In the piece “Homeless Kuba – Rocky from Bolesławiec” we described the boy’s entire story. From the moment his mother threw him out of the house to the point when, thanks to Agnieszka’s efforts, he found himself in the PCK shelter in Bolesławiec and began attending boxing classes at the TOP Boks Bolesławiec club.
If you kept your fingers crossed for the boy and wished him luck, your good wishes have come true. If you did not believe in him, read what he managed to achieve when someone extended a helping hand to him.
Kuba’s parents can be told that although they got rid of their son and did not care what happened to him, their son is managing. He found warmth and kindness among strangers. And now he himself will choose a family that deserves that name.
A month after our article, Kuba has a job and still attends boxing classes. He has already informed his coach that, because of his work—the boy works 12-hour shifts—he will attend on his days off and on the days when he has night shifts.
He is extremely happy with his job and proudly shows his contract. He sorts rubbish, and the work suits him. When I spoke with him, he had already been employed for several days. He happily showed me a photo of himself at work: he is beaming in a yellow vest.
Agnieszka found the job for him, but Kuba was the one who went to the interview and convinced the employer that he could be trusted and hired. Agnieszka also handled the matter of obtaining a disability certificate for Kuba so that he could find employment more easily. From his salary, the boy will be able to pay for his stay at the shelter. If he remains as persistent as he has been so far and has the support of other people, he should be able to rent a studio apartment and begin living a dignified life on his own income and in his own place. He is not addicted to anything, appears conscientious and hardworking, and is pursuing his chosen goal. We will certainly get in touch with Kuba from time to time.
What is Kuba’s mother doing? According to the latest information we have received, she is submitting old videos to the court in which she provokes her son into aggression while recording it at the same time. We suspect that she wants to forcefully show that she was right to remove her child from the home. And she wants to find some arguments that her son is aggressive.
At this stage of the story, we can also assess the quality of the assistance offered by the Social Welfare Centre in Warta Bolesławiecka. It was inadequate help, without empathy, forced, and accompanied by the spiteful remarks of the social worker whom we called Olga. We can now state with full responsibility for our words that the Social Welfare Centre in Warta would not have helped Kuba if not for the intervention of TVN Uwaga and Agnieszka’s efforts—efforts for which no one there even intended to thank her. And Agnieszka did the social workers’ job better than they did.
Agnieszka offered a young stranger, still a child, her time, commitment, and invaluable help. Thanks to her, Kuba is getting back on his feet today. She was the one who believed in him. Just like that, selflessly. Not his mother, not his father, not his siblings, not social services. At first there were two women: Angelika and Agnieszka. Today there is Agnieszka, who put aside her private affairs and her family and gave everything she had to help a homeless boy.
When I asked Kuba what he thought about Agnieszka, he replied: She is my mother.
Grażyna Hanaf