ESC: Creative workshops for seniors

Name: ESC: Creative workshops for seniors
Start: 2026-09-01
End: 2027-08-31
Location: Gdynia, Poland

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Poland Culture European Voluntary Service Social work Culture European Voluntary Service +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Social Welfare Home (Dom Pomocy Społecznej) in Gdynia is intended for 79 people. There are 52 places for elderly people and 27 places for chronically somatically ill people in the age from 48 to 101 from the city of Gdynia. We are an organizational unit of the city of Gdynia. The house was built in 2010, it is a unique place with garden for a good life for its residents. There are 17 places in 3-4 people rooms and rest of 1-2 people's room. Social Welfare Home contains a large canteens, a day room, rehabilitation room, occupational therapy and a chapel. We look after and nurture people who are unable to function independently due to their age, illness or disability for 24 hours. The house and its surroundings are adapted to the needs of the disabled and have no architectural barriers. We employ 67 workers with various specializations. These are therapists, social workers, psychologists, speech therapist, nurses, physiotherapists. In addition, willing volunteers come to help. The department provides 24/7 care and assistance in basic life activities (e.g. feeding, cleaning) also we are dealing with some personal matters,trying keeping in touch with family and local environment. We provide our carres with: -wide range of activities, various circles of interest, -provide physical and therapeutic rehabilitation -social activation -horticultural therapy -meetings of Senior Club in our Social Welfare Home -participation in activities of organisation „Słoneczna Jesień" next to SWH

💼 What the programme involves

Social Welfare Home in Gdynia is a place that associates 79 residents in a unique place with garden close to the forest. The department provides care and assistance in basic life activities for elderly people like: physical and therapeutic rehabilitation, various circles of interest, social activation, meetings of Senior Club. We employ 67 workers with various specializations. These are therapists, social workers, psychologists, speech therapist, nurses, physiotherapists. You will mostly support work in Occupational Therapy, which using different kind of therapy such as arts and crafts, audio-visual therapy, music therapy, recreational activities, cultural and educational therapy, bibliotherapy, sociotherapy. Volunteers support those activities and thematic groups by e.g. doing handicraft workshop, drawing, painting, sewing workshops. Moreover it's possible to support the rehabilitation of our residents or help in the garden taking care of flowers, trees, shrubs.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteer will be provided with: - accommodation in a rented flat, in 1-2 persons room shared with other volunteers - monthly pocket money and allowance - monthly budget for bus ticket in Gdynia.

🎒 Leisure activities

Volunteer is obliged to participate in two trainings provided by National Agency (On-arrival Training and Mid-term Training) as well as in the trainings organized and run by supporting organization.

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: We are looking for the volunteers who: - are open to work with elderly people - like to handicraft, draw, paint, sew - have postive attitiude towords their work - have patience and empathy - are creative and independent - search for new inspiration and ideas for their workshops - is willing to learn basic Polish phrases for better comunication Application form and more information can be found here: https://cwm.org.pl/wolontariat-miedzynarodowy/569
Deadline: 10/05/2026 23:59

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

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