The “Free People: Help” program: 72 tons of humanitarian aid were provided to internally displaced persons and residents of liberated cities.

During the operation of the Slots City Foundation, volunteers have provided 72,240 kg of humanitarian aid to internally displaced persons, residents of conflict-affected areas, and de-occupied territories. Within the “Free People: Help” project, the Foundation’s volunteers, along with friends and partners, fulfilled 2,064 requests for targeted assistance.

The Slots City Foundation provides support to individuals facing hardship due to the war, particularly focusing on internally displaced persons and those living in active conflict zones. Their aid packages typically include food items, hygiene products, and household essentials. For residents of front-line areas enduring shelling and power outages, warm clothing and heaters are often included. Additionally, the foundation’s volunteers assist hospitals by supplying medications and medical equipment, ensuring medical care for military personnel. They also extend help to families left homeless by shelling.

“Free People” – such has been the motto of our Foundation since the beginning,” says Artem Stohniy, a volunteer and director of the Slots City Foundation. “We provide assistance to those who have left the occupied territories, choosing Ukraine as their refuge. Our volunteers also aid individuals returning to liberated areas. Often, they find their homes destroyed, cars damaged, and in need of the most basic necessities, from clothing and food to household appliances.”

Within the “Free People: Help” project, volunteers at the Foundation also extend assistance to medical institutions. “Hospitals are a crucial focus area for us,” says volunteer Andriy Turyhin, who manages this project at the Foundation and develops partnerships with other organizations. “For instance, recently, together with partners, we delivered a large 250-kilowatt generator to the Oleksandrivska Hospital in Kyiv. Additionally, our volunteers, in collaboration with partners, helped deliver drinking water to communities in Ukrainian towns in the Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions.”

As part of the project, volunteers also gather targeted aid for residents of buildings affected by rocket attacks. “We call these collections ‘humanitarian air drops’ and it is what we do at the request of people affected by shellings. These aid packages typically contain food, clothing, and essential goods like personal hygiene items. Often, people also request temporary shelter and assistance transporting salvaged belongings from their apartments,” says the volunteer.