Fundació Vallès Oriental

What Fundació Vallès Oriental does

Fundació Vallès Oriental is a private, non-profit foundation (Fundació Privada Vallès Oriental per a Persones amb Discapacitat Intel·lectual) registered in Catalonia since 1993 and headquartered in La Roca del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain. It delivers a comprehensive continuum of services for people with intellectual disabilities across the Vallès Oriental comarca, including a Centre Ocupacional, Centre d'Atenció Especialitzada, the Valldoriolf residence, housing services (Llars), training, and a Functional Rehabilitation Building opened in 2019. The foundation operates an integrated Special Employment Centre (Centre Especial de Treball - CET) offering industrial manipulation, gardening, cleaning, laundry, and catering services to corporate clients, alongside social enterprises (El Gato Verde restaurant at Teatre Auditori de Granollers, La Mona Lisa cafeteria, Felicitarium gift shop at Hospital de Granollers, La Gata Parda inclusive foodtruck, and the Casa Empúries leisure house).

Revenue is generated through five streams: concertació (concerted action) agreements and direct contracts with the Generalitat de Catalunya and municipal governments for residential, day, and specialized services; CET service contracts with corporate clients under CSR frameworks; sales from social-enterprise hospitality and catering operations; public subsidies and aid disclosed in the transparency section; and individual donations and legacies. Pricing for individuals is not publicly disclosed, as end-user fees are typically absorbed by government funding.

The foundation employs 65 staff, was led through a generational leadership transition in June 2019 (Rafel Arderiu succeeding Juan M. Monsalve after 28 years), and in 2023 absorbed Fundació APADIS Les Franqueses, consolidating the local disability-services landscape. Its go-to-market is hybrid: direct service delivery to families and persons served through public contracts, plus B2B sales of CET services to companies pursuing social-responsibility mandates. The organization distributes through physical locations across La Roca del Vallès, Granollers, and Les Franqueses del Vallès, and through mobile catering operations.

Name

Fundació Vallès Oriental

Legal name

FUNDACIÓ PRIVADA VALLÈS ORIENTAL PER A PERSONES AMB DISCAPACITAT INTEL·LECTUAL

Website

https://fvo.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Fundació Vallès Oriental is a Catalan non-profit foundation providing residential, occupational, and specialized care services for people with intellectual disabilities across Vallès Oriental, funded primarily by Generalitat de Catalunya concertació agreements and supported by a Special Employment Centre, social restaurants, and an inclusive foodtruck.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Social Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ), Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG), Housing Transition & Supported Living Navigation (EDAKANAK)

Keywords

• Disability social services
• Special employment services
• Residential care services
• Occupational therapy programs
• Corporate social responsibility

Headquarters

HQ city

La Roca del Vallès

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Administration Contracts: Core revenue from government contracts and concertación (concerted action agreements) with the Generalitat de Catalunya for providing social services including residence, occupational centers, specialized care, and housing services for people with intellectual disabilities.
2. Special Work Center (CET) Services: Revenue from business services including industrial manipulation, gardening, cleaning, laundry, and general services provided to companies under CSR arrangements.
3. Social Enterprise Activities: Revenue from social restaurants (El Gato Verde, La Mona Lisa), catering services, the Felicitarium gift shop, and the inclusive foodtruck (La Gata Parda sobre rodes).
4. Public Subsidies and Aid: The foundation receives public subsidies and aid from various levels of public administration as disclosed in their transparency section on subsidies and public aid granted.
5. Donations and Legacies: Voluntary contributions and legacy donations from individuals and organizations supporting the foundation's mission.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Fundació Vallès Oriental is a private nonprofit foundation that delivers a comprehensive lifecycle of services for people with intellectual disabilities, including day services (Occupational Center, Specialized Care Center, Functional Rehabilitation), residential services (Residència Valldoriolf and Housing Service), vocational training, and employment through its Special Employment Center (CET) which provides industrial manipulation, gardening, cleaning, laundry, catering, and general services. The foundation also runs social enterprises including restaurants (El Gato Verde, La Mona Lisa), the Felicitarium gift shop, an inclusive foodtruck (La Gata Parda sobre rodes), inclusive theater, and the Casa Empúries vacation home, all of which serve as both service offerings and employment platforms for persons with disabilities.

Product overview

Fundació Vallès Oriental is a private foundation providing comprehensive services for people with intellectual disabilities. The organization operates a multi-service model consisting of: (1) Day services including Occupational Center (Centre Ocupacional), Specialized Care Center (Centre d'Atenció Especialitzada), and Functional Rehabilitation Building; (2) Residential services including Residence Valldoriolf and Housing Service (Servei d'Habitatge/Llars); (3) Employment services through Centre Especial de Treball (CET) offering industrial manipulation, gardening, cleaning, laundry, catering, and general services; (4) Training and education services; and (5) Social inclusion projects including Restaurant El Gato Verde, Café La Mona Lisa, Felicitarium gift shop, Food Truck La Gata Parda sobre rodes, Inclusive Theater, Catering Service, and Vacation House Casa Empúries. The foundation serves as both a care provider and a social enterprise creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centre Ocupacional (CO) Day occupational center providing structured daytime activities, training, and support for adults with intellectual disabilities to develop personal, social, and pre-employment skills.
• Centre d'Atenció Especialitzada (CAE) Specialized care center delivering intensive therapeutic and personal support services for people with intellectual disabilities requiring higher levels of care.
• Residència Valldoriolf Residential care facility located in La Roca del Vallès providing 24-hour accommodation and support for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Servei d'Habitatge (Llars) Supported housing service offering supervised independent living arrangements in group homes for people with intellectual disabilities, including new El Cinquantenari 2 home with 22 places.
• Formació Vocational training and professional qualification programs preparing people with intellectual disabilities for labor market insertion, delivered through offices in Les Franqueses del Vallès.
• Edifici de Rehabilitació Funcional Functional rehabilitation and recreation building providing physiotherapy, functional rehabilitation, and leisure facilities including swimming pools for people served by the foundation.
• Centre Especial de Treball (CET) Special Employment Center providing paid employment and contracted business services to companies, including industrial manipulation, gardening, cleaning, laundry, catering, and general services, staffed primarily by workers with intellectual disabilities.
• Casa Empúries Social leisure and vacation home for people with disabilities, providing accessible inclusive leisure experiences with capacity for 12 residents and full staff support, supported by Generalitat de Catalunya.
• Restaurant Social El Gato Verde Social restaurant located inside the Teatre Auditori de Granollers, operated as a social enterprise to train and employ people with intellectual disabilities, serving daily meals to the general public under a public space concession won in 2016.
• La Mona Lisa Social cafeteria located inside the Casal Cívic Centre de Granollers, functioning as a training and employment platform for people with intellectual disabilities.
• Felicitarium Social gift shop selling handcrafts and products made by people with intellectual disabilities, originally located in a municipal kiosk at Bellavista square and now operating inside Hospital de Granollers.
• La Gata Parda sobre rodes Inclusive mobile foodtruck providing catering services and serving as a training and autonomy-building platform for people with intellectual disabilities, available for events and celebrations.
• Servei de Càtering Catering service provided by the foundation's social restaurants, available for events, corporate functions, and celebrations, employing people with intellectual disabilities and using recycled decorative objects from Consorci de Residus del Vallès Oriental.
• Teatre Inclusiu (Inclusive Theater) Inclusive theater company (Compañía de Teatro FVO) providing artistic and social inclusion activities, performing for schools and senior centers in collaboration with the local municipality.
• Pràctiques i Inserció Laboral Labor market insertion and internship program bridging vocational training with employment, supporting people with intellectual disabilities in transitioning into the open labor market or the CET.
• Assessorament LGD i RSC Advisory service for companies on compliance with the General Disability Law (LGD) and on designing corporate social responsibility (CSR/RSC) partnerships with the foundation's Special Employment Center.

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Roca SolidàriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2020Collaboration agreement signed on June 16, 2020 for a new joint project running from November 2020 to June 2021. Includes dissemination of foundation activities, explanation to entities and individuals about the project, and a sports activity involving running 100km. People with disabilities from the foundation's services participate as athletes and organizers.
• Disabled Children's Association (Arabia Saudí)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration protocol signed for exchange of manual arts and mutual visits between organizations. Manual crafts from people with disabilities were delivered to the Saudi association during Dakar 2020 rest day. The project aims to build bridges despite cultural distances.
• BM Granollers (Balonmano Granollers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisitation and collaboration agreement with the handball club including facility tours, Q&A sessions between players and people with disabilities, and plans for inclusive matches between BM Granollers players and foundation participants.
• Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Drets Socials i InclusiócoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership providing institutional support and funding for Casa Empúries leisure project. The government supports the foundation's social activities for people with disabilities who face economic or social difficulties accessing inclusive leisure.
• Consorci de Residus del Vallès OrientalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration providing vintage recycled objects used for decorating catering events. Supports the foundation's sustainable and creative approach to catering decoration.
• Ajuntament de GranollerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublic administration partnership providing space concession for El Gato Verde restaurant at Teatre Auditori de Granollers through competitive public tender process since 2016.
• Ajuntament de Les Franqueses del VallèsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvided kiosk space at Bellavista square for original Felicitarium project location.
• Ajuntament de la Roca del VallèsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaborates in inclusive theater program for primary and secondary schools and senior centers.
• Hospital de GranollerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration providing space for Felicitarium gift shop within hospital premises. The hospital director has expressed continued commitment to the partnership as it adds value to the hospital services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Prodis: Spanish foundation providing training, employment, and social inclusion services for people with intellectual disabilities, with a similar social-enterprise portfolio and reliance on corporate partnerships and government funding.
• La Fageda: Catalan social enterprise dairy project employing people with intellectual disabilities. Closely comparable in operating a successful social enterprise that funds the mission and provides real employment, with similar Catalan regional identity and DINCAT affiliation.
• Ampans: Catalan private foundation serving people with intellectual disabilities through residential services, occupational centers, training, and social enterprises. Operates a similar multi-service model in the Bages region and is a member of DINCAT, making it a near-perfect functional peer to FVO.
• Fundació Joia: Catalan foundation providing employment, training, and social inclusion services primarily for people with mental health conditions, with operational overlap in the social-enterprise model. Comparable geographic footprint in Catalonia and similar reliance on public concertació-style funding.
• ASPACE: Spanish confederation of associations serving people with cerebral palsy and related disabilities. Comparable in operating residential, day, and employment services through a federation of regional entities, with similar funding mix of public concertación and donations.
• Specialisterne: Global social enterprise focused on employment and training for people with autism and intellectual disabilities. Comparable in operating an employment-focused service model (CET-style) for the same beneficiary population, though at much larger international scale.

Broad incumbents

• ONCE: Spain's national organization for the blind and visually impaired. Operates a much larger social enterprise model (lottery, retail, training) and serves as the dominant incumbent in the Spanish disability sector. Comparable as a social-enterprise-driven foundation but serves a different disability population.
• Plena Inclusión: Spanish national federation representing people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Comparable as the sector-wide representative body of which FVO-affiliated organizations are members, providing advocacy and policy influence analogous to FVO's DINCAT participation.

Others

• DINCAT: Federation of disability organizations in Catalonia of which FVO is a member. Acts as the sectoral umbrella advocating for ~40,000 people with disabilities in Catalonia. Adjacent rather than directly competing — comparable as ecosystem participant.
• COCEMFE: Spanish confederation coordinating physical-disability associations nationally. Comparable as a sector federation providing collective representation and services to Spanish disability organizations, though serving a different disability population.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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