Help on the Way Project Aided 131 People

On July 21, 2026, the project Pomoshch v puti (Help on the Way), organized by the St. Petersburg charity fund Pomoshch (Help), completed its first year. The project handles transportation of people with limited mobility — children and adults — to medical facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, and sanatoriums.

In its first year, 131 people received support. The total amount of assistance amounted to about three million rubles (approximately $33,300 at current rates).

A distinctive feature of the project is its integrated approach: it covers air travel, train tickets, and taxis. The fund fully covers the travel expenses.

Project manager Olga Mukha said: «When we launched the project, it was exciting, scary, and very responsible at the same time. We worried whether we would have enough resources, whether we could handle the number of requests, whether we could find funds to buy tickets. But the strongest feeling comes today when you see the real results — 131 people were able to get to treatment on time. Behind each number is a separate story, a separate family, and enormous trust in us. Very often, after a positive decision, I receive voice messages from our beneficiaries with tears of relief. At that moment, the person understands: »They heard me. They will help me. We are not alone.« This is exactly what the Pomoshch v puti project exists for. We don»t just help buy a ticket — we help a person not to be left alone with their trouble.«

Among the beneficiaries are cancer patients, children with disabilities, and families in crisis. In the first half of 2026, assistance was provided to 89 beneficiaries totaling 1,612,412.30 rubles (approximately $17,900 at current rates).

The project exists thanks to donations from private benefactors, partner companies, and a grant from the charity fund Pomoshch ryadom (Help Nearby) (for taxi services). Those who wish can make a donation on the fund«s website.

One of the most inspiring stories is that of 15-year-old Ivan Zaznobin from Arzamas. A year ago, he saved a little girl by pushing her away from a car and himself suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. Recovery was complicated by bone growths on his legs, requiring surgery in St. Petersburg. The project paid for train tickets for Ivan and his mother twice — for the examination and for the surgery. The treatment was successful, and the family is now continuing rehabilitation.

Matvey Novikov was helped by the project to arrange a trip to and from his cancer treatment location. Timely purchased air and train tickets made it possible not to postpone medical care.

Each such story confirms: a ticket purchased on time can change a person«s fate no less than the treatment itself.

The need for transportation assistance remains high. Currently, the Kryzhanovsky family is awaiting support. Yuri is undergoing cancer treatment; after therapy, he is weak, suffers from dizziness, and cannot travel without his wife Victoria. One fund agreed to pay for tickets only for Yuri, but the Pomoshch v puti project found a way to arrange a joint trip. After a stroke, Yuri«s condition worsened, and now he faces new courses of therapy.

The fund notes: «Every donation is an opportunity to help a person get to where treatment and hope await them on time. Sometimes help starts with the simplest thing — a ticket that becomes the first step on the road to recovery.»

The charity fund Pomoshch (Help) has been supporting children and adults in difficult life situations since 2017. It implements the projects Bolshaya pomoshch (Big Help), Dom v pomoshch (Home Help), and Pomoshch v puti (Help on the Way), equips hospitals with equipment, and trains staff. The fund«s goal is to create a sustainable system where the state, the fund, and benefactors work together.