Fundació Barcanova

Education, support, and inclusion

Fundació Barcanova is a Catalan organization supporting people with intellectual disabilities. It works in social education, training, and social and workplace inclusion, accompanying people at different stages of life.

Services for individuals

• Barcanova Occupational Center: occupational therapy and personal-development programs that support the social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.
• Escola Barcanova: founded on the belief that students with learning difficulties should receive vocational training before entering the workforce. It offers Training and Employment Programs (PFI), including a Kitchen and Restaurant Assistant program.
• Can Taió Technical Center: offers a vocational certificate in equestrian activities.
• Vidar / GSISDOS residential home: permanent or temporary residential care that serves as a home and provides comprehensive support with daily activities.
• Leisure Club.

Services for businesses and employers

• GSISVERD: full-service professional gardening. Established as a supported-employment business in 1986, it promotes employment for people with intellectual disabilities in the gardening sector.
• Can Taió Equestrian Center: a riding school offering vocational, athletic, therapeutic, and recreational programs. It is also a special employment center and a provider of equine-assisted therapies.
• Restaurant Escola Granja Soldevila: a workplace that also serves as a practicum site for students with special educational needs enrolled in Escola Barcanova's Kitchen and Restaurant Assistant program.
• CETNET: provides cleaning services at several facilities, including those operated by the foundation.

Recognition

On June 14, 2025, Escola Barcanova received the “Inclusive Cities or Communities (SDG 11)” Social Council Award from the Official College of Pedagogy of Catalonia (COPEC) for its project “Sustainable Inclusion Pathways: From the Green Classroom to Decent Work.”

Contact

Address: 4 Plaça de Carmen Laforet, 08016 Barcelona, Spain. Phone: +34 934 293 969. Email: recursos@fbarcanova.org. Another listed email is gsis@gsiscat.org.