At Jakub Błaszczykowski‘s* request, his participation in Game With Mum & Dad project was kept secret to prevent people coming only to meet him as a football star. He emphasised that he wanted to come for the children, to spend time with the families, spontaneously and without unnecessary attention.And that’s exactly what happened. When the

6 September 2025, Pińczów Prison (Poland) — Pińczów Prison welcomed the fifth and final Game with Mum & Dad (GWMD) event of the year in Poland, organised by COPE member Probacja. Probacja has been championing GWMD in Poland for three years, working closely with prisons, children and families to strengthen relationships and build trust. These events have become more

29 August 2025, Bremen Prison (Germany) — It wasn’t an ordinary Friday. The boy’s day began at 6:30 a.m. with the familiar ring of his alarm clock, waking him for another day of school. But that afternoon, he and his mother would drive to Bremen-Oslebshausen — to the prison where his father is serving his

24 August 2025, Kraków’s Nowa Huta (Poland) — On Sunday, August 24, the “Game With Mum & Dad” match unfolded in Kraków’s Nowa Huta district. Not inside the External Ward of the Remand Prison but just beyond its fence, on the football pitch beside a neighborhood primary school. Twelve families — among them mothers and fathers

23 August 2025, Trzebinia Prison (Poland) — On Saturday, August 23, the municipal football field of MKS Trzebinia (Poland) hosted a Game with Mum & Dad (GWMD) event, organised by the Probacja Foundation, which works in Polish prisons to defend the rights of children with imprisoned parents and to promote their inclusion and family care. GWMD is an

10 August 2025, Nowy Wiśnicz (Poland) — On 10 August, Game with Mum & Dad (GWMD) returned to Poland for its second event of 2025, bringing together 9 children and 10 imprisoned parents, 1 uncle and 1 grandfather for a day of sport, music and family connection at Nowy Wiśnicz. The event, organised by Probacja