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Alight: Ukraine

Ukraine & Poland.

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Doing the doable for Ukrainian families

Our efforts on the Polish border and within Ukraine ensure immediate, impactful support. We are diving in and doing what’s possible.

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Finding refuge at an Airbnb in Poland

Olena, a single mother from Ukraine, brought her four children to Poland for safety after their home city was bombed.

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Welcoming newcomers

Meet a family of five from Ukraine. They recently arrived in the US through. Alight’s Jobs Sponsorship program. that ensures job placements for newcomers upon arrival.

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The promise of safety in Wrocław

Vitaliy and his family fled their home in Odessa due to the war in Ukraine. After struggling to find housing in Poland, they found refuge through Alight and Airbnb. This stay provided them with a safe place to rest and plan their future.

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Alight: Where we work

Triggered by the war in Ukraine in 2022, we began our work in Europe to offer displaced people guidance and help finding safe housing and partnering with local organizations to create impact. Countries: Germany. ↗. Poland. ↗. Ukraine. ↗.

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Alight deploys rapid response team to Poland

**Update: Friday, August 16, 2024. 1,200,000 refugees have poured out of Ukraine. Alight’s response team of seasoned humanitarian and emergency response workers has been deployed to Poland, which has received the most Ukrainian refugees.

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Yuliia’s journey: Overcoming adversity and finding hope in a new land

Yuliia's journey from Bakhmach, Ukraine, to Boston exemplifies resilience and strength. Despite the war's devastation, she found hope and security through Alight’s Jobs Pathway Program.

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A kind host in Krakow

When the war in Ukraine began, Mariola and her family wanted to help. Living in Krakow, Poland, they used their experience as Airbnb hosts to provide short-term housing for Ukrainian refugees through Alight's Airbnb.org partnership.

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Alight and Airbnb.org receive Anthem Award for collaboration

Alight Ukraine and Poland. We are honored to announce that Alight’s collaboration with Airbnb.org has earned us the Silver Medal at The Anthem Awards in the Humanitarian Action & Services category!

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Ukrainian children thrive in Minnesota after losses in the Russian invasion 2 years ago

Together, they head outside, where Artem excels in a game of soccer, confidently declaring himself team captain despite the challenges he has faced in the past two years since Russia invaded his home country of Ukraine.

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Putting Politics Aside, They Come Together to Save Lives

These programs — Uniting for Ukraine and Welcome Corps, in particular — allow and encourage groups of ordinary people to sponsor the resettlement of humanitarian migrants they wouldn't otherwise know. Read the rest of the story in. Newsweek.

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Donor spotlight: Hahn Chang

He found organizations in Poland and Ukraine that needed help and became a star team player. Hahn has helped us grow and bring pathways of abundance for refugees everywhere.

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World Refugee Day: Letter from Nairobi

Today, I’m thinking of our colleagues and friends in Sudan, Myanmar, Ukraine, Horn of Africa, who are confronted with the daily realities of conflict yet still shining their light.

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Supporting mental health, rebuilding lives

Meanwhile, in Kharkiv, Ukraine we've successfully implemented a project in the partnership with a local CSO "In Mother’s Palms" for elderly war-affected individuals.

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Find Others: Hahn Chang's history of doing the doable

He witnessed another example during a trip to Poland in the wake of the war in Ukraine. Working in a transit center set up in an abandoned mall, Hahn noticed two teenagers walking laps around the empty space, evidently out on a date.

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