Life stories
“Every moment of life is a great miracle...”
Christmas is a time of wish fulfillment and a sense of family. When we are together, we are not victorious, says Inna Polishchuk from Liubar in Zhytomyr region.
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A man evacuated from Pokrovsk found shelter in the Caritas-Spes shelter
Since February 2022, more than 14 millions Ukrainians have been forced to leave their homes due to the fighting caused by Russia. Leaving behind one’s familiar life and heading into the unknown is never easy, but when you know there is…
read more“We walked for two days just to escape the occupation...”
Antonina is a mother of six children. She is raising 5 sons and a daughter on her own. The war forced the family to leave their home in Polonne, Zaporizhzhia.
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Case management gave hope and supported a family from Kharkiv in a difficult…
A case manager is not a magician who will solve all your problems with a single wave of the hand, but a reliable shoulder that provides a sense of support, assistance, and the value of human connection.
read more“...And this faith has given us strength all this time”
That August morning in 2022, a black line divided the lives of Natalia and her son Mykhailo in Kharkiv into “before” and “after.”
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Stories of evacuation from the Pokrovsky district by the Caritas-Spes Sloviansk…
The streets of peaceful countries are already filled with bright decorations, the aromas of gingerbread cookies, and Christmas melodies. Meanwhile, in Pokrovsk, where Mykola Leontovych composed his Carol of the Bells, and its surroundings,…
read more“I dream that Maria will start walking...”
The hard struggle for her daughter's health has been going on for ten years, since she was born, says Lesia from the village of Potyelići near Rava Ruska. What gives the family strength to overcome daily difficulties, strengthens their…
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«When we look up at the sky, I point to a star: “Your daddy is there, he is…
In September 2023, during the Russian “Shahed” attack on Lviv, when, among other things, warehouses with Caritas-Spes humanitarian aid were destroyed, Petro Burban, a father of three, was killed. The memory of him and the good he gave, as…
read more“What gave us strength during the occupation? Children. They are our greatest…
A family of internally displaced persons from Kupiansk dreams of peace, their own home, and a meeting with Polish families who supported them in their time of need after the victory
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“When it seemed that the despair was endless, your support gave us strength and…
They lived on the very border with Russia, and the war literally burst into their home at dawn on February 24, 2022. Read about the long and painful journey “from home to home,” about dreams, regrets, and hopes, and how the support from…
read more“Your support is like a sign. It's like a strong feeling that everything will…
A family of internally displaced persons from Donetsk Oblast talks about their participation in the Family to Family project, their hardest and happiest day recently, and their dreams
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“It's important to believe in a miracle, that's the only way it can happen.…
“Yarchyk likes to build things. He makes houses, airplanes, trucks. This is his greatest joy today. We have two bags of construction sets, here, take a look,” says Nadiia about her nine-year-old son's hobby. The kid smiles, and it seems as…
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