Project Blisko

Who do we help?

Project Blisko is aimed at foreign citizens, both EU citizens and third-country nationals. However, Project Blisko primarily addresses the growing group of substance users with an Eastern European background. People who live on the streets around Mændenes Hjem, the H17 Drug Consumption Room, and Café Dugnad. What they have in common is that they are on the edge of society – without a permanent residence, without ID, without a network, and without the opportunity to get help through the ordinary public systems.Many have traveled here from abroad in the hope of a better life, but have ended up in homelessness, addiction and substance abuse, illness, hunger, and poverty. They stand without rights, without access to the healthcare system, and often without anyone who speaks their language or sees their needs.

What Do We Help with?

Project Blisko is created to build a bridge between the street and the system, between hopelessness and new opportunities. We work on a trust-based and persistent basis.

We Help with, among other Things:

• Advice, case processing, and guidance regarding repatriation
• Advice on rights, EU rules, and immigration legislation
• Help to obtain ID, passports, contact with the home country and embassies
• Safe and organized repatriations with support all the way
• Health professional support for substance abuse
• Assistance in connection with hospitalization
• Bridge-building to treatment, health services, and social initiatives

We can be contacted by personal inquiry at Mændenes Hjem’s services or by telephone and email

The Effect of Project Blisko

Blisko means close in Polish. A name that indicates exactly what the efforts do. Project Blisko is physically close to the environment and close to Mændenes Hjem, but most importantly, we bring the users of Project Blisko closer to help, closer to change, and closer to development.

Each year, Project Blisko supports around 175 people through more than 1,500 registered efforts. This can range from wound care and conversations to help with documents or repatriation.

Cooperation and Responsibility

Project Blisko is part of the City of Copenhagen’s Transit Program and Migrant Network in Copenhagen. We cooperate with NGOs, hospitals, embassies, the Prison and Probation Service, and authorities in both Denmark and the users’ home countries. Together, we create calm, direction, and dignity, and bring users closer to help.