Support for refugees from Ukraine in the experiences of employees of social welfare institutions in Poland

Abstract

The article addresses the problem of involvement of institutions of social welfare centers in Poland in support- ing the functioning of refugees from Ukraine in connection with the armed conflict on the territory of that country. The main objective is to analyze the subjective evaluation of the implemented activities of the provided institu- tional assistance on the basis of the own experience of employees of aid institutions. A significant aspect of the empirical research presented in the article is the indication of the diversity of initiating new forms of assistance, taking additional measures, accompanying involvement and natural consequences (positive and negative) of multifaceted support. The analysis presented here is a part of a broader study of assistance in the refugee crisis. The selected issues developed in this article relate to the interactional aspects of support, which reveal the different experiences of assistance relationships. The article undertakes a qualitative analysis of the responses, to the open-ended questions.