Various organisations, churches and groups are providing support to make settling and living in the city of Lucerne easier for refugees. Some of these offers are specifically for people from Ukraine: Meetups, conversation groups, introductions to the German language, leisure activities for children, advice points and more.
If you would like to volunteer your help or if you represent a group wishing to offer an activity, please contact migration.integration@kathluzern.ch.
The following overview is continually updated. Please report any changes or new offers to: integration@stadtluzern.ch.
Information from and about Switzerland in Ukrainian can be found at:
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swi-in-ukrainian
Support services especially for people from Ukraine, partly in Ukrainian
Getting to know people in Lucerne
Where can I talk to other people?
Where can I get to know new people?
Service / Meeting point | Where? |
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Information Coffee MorningWhat? A café meetup to talk, get to know people and |
Lili Centre Alpenquai 40a |
Parents & TotsWhat? Parent/child meetup |
Lili Centre Alpenquai 40a |
Ukraine peer-to-peer-GroupWhat? Group advice and support |
Lili Centre Alpenquai 40a |
Frauencafé Fluhmühle-LindenstrasseWhat? A meeting point to chat and get to know people |
Lindenstrasse 15 |
HelloWelcomeWhat? Living with and learning from each other |
Bundesstrasse 13 |
Café InternationalWhat? A meeting place to talk and get to know people |
Sentitreff Baselstrasse 21 |
MaiHof-TreffWhat? Speaking German, drinking tea and building contacts Daily support from volunteers for accommodation Libellenhof under construction |
Der MaiHof ZML Weggismattstrasse 9 |
Conversations in German
Where can I practice my German?
Service / Meeting point | Where? |
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Grüezi MitenandWhat? A meeting place for women to speak German and exchange with one another |
Schulhaus Fluhmühle Fluhmühlerain 7 |
Türen öffnenWhat? Introduction to the German language and Swiss culture |
Sentitreff Baselstrasse 21 |
SprachkaffeeWhat? Let’s have a coffee. Let’s break the distance |
Neubad Bireggstrasse 36 |
Frauentreff Littau DorfWhat? German speaking practice |
Schulhaus Littau Dorf Ritterstrasse 1 |
Prostir, German courses with childcareWhat? Prostir, Ukrainian Cultural Centre |
Kunst-Box Staffelnhofstrasse 7 6015 Reussbühl |
Lernatelier LuzernWhat? Learning German in supervised self-study for refugees and migrants. |
Bundesstrasse 13 |
Leisure time & Integration
Where can I combine leisure and integration?
How can I help set up leisure activities for migrants and refugees?
Service / Meeting point | Where? |
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Sportkids AngeboteWhat? Sportkids Lucerne (freizeit-luzern.ch) |
Various associations as per website |
Koordinationsstelle Freiwilligenarbeit Kanton LuzernWhat? Volunteer activities with asylum seekers |
Office for Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Canton of Lucerne |
ProstirWhat? Prostir, Ukrainian Cultural Center for children and mothers |
Kunst-Box |
Advice and contact points
Who can I contact if I need more help and support because of my living situation?
Service / Meeting point | Where? |
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Caritas LucerneWhat? Caritas Lucerne |
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Catholic ChurchWhat? Advice on issues regarding migration and integration Volunteer helpers by agreement |
Brünigstrasse 20 |
Discounts
Where can I get discounts?
Service / Meeting point | Where? |
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Material exchange for things of daily lifeWhat? Things for daily life |
Kaufmannweg 9 |
Shopping cards for Caritas MarketWhat? The card entitles the holder to purchase food, fruit and vegetables as well as articles for daily use at Caritas Markt Bleicherstrasse 10 at a greatly reduced price. |
Collection points: Caritas Lucerne, Grossmatte Ost 10, 6014 Lucerne
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Kultur-LegiWhat? Discounts of up to 70% on 3650 cultural, educational, sports and health offers (overview under: Angebot wählen | KulturLegi ) Discounts in Caritas Lucerne businesses, among others. For whom? Children from the age of 5 and adults from the cantons of LU, OW, NW, SZ, ZG and Uri who receive a support benefit or have a low income are entitled to a KulturLegi. (ID card S is recognised). Obtaining the card: Online: Legi beantragen | Wie und wo beantragen?, In person: KulturLegi office at Caritas Lucerne Grossmatte Ost 10, 6014 Lucerne |
Grossmatte Ost 10 |