The Regional Government of Catalonia, based in Barcelona, is the collegiate body that heads the political, executive and administrative powers of the region of Catalonia, Spain.

Areas of Intervention

• Children and young people
• Children at risk of social exclusion
• Homeless
• Older people 
• People with addiction
• People with physical disabilities
• People with mental disabilities
• Mental health
• Social justice
• People who are socially vulnerable
• People in situations of difficulty or precarity
• Victims of domestic abuse
• Gender equality
• Counteracting and supporting victims of gender-based violence
• Migrants
• Social Integration
• Beneficiaries of minimum income
• Poverty and social inclusion
• Recipients of care
• Foster care and adoptions
• Unaccompanied immigrant minors
• Personal autonomy
• Accessibility
• Community action and volunteering
• Civicism and promotion of values
• Families
• Housing policies

Responsibilities/ Services

• Providing social services
• Transformation of care models
• Integration of technological tools
• Issuing of guidelines and policies for the district’s councils
• Capacity building and training
• Training of social welfare workforce
• Conducting inspections
• Management of public nursing homes and day centres for older people
• Home care services for older and dependent people
• Residential services for victims of gender-based violence
• Socio-educational services for children at risk of social exclusion
• Specialised intervention services as meeting points for children, victims of violence, and their families
• Child protection
• Telecare
• Emotional support groups for family caregivers
• Programs for the prevention of addictions in young people
• Assistance in cases of energy poverty
• Financial support
• Fostering cooperation with non-governmental organisations and the promotion of social volunteering