Vilnius, Lithuania

Other than the Father Michała Sopoćki hospice in Vilnius, in Lithuania there is no other place where people who are dying - children and adults - can receive professional help from appropriately trained staff and have a place to prepare for the next life according to Christian values and human dignity.

The hospice cares for people touched by cancer and other terminal illnesses. The team supports each patient and their family without regard to nationality, religion, faith, financial or political status. 

The hospice supports life and its sense of value. It functions as a residential and home care unit. Currently the residential unit has 12 beds, with 15 people cared for in their own homes. The number of patients changes.

The hospice building includes rooms for 14 patients, a surgery, kitchen, staff room and a room for families of the dying, who also wish to watch over their loved ones at the moment of their death.

To date, the Alina Foundation and Cycle Poland have donated:

• in 2013, an oxygen concentrator and an infusion pump
• in 2019, two beds and mattresses for the new children's ward at the hospice
• in 2021,  10.000zł to cover the cost of staff salaries and heating costs of the hospice
• in 2022, 10.000zł to cover the cost of staff salaries and heating costs of the hospice

„A sincere thank you for having an open heart to the needs of our organisation. Thanks to your help we will be able to serve our patients. We are glad that you support is and are with us.”
​- Prakseda,  Marzena Rak s. Michaela

Read more on the hospice webpage