The Piast Institute is pleased to announce a consular visit at its office on August 28th and 29th.
To register for this consular visit you can call this special phone line ONLY between 10am-Noon Central Time on August 17-20th, 2021.
(312) 608-9229

See Consular website below for additional information: (text is in Polish)
https://www.gov.pl/.../konsulat-generalny-rp-w-chicago...

You must have an appointment with the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago. All persons that enter the Piast Institute building must adhere to the following:
1. Masks Must Be Worn
2. You must use Hand Sanitizer upon arrival
3. Please wait in your vehicle until your appointment time
4. Only one family allowed in the lobby at a time
5. No bathroom is available for public use
​6. Please bring a pen to your appointment
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Konsulat Generalny RP w Chicago organizuje w Hamtramck (metropolia Detroit) w stanie Michigan dyżur konsularny w sprawach paszportowych w dniach 28-29 sierpnia br. (sobota-niedziela).
Na dyżur obowiązują wcześniejsze zapisy telefoniczne: 312 608 92 29, w godz. 10.00-12.00.

Zapisy będą prowadzone w dniach: 17-20 sierpnia 2021 roku (wtorek-piątek). Dyżur odbędzie się w Piast Institute 11633 Joseph Campau Street, Hamtramck, MI 48212.

Interested in working with the Hamtramck Drug Free Community Coalition (HDFCC)? We have a Full-Time Americorps VISTA Position available here at Piast Institute. (HDFCC is a project of the Piast Institute). 
Applicants must apply before August 5th in order to qualify.
Call the office at 313-733-4535.

The Piast Institute is pleased to announce several events in celebration of Polish Constitution Day, May 3, 2021.

• An online seminar for adults interested in the history of Poland, particularly the symbolism and impact of the Constitution on Poland will be held on May 3rd at 3:00 P.M. EST via Zoom. Register by CLICKING HERE.
• The Piast Institute together with the leaders of Polish Girl Scouts will present a lecture on Polish Constitute Day Celebration. Mrs. Violetta Kuzniar and Teresa Wiacek, Polish Girl Scout leaders will introduce the subject to Polish Girl Scouts on May 3, 2021 at 5:30 P.M. EST via Zoom.
• The Piast Institute is sponsoring a “Polish Constitution” Contest to students in grades 6-12. The contest is open to all Polish Language Schools and Polish Scouts but any student interested in exploring this area of Polish culture is very welcome. Guidelines will be provided upon registration.

 
For further information about any of these events, or to register please call Marzanna Owinski at 313.733.4535 or owinski@piastinstitute.org.

An update from the Consulate - February 2021

https://www.plindetroit.pl/passports?fbclid=IwAR1AONRMQFzzG8NJKUt2pBDEq7t0cLNXd3Gss2C2jNVK3-d3aBtC9e17p64

Polish passport renewals for Michigan residents are handled exclusively by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago.  The office of the Polish Consulate in Detroit is not authorized to renew Polish passports or make any appointments. Also, there are no planned visits to Detroit by the Polish Consulate in Chicago for passport renewals. Please directly contact the Polish Consulate in Chicago for passport matters.
Recently, the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago has changed its procedures to make appointments for passport matters, effective from February 16, 2021 until further notice, as follows:
Appointments for visits are now made only by directly calling the Chicago Polish Consulate by phone at: (312) 608-9229, Monday to Friday from 11:00 – 15:00 (Central Time), or 12:00 – 16:00 (Eastern Time). Booking appointments at the Chicago Polish Consulate is free of charge. Arranging passport visits via the e-Konsulat system is suspended until further notice.
NOTE: The Polish Consulate Chicago DOES NOT ORDER AND DOES NOT CONTRACT WITH ANY EXTERNAL ENTITIES IN MATTERS INVOLVING PASSPORTS, VISAS, LEGAL AND CITIZENSHIP. It will no longer be possible to arrange passport visits through external entities.
The telephone number (312) 608-9229 is to be used only to arrange visits for passport matters. Callers with other matters are asked to use the phone number provided on the main website of the consulate: https://www.gov.pl/web/usa/konsulat-generalny-rp-w-chicago  The office does not respond to text messages and voice messages.
ATTENTION:

• by calling the number provided, you can only arrange an individual passport visit for a specific day and time;
  
• visits for minors are arranged by parents or legal guardians;
  
• calls from restricted numbers will not be answered;
  
• it is not possible to book a passport visit by calling another phone number of the Consulate;
  
• all previously arranged dates of passport visits remain valid;
  
• the appointment system  via www.e-konsulat.gov.pl continues to operate in respect of visa, legal and citizenship matters;
  
• all visitors of the Consulate can be admitted only after a prior appointment has been made and in compliance with COVID-19 sanitary guidelines and regulations;
  
• the procedure for making appointments in other cases requiring the immediate intervention of the Consul remain unchanged.
  

The Piast Institute is accepting applications for a Americorps VISTA (Volunteers In Service to America) position for its “Education and Reduction of Opioid Use Initiative” program directed at the area’s senior citizens, immigrant, ethnic and racial groups. The duties include focusing efforts on increasing the awareness of the dangers of opioids and prevention of opioid use disorders and the impact on their lives and their community.

Applicants must be 18 years of age and have basic computer skills, excellent writing and speaking skills and ability to work with the public in general and youth in particular.  Knowledge of a foreign language is a plus.
         
VISTA members receive a monthly stipend, health insurance and a grant for tuition or a monetary bonus after one year of service.  For more information please contact Virginia Skrzyniarz, CEO/Co-Founder at (313) 733-4535 or skrzyniarz@piastinstitute.org.

If you like this lecture and others like it, please consider supporting the Piast Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This way Piast Institute is able to provide you and many others with other event opportunities and lectures on Polish traditions and history. 
The Piast Institute is a national research center devoted to Polish and Polish American affairs founded in 2003.

More information can be found on the page Polish Language Classes. 

​The Piast Institute is pleased to announce that is has been awarded a 2020 Drug Free Community Grant (DFC) for the Hamtramck Drug Free Community Coalition (HDFCC). The Coalition joined 94 other coalitions that received an additional five years of DFC Grant funding. 
 
The DFC Grant is for a total of $625,000 spread equally over a five-year period. The Institute must provide a 100 percent match for the award to the HDFCC.
 
The purpose of the grant is to:
 

1. Establish and strengthen collaboration among communities, public and private non-profit agencies; as well as federal, state, local, and tribal governments to support efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth.
2. Reduce substance use among youth and, over time, reduce substance abuse among adults by addressing factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse. 

 
Piast Institute CEO/Co-Founder, Ms. Virginia Skrzyniarz noted, “We are not powerless against the challenge of drug use among young people here in Hamtramck. Research shows that prevention is the most effective tool we have to reduce the terrible consequences associated with drug use among youth. This funding will allow HDFCC to help place more young people on the path toward success and enable them to live healthier and safer lives.”
 
For more information, please contact Piast Institute at 313-733-4535 or by emailing info@piastinstitute.org.

Piast Institute i dr Dominik Stecuła z Colorado State University informują o rozpoczęciu drugiego cyklu badania ankietowego Polish Americans Today. Piast Institute to uznany na szczeblu krajowym think tank zajmujący się sprawami polsko-amerykańskimi, a także jedno z dwóch centrów informacyjnych powszechnego spisu ludności (CIC) w Michigan.
 
Będzie to już druga edycja Polish Americans Today, która zgromadzi dane demograficzne, społeczne, gospodarcze i polityczne oraz inne informacje o Polonii w Ameryce. Pierwsza edycja wyników badania, pod kierunkiem nieżyjącego już prezydenta emeritus, dr Thaddeusa Radziłowskiego i Dominika Stecuły, została opublikowana w 2010 roku w formie książki, która również jest bezpłatnie dostępna na stronie internetowej instytutu (www.PiastInstitute.org).
 
Publikacja doczekała się kilku nakładów i cieszy się popularnością zarówno w Stanach Zjednoczonych, jak i w Polsce. Jednak pomimo całego wysiłku włożonego w zgromadzenie danych, wciąż potrzebne są nowe informacje w celu pogłębienia wiedzy o naszej polonijnej społeczności. Stąd Piast Institute przeprowadza pod kierownictwem CEO, Virginii Skrzyniarz, i dr Dominika Stecuły, kolejny cykl badania, które dostarczy najnowszych informacji na temat Polonii. Mamy nadzieję, że obecna ankieta zaowocuje wydaniem zaktualizowanej publikacji, która będzie zawierała aktualne informacje dostępne dla badaczy, naukowców, organizacji społecznych i wszystkich zainteresowanych Polonią.
 
„Wartość tego badania nie jest czysto akademicka, ale ma wpływ na nasze zrozumienie tego, kim jesteśmy jako społeczność i dokąd zmierzamy”. powiedział dr Dominik Stecuła.
Dostęp do ankiety można uzyskać, klikając w link: www.polishamericanstudy.com. Ankieta jest całkowicie anonimowa i można pominąć pytania, na które respondent nie chce udzielić odpowiedzi. Podane przez Państwa informacje będą traktowane jako poufne. Ankieta jest dostępna tylko w języku angielskim.
 
Jeśli mają Państwo jakieś pytania, prosimy o kontakt z Piast Institute  na email info@piastinstitute.org lub telefonicznie pod numerem 313.733.4535. Można również wysłać wiadomość e-mail na adres: dominik.stecula@colostate.edu.
 
Pragniemy Państwu podziękować za zaangażowanie w sprawy społeczności polonijnej i udział w tym ważnym projekcie Instytutu Piasta. 
 
Podpisali, 
Członkowie Polsko-Amerykańskiej Komisji ds. Badań Polonii
Virginia Skrzyniarz, CEO and Co-Founder of Piast Institute
Dominik Stecuła, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
Alexander Clegg, Polish American Affairs, Piast Institute
Malgorzata Tulecki, Executive Director, Piast Institute
Dylan Siwicki, CIC Intern, Piast Institute
Marzanna Owinski, Polish Cultural Programming, Piast Institute
Grzegorz Fryc, President of Gram-X Promotions

         The Piast Institute along with Dr. Dominik Stecuła of Colorado State University announce the initiation of the second volume of its Polish Americans Today Survey. The Piast Institute is a nationally recognized think tank focusing on Polish and Polish American affairs as well as being the only Census Information Center (CIC) in the state of Michigan. 

         “The value of this work is not purely academic, but it has implications for our understanding of who we are as a community and where we are headed.” said Dr. Dominik Stecuła. 

          This survey can be easily accessed by following this link: www.polishamericanstudy.com. The survey is completely anonymous and you can decline to answer any question that you do not want to answer by skipping it. The information you give will be kept confidential and will not be linked to you in any way. This survey is only available in English.

        If you have any questions, please contact the Piast Institute at: info@piastinstitute.org or call 313.733.4535. You can also send an email regarding questions on the survey to: dominik.stecula@colostate.edu.
Thank you for serving the Polish American community and voluntarily participating in this important survey by the Piast Institute. 
 
Signed, the Polish American Survey Committee Members

                             Virginia Skrzyniarz, CEO and Co-Founder of Piast Institute
​                            Dominik Stecuła, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Political Science, Colorado State University
 ​                           Alexander Clegg, Polish American Affairs, Piast Institute
​                            Malgorzata Tulecki, Executive Director, Piast Institute
​                            Dylan Siwicki, CIC Intern, Piast Institute
​                            Grzegorz Fryc, President of Gram-X Promotions
                            Marzanna Owinski, Polish Cultural Programming, Piast Institute