Caritas Poland has been on the frontlines of providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainians after their country was invaded in February.

Director of Caritas Poland Fr. Marcin Izycki said, "We are making 40,000 sandwiches every day. As well as hot meals for people who have crossed the border. It's not that there aren't any stores. But these people have to be fed. So, the first step is feeding all these people.

He described how the organization has been providing aid and relief to refugees seeking safety across the border, and noted that Caritas Poland has raised 10 million euros to help different dioceses address the refugee crisis in their area.

He continued that most refugees want to go to big cities that have the most to offer, like Warsaw and Krakow. But there is another group of refugees who don't want to move away from the border. They want to stay closer to their homes in Ukraine, hoping that soon they will be able to return. So, they don't want to be far away. When they find a place near the border, like the reception place, they want to stay there.

Fr. Marcin Izycki pointed out that there have never been such a great mobilization of Poles and such an enormous generosity because, on the one hand, they offered places to sleep, in addition to financial help. People opened both their hearts and their wallets, he stressed.

In the first 30 days after the invasion, Caritas sent about 500 trucks filled with food, medicine, and even electric generators to Ukraine. They also reached out to other organizations to collect food for the refugees.

With open hearts and wallets, the people in Poland are doing everything they can to help their neighbor in need.