Càritas Diocesana de Vic

Social Action Across the Diocese of Vic

Càritas Diocesana de Vic is the Catholic Church's social-action organization in the Diocese of Vic, Catalonia. It works to support people experiencing poverty or exclusion. Its activity is organized through the local Cáritas offices in Igualada, Manresa, and Vic, and the interparish office in Ripoll.

Areas of Work

• Support for individuals and families experiencing vulnerability.
• Housing projects, including Masoveria Urbana in Manresa, which the profile says housed 80 people in 24 apartments over a decade.
• Training and employment support: 120-hour social and health-care courses, with 18 women graduating in Anoia-Segarra, and a 70-hour joint training program with the Sant Andreu Salut and Santa Clara foundations.
• Educational support for children and teenagers ages 6 to 16; 143 participants took part in the most recent school year cited.
• Emergency response and international aid: the organization reported mobilizing €300,000 for people affected by earthquakes in Venezuela.

Presence and Structure

The organization operates across the Diocese of Vic through local Cáritas offices in Igualada, Manresa, and Vic and the interparish office in Ripoll. It is part of Càritas Catalunya and Cáritas Española and is affiliated with the Diocese of Vic.

Transparency and Funding

The website shares information about the organization's mission, structure, funding, and transparency. It has a whistleblower channel and publishes annual activity reports.

Contact

For inquiries, job applications, or information requests, the organization offers a contact form on its website and the email correu.cdvic@caritas.es. It is also on X, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram as @caritasvic.