CARITAS DIOCESANA

Name

CARITAS DIOCESANA

Legal name

Cáritas Diocesana C.Real

Website

https://caritasdcr.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cáritas Diocesana de Ciudad Real is the Catholic Diocese's charitable social action organization in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, operating a parish-based network of social centers, an SEPE-authorized employment agency, and a social insertion enterprise serving more than 8,000 vulnerable individuals annually across homelessness, addiction, migration, employment, and rural programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services and Charitable Nonprofit Programs

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Social services charity
• Homelessness support programs
• Addiction treatment services
• Employment placement services
• Migrant integration support

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad Real

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private donations and member contributions: Individual donations from the public, membership fees (2,301 members and 7,234 donors in Castilla-La Mancha region), and bequests/inheritances (herencias y legados solidarios). Donors include parishes, communities, individuals, and businesses. The organization actively promotes planned giving through notary partnerships.
2. Lottery and fundraising events: Sorteo Solidario de Reyes (25,000 tickets at €2 each, linked to Lotería Nacional El Niño); solidarity events such as pádel tournaments and corporate partnerships. Proceeds support Jericó, Casa de Abraham, Siloé, and rural projects.
3. Corporate partnerships and social sponsorship (Empresas con Corazón): More than 100 local businesses and commerce partners collaborate through the Empresas con Corazón program, donating products, services, and experiences for fundraising events. Companies such as Vestas, Grupo Solisyon, Fundación Unicaja, Jugarama (Ayuntamiento), and Eurocaja Rural provide financial or in-kind support.
4. Social enterprise revenue - Re-Iniciar Alternativas Solidarias: Re-Iniciar Alternativas Solidarias generates revenue through textile collection container management (won public tenders in Valdepeñas for 27 containers) and the Moda-Re second-hand clothing store in Ciudad Real. Revenue supports social insertion employment.
5. European and public institution funding: Co-funded by Fondo Social Europeo Plus (FSE+) for employment programs (Inclusión Social, Garantía Infantil y Lucha contra la Pobreza), and by Inditex for vocational training. Receives support from Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Ciudad Real (€15,000 for international cooperation), Ayuntamiento de Miguelturra, and various municipal governments.
6. Signo Permanente de Solidaridad: Diocesan-level permanent solidarity fund established 25 years ago during the Jubilee of 2000, providing ongoing financial support for the two main social programs: personas sin hogar (homelessness) and addiction programs (Siloé). Supported by parishes throughout the diocese.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Cáritas Diocesana de Ciudad Real delivers a coordinated portfolio of free social-action services across the province of Ciudad Real. Core offerings include emergency shelter and accompaniment for people experiencing homelessness (Centro Jericó and Casa de Abraham), specialized ambulatory and residential addiction care (Centro Siloé in Ciudad Real and Miguelturra), a SEPE-authorized employment placement agency, vocational training and self-employment support, the social-insertion enterprise Re-Iniciar Alternativas Solidarias with the Moda-Re second-hand store, reception and accompaniment for vulnerable families and migrants, rural elderly programs, and international cooperation projects funded through donations, grants and corporate partners.

Product overview

Cáritas Diocesana de Ciudad Real operates as a social action organization within the Catholic Church, offering a coordinated portfolio of programs and specialized centers rather than a single product. The core structure includes three main social centers: Centro Jericó and Casa de Abraham (centers for people without stable housing), and Centro Siloé plus its residential facility in Miguelturra (specialized in addiction care). Supporting these are employment services through the SEPE-authorized Agencia de Colocación, the insertion company Re-Iniciar Alternativas Solidarias operating textile recycling operations and the Moda-Re retail store, and the La Semilla self-employment program. The organization also delivers the Programa de Acogida y Acompañamiento for vulnerable families, the Mayores Rurales rural elderly program, occupational workshops, and international cooperation projects. The Signo Permanente de Solidaridad serves as a diocesan fund tying these initiatives together.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Centro Siloé: Specialized center for attention to persons with addiction problems
• Centro Jericó
• Casa de Abraham
• La Semilla
• Re-Iniciar Alternativas Solidarias

Products and services

• Agencia de Colocación (SEPE No. 07 00000097) SEPE-authorized employment placement agency providing free labor intermediation between vulnerable job seekers and local employers (households, care positions, agriculture, retail), with over 20 years of experience and operations out of Cáritas Interparroquial de Tomelloso.
• Centro Siloé (addiction care center) Specialized center for people affected by substance and behavioral addictions, offering psychological intervention, social accompaniment, residential care, art therapy and community integration activities. It is the only dedicated addiction resource in the entire province of Ciudad Real, with an ambulatory center in Ciudad Real and a residential center in Miguelturra.
• Centro Residencial Siloé (Miguelturra) Residential care facility for people requiring a stable environment for addiction recovery and rehabilitation, part of the Centro Siloé program and located in Miguelturra.
• Centro Jericó (homeless shelter)

Named customers13 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered key, supporting, core and minor.

• Grupo SolisyonkeyGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 January 2026HR consulting firm specializing in human resources solutions, consulting, and training. Signed a collaboration agreement with Cáritas Diocesana de Ciudad Real to refer employment offers to Cáritas participants, enabling vulnerable people to apply for job vacancies managed by the consultancy's corporate clients.
• Residencia La Milagrosa (Manzanares)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 29 November 2025Senior residence signed a collaboration agreement with Cáritas Interparroquial de Manzanares to provide non-labor practice placements for women in the 'Encuentro para la Formación y Participación de la Mujer' program, part of the Acogida y Empleo project. This allows participants to complement theoretical training with practical workplace experience.
• Re-Iniciar Alternativas SolidariascoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 November 2025Re-Iniciar Alternativas Solidarias is a social insertion company linked to Cáritas Diocesana de Ciudad Real. It manages over 200 textile collection containers across the province (with transfer plants in Tomelloso and Puertollano) and operates the Moda-Re second-hand clothing store. It won a public tender for 27 additional containers in Valdepeñas, creating an insertion job for a person in social exclusion. It also employs 10 people through its activities and supports the placement agency with job insertions (10 hired through Re-Iniciar in 2025).
• Carrefour Market (Ciudad Real, Puertollano) and Supeco (Valdepeñas)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRetail partners hosting vocational training placements for Cáritas employment program participants. The 'Formación en el Puesto de Trabajo para Dependienta de Productos Frescos: Carnicería-Charcutería' program conducted 230 hours of training (190 practical + 40 theoretical) across these stores, funded by FSE+ and Inditex.
• SEPE (Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal)keyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational public employment service that authorized Cáritas Diocesana de Ciudad Real as an official Employment Placement Agency (No. 07 00000097) in July 2019, enabling the organization to conduct formal labor intermediation between employers and vulnerable job seekers.
• Healty & Happy Sport CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports center that organized the II Torneo Americano de Pádel (February 21, 2026) at Pádel Plus Ciudad Real, raising funds for construction of a secondary education classroom in Mozambique as part of Cáritas Interparroquial's international cooperation program.
• Hospital Quirón Ciudad RealminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPrivate hospital hosting Cáritas volunteers for a week-long information campaign on solidary legacies and wills, with volunteers providing direct information and resolving queries about this form of charitable giving.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cruz Roja Española: Spain's largest humanitarian organization, providing overlapping social services including homelessness support, employment programs, migrant assistance, and elderly care. Operates at national scale with broader scope and significantly larger resources than Cáritas Diocesana.
• Fundación La Caixa (Social Programs): Major Spanish foundation funding and operating large-scale social programs including elderly care, poverty alleviation, and employment insertion. Comparable to Cáritas in mission and beneficiary population, though with a much larger financial base and broader geographic scope.
• Cáritas Española: National confederation and parent organization of Cáritas Diocesana de Ciudad Real. Coordinates all Cáritas diocesan branches across Spain, manages national-level emergency response (e.g., Venezuela earthquake campaign), and provides the institutional framework within which the diocese operates.

Direct peers

• Cáritas Diocesana de Albacete: Another Cáritas Diocesana in the same Castilla-La Mancha region, providing homeless services, employment intermediation, and accompaniment programs. Direct peer serving a similar demographic and socioeconomic profile in a neighboring province.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Cuenca: Another Cáritas Diocesana branch in the Castilla-La Mancha region, providing the same parish-based social services model. Direct peer with similar demographic challenges (rural depopulation, aging population) and beneficiary mix.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Madrid: Sibling Cáritas Diocesana in the Madrid region, operating the same model of parish-based social services, homeless shelters, employment programs, and social enterprises. Direct structural peer with similar product portfolio and target beneficiaries, but operates in a much larger urban context.
• Cáritas Diocesana de Toledo: Neighboring Cáritas Diocesana in Castilla-La Mancha region, operating the same organizational model with parish networks, social centers, and employment programs. Highly comparable operating environment (similar regional demographics and rural-urban mix) as the Ciudad Real diocese.

Emerging players

• ACCEM: Spanish NGO specializing in refugee and migrant support, including reception, employment assistance, and social integration. Comparable to Cáritas's migrant accompaniment work and recipient of similar EU funding streams (FSE+, FAMI).
• CEAR (Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado): Spanish NGO focused on refugee protection and asylum seekers, providing legal assistance, reception, and integration services. Overlaps with Cáritas's migrant and regularization support programs, though focused specifically on asylum seekers.
• Hogar Sí: Spanish foundation specifically focused on ending homelessness through housing-first approaches and social accompaniment. Directly comparable to Cáritas's Centro Jericó and Casa de Abraham homeless services, with a more specialized national focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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