Łódź gets PLN 11 mln EU funds on hospice for adults

The association building the first stationary hospice for adults in Łódź has received PLN 11 million of EU funding. The renovated building will be adapted to accept 50 oncological patients within two years. The funds raised by the Stowarzyszenie Hospicjum Łódzkie NGO come from the Regional Operational Program of the Łódź Region for the years 2014-2020. This stage of the investment, which is to end in mid-2020, will cost a total of PLN 14 million. The NGO plans to raise the remaining PLN 3 million through collections among sponsors and donors, as well as from residents handing over 1 percent of their tax.