to set up as a temporary transition center for refugees.
On March 2nd they brought the first group of families from the Poland/Ukraine border, and since then more than 250 individuals have been assisted in their refugee transition to Poland and other European countries.
There are currently 85 people living at the center in family groups of between 2 and 5 family members to a group. The center is managed as a transition center with Darek bringing families by bus from the Polish/Ukraine border after immigration processing. Each family usually stays around one month, as they find permanent accommodation and work either in Poland or other European countries.
The sports center is currently spending $550 USD per day on catered food due to the fact that many of the housing units do not have kitchens. In addition to food they are spending approximately $3,000 USD per month on added expenses for groceries, power, gas, cleaning supplies, delivery fees and associated expenses for housing the refugees.
Current Housing Conditions at the Refugee Center
There are five rooms on the second floor that are housing 17 people, without washrooms in each unit. There are two washrooms on the floor for sharing by the families on this floor but only one shower and no kitchens.
The families either eat in their rooms or go across the parking lot to the swimming pool to eat in the small café there that has a seating area. Due to the number of people, they use the showers across the parking lot in the public swimming pool showers.
Standard unit on the 2nd floor, shared by 2 or three families per unit. No washroom or kitchen. Shared washrooms on the same floor as the units.
Many of the refugees are currently eating in the public café area as they don’t have tables or cooking capabilities in their rooms.
There are 8 units on the 3rd floor that are housing 56 people in multiple family groups. These units are self contained and have small kitchenettes and washrooms. The families can cook in their units and eat in their units, but many require groceries as they do not currently have an income until they can secure work.
Units are on the right side of the field seating. These were used for the summer sports camps for kids.
Each entry door accesses two units, one on each side.
Each unit with the kitchenette and washroom. (washroom is the door to the left of the kitchen). Each one of these units is shared by 2 or 3 families with 7 or 8 people per unit.
There are two units in the basement of the pool building across the parking lot. These units were storage rooms that have been converted to sleeping rooms and do not have washrooms or kitchens. These units have 12 people staying in them in bunk beds, and are used as the first location that new people stay at when they first arrive.
Families that are staying here go upstairs to the public pool for showers and washrooms. There is a janitor closet that has been set up as a temporary kitchen with an old stove and a fridge. They eat either in the room, or at the café tables at the public pool on the main floor of this building.
Janitor closet converted to temporary kitchen
Hallway in the basement outside these converted rooms
Eating tables at the public pool café used by the refugee families
A temporary laundry room has been set up in the pool water filtration room. There are only two washing machines which are shared by the 85 people so they are in use 24 hours a day and cannot keep up with the need of the families.
There is no dryer so clothes are hung up in this room to air dry.
Our Specific Goals for this Project:
Primary Goal:
The primary goal of this project is to build a proper sanitary kitchen and dining area that the families staying on the second floor units, and the families staying in the basement can use to cook meals and eat in a private setting.
It is currently very difficult to cook or heat anything as they only kitchen they have access to is the temporary one set up in the janitor closet. There is no eating area so the families are either eating at the one table in their room or in the public tables in the pool area café.
On the second floor of the sports building, there is a spare room that has plumbing and power where we can build a full size kitchen with multiple cook tops, multiple fridges and microwaves.
Empty room where the full kitchen with cupboards, fridges and microwaves will be constructed. This space is a perfect size and will accommodate the cooking and food preparation needs of all of the refugees that do not have kitchenettes in their units.
The center already has a design for the kitchen ready, as well as a contractor ready to build and install the kitchen. It is a very simple design, purchased from Ikea and the construction can be completed in a matter of weeks.
The cost for the full kitchen is approximately $7,000 USD.
On the right side, beside the spare room where the kitchen will be built, is a large meeting room which is used by the sports center. This area will be converted and furnished into an dining room so that the families can eat in private rather than eating in the public tables at the café of the public pool.
On the left side of the kitchen is a small janitor closet with a sink which can be converted into a laundry room with the installation of a washing machine and dryer. The cost for converting the meeting room to a dining room is $800 USD and the cost for the laundry room with two laundry machines and a dryer is around $1,500 USD.
Additional funds raised will then be to achieve further secondary and tertiary project goals.
Management Team
Clifford Young - VP
Dariusz Pomykalski - President of MOSIR
Dariusz Pomykalski - President of MOSIR
Anatomic Iron Cares Foundation & Anatomic Iron Steel Detailing
Clifford will be responsible for managing all funds that are provided to the Anatomic Iron Cares Foundation for this project. I will personally ensure that 100% of all donations are used for this project directly, without the deduction for any management fees, or other forms
Anatomic Iron Cares Foundation & Anatomic Iron Steel Detailing
Clifford will be responsible for managing all funds that are provided to the Anatomic Iron Cares Foundation for this project. I will personally ensure that 100% of all donations are used for this project directly, without the deduction for any management fees, or other forms of deduction. I will make the account statements available to any person or entity that makes a donation so they can verify that 100% of their donation went directly towards this project.
Dariusz Pomykalski - President of MOSIR
Dariusz Pomykalski - President of MOSIR
Dariusz Pomykalski - President of MOSIR
Proszowice Recreation Center
MOSIR
Aneta Kotyza - Consuel of Council and Promotion
Aneta Kotyza - Consuel of Council and Promotion
Aneta Kotyza - Consuel of Council and Promotion
Council and Promotion Office
City and Commune Office of Proszowice
Grzegorz Cichy - Mayor of the Commune and City
Aneta Kotyza - Consuel of Council and Promotion
Aneta Kotyza - Consuel of Council and Promotion
Proszowice City Mayor
Proszowice Commune Mayor
Donate Now!
100% of your donation will go towards supporting the current Anatomic Cares project for Ukrainian Refugee Housing in Proszowice Poland. We will build a kitchen and dining area as well as purchase additional washing machines, microwaves, beds, food, and medicine to support the temporary refugee housing center.