"Veterans Hostel" - care for those who protect your safety!

We, the team of Poltava Veterans Center, want to initiate and implement a project to set up rest rooms for veterans at our city's railway station.

For a long time, we have been working to ensure that veterans of Poltava community don't feel abandoned or unwanted after returning to civilian life. We know well that adaptation after the front is not an easy path. It's about finding one's place, understanding how to live on and recovery. In this process, it's extremely important to have support and a comfortable space where one can rest at least for a few hours.

That's why we want to create a place that will become a point of support for our defenders on the road. The railway station is a place through which hundreds of veterans and military pass daily: those going to service, treatment, rehabilitation, training, meetings or just on business. Often there are long transfers between trains, sometimes one has to wait for their train at night or in bad weather. We strive for veterans to have the opportunity to rest in comfortable conditions during such moments – in specially equipped rooms at the station.

These rooms will have everything necessary: comfortable chairs, opportunity to lie down and rest, hot tea or coffee, Wi-Fi access, phone charging stations. This will be a space where one can catch their breath, gather thoughts, read a book or just be silent. We want this corner to become a symbol of respect and care for those who protect us daily.

We have experience working with veterans and their families, know their needs and understand how important even small but sincere help is. So now our goal is to find support for this project, together create a place that will become important not only for Poltava veterans, but also for those passing through our city in their travels.

This is not just about a rest room. This is about feeling at home, even on the road.