Lotnik767: I know you want to do a good thing and help but good luck, it will be almost impossible working with Polish orphanages as they don't want foreigners adopting Polish kids and the best thing you could do is to Sponsor a kid. I don't know who could help you!!
Thanks for your reply. Too bad that the orphanages are not eager to get in touch with foreigners. However I'd like to point out that I do not want to adopt a child, but find out more about migrating Polish who supposedly leave their children.
Krakowianka: Polish orphanages are also rather reluctant to provide info. I remember a couple years ago, my mom's church gathered tons of toys to send to an orphanage in Poland. When calling the orphanage, the lady in charge indicated they can't say how many children they have, or what ages, so the toys would match the recipients. Then when she found out that toys were to be sent, she said she can't accept them either. "Toys get dirty fast, there is no one here to clean or wash them". Maybe this lady had enough of kids, and wont allow them to have fun :( As for children left behind, I would think most are left with family members, aunts or grandparents to be raised "temporarily" while the parent(s) go work abroad. I've heard that orphanages are mostly kids taken away from abusive parents, or alcoholic/drug users. These kids need loving homes, the sad part is, that the adoption process in Poland is insanely long, and many families drop out somewhere down the line.
Thanks for this useful information. I believe that many children are left with family members, but it seems many children are also left with orphanages. But to be sure of this I'd need more stories on that.
@wildrover: could you contact me by email? I tried to contact you but need four posts for that.
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