Support-Girona

What Support-Girona does

Support-Girona (legal name: Fundació Support-Girona) is a non-profit foundation established in 2003 in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, providing legal, social, and counseling support services to persons with disabilities. The organization operates under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) paradigm, specializing in supported decision-making rather than substituted decision-making. Its core services include Legal and Social Support (using the assistance mechanism under Catalan Decree-Law 19/2021), Future Support Service (anticipatory planning via notarial powers), Counseling Services, and the WHO QualityRights training deployment for Catalonia. As of 2025, it accompanies 1,478 active supports (1,518 currently, growing from 1,398 in 2024), with 169,500+ annual assistance contacts delivered by 150+ professionals. The supported population breaks down as 54.5% psychosocial disability, 27% intellectual disability, 12.9% cognitive deterioration, and 4% behavioral disorders; 65% of those served live at or below the poverty line, and 55% live in the community.

The organization's technology footprint is service-delivery oriented rather than AI- or platform-centric. It deploys gamified digital tools (e.g., 'Elixir de la Independència' from the Digit2Me project), online training platforms (WHO QualityRights 14-module program in Catalan, Spanish, and English), and professional training manuals developed through Erasmus+ projects (I-DECIDE, TOPHOUSE, DECIDER). The foundation is ISO 9001:2015 certified and has been recognized by the UN as a good practice in supported decision-making for healthy lifestyles.

Support-Girona operates a non-charge revenue model: all core services are provided free of charge, with funding derived from public grants of the Generalitat de Catalunya (primary), private donations (eligible for tax deduction), solidarity wills/legacies, and European project funding from ERDF (65% co-financing for CIMER), ESF (91.89% for Youth Guarantee Programme), Erasmus+, and EU EaSI programmes. The organization reaches beneficiaries through judicial referrals, notarial powers of attorney, public social services referrals, and direct personal request. Its go-to-market is institutional and advocacy-driven, with active participation in international conferences, EU policy forums, and European project consortia. It was the only Spanish entity invited to the EU High-Level Conference on Disability in Limassol (May 2026) and has testified at the Catalan Parliament's Commission on Mental Health and Addictions.

Name

Support-Girona

Legal name

Fundació Support-Girona

Website

https://supportgirona.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Support-Girona is a non-profit foundation in Girona, Spain providing legal, social, and counseling support to persons with disabilities through supported decision-making under the UN CRPD framework, funded primarily by Catalan government grants and European projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Legal capacity support
• Supported decision-making
• Community inclusion services
• Social services nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Girona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Grants from the Government of Catalonia: The main source of funding comes through public grants from the Catalan government (Generalitat de Catalunya) to finance the support service. These grants cover a large part of the organization's structure and staff costs. Public grants constitute the primary funding stream.
2. Private Donations: Donations from private individuals and organizations. Donors receive a tax deduction on their personal income tax return (coefficient set by the treasury for donations to foundations and entities declared to be of public benefit). Donations fund the coverage of basic needs of supported persons whose income is lower than required expenses, as well as the Future Support Service and counseling services not covered by public grants.
3. Solidarity Wills (Legacies): People can allocate part or all of their inheritance to Support-Girona Foundation through a solidarity will. The organization uses these bequests to advance payments for residential center fees while public support is pending, cover basic needs of unsupported individuals, invest in new resources, and improve care for supported persons.
4. European Project Funding: Funding from European programs including the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF, 65% co-funded for the CIMER project), European Social Fund (ESF, 91.89% co-financing for Youth Guarantee Programme), Erasmus+ (projects including Digit2Me, FRIDA, TOPHOUSE, DECIDER, I-DECIDE), and EU EaSI programme (UNIC project).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Support-Girona (Fundació Support-Girona) provides individualized legal and social support services to persons with psychosocial, intellectual, or cognitive disabilities. Its core offering centers on the assistance mechanism for supported decision-making, along with future support planning, counseling, and WHO QualityRights-aligned human rights training, all aimed at enabling independent community living for persons with disabilities in Catalonia.

Product overview

Support-Girona is a non-profit foundation providing a portfolio of services focused on legal and social support for persons with disabilities. The core offerings include Legal and Social Support (the main activity using the assistance mechanism for supported decision-making), Future Support Service (for anticipating and planning future support needs through notarial arrangements), Counseling Services (advisory guidance), and Quality Rights (WHO-aligned training materials for human rights in mental health). Additionally, Innovation and Projects encompasses European initiatives like Digit2Me, CIMER, FRIDA, I-DECIDE, TOPHOUSE, UNIC, and DECIDER that focus on digital mentorship, cross-border inclusion, women's empowerment, and supported decision-making. The organization also offers volunteering and donation programs. All services are guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal and Social Support (Suport jurídic i social) Main activity of Support-Girona, providing individualized legal and social support to persons with psychosocial, intellectual, or cognitive disabilities. Includes the assistance mechanism based on the rights, wishes, and preferences of the person, supporting decision-making and promoting social inclusion and independent community living.
• Future Support Service (Servei de Previsió de Suport Futur) Service for anticipating future support needs, managing requests from notarial documents where the Foundation commits to provide support or exercise powers when specified circumstances arise. Includes at least annual follow-up visits.
• Counseling Services (Assessoraments) Advisory services providing legal and social guidance to interested persons or professionals wanting to learn about legal and social support in different areas of action.
• QualityRights Training Program WHO QualityRights initiative materials and training program designed to assess and improve quality and human rights in mental health and social support establishments and services in Catalonia, aligned with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Includes 14 modules covering human rights, mental health, legal capacity, recovery, and community inclusion, delivered in Catalan, Spanish, and English.
• Innovation and Projects (Innovació i Projectes) European and international projects including Digit2Me (digital mentorship training), CIMER (cross-border inclusion project), FRIDA (empowerment of women with disabilities), I-DECIDE, TOPHOUSE, UNIC, and DECIDER focused on supported decision-making and social inclusion.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,400 people accompanied and 169,500+ annual assistance contacts
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• World Health Organization (WHO) - QualityRights ProgrammeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO designated Support-Girona as its Catalan partner for formalizing the alliance to deploy QualityRights instruments throughout Catalonia. This is a flagship partnership involving the implementation of WHO's QualityRights training materials (14 modules) across establishments, services, professionals, and persons in Catalonia. The alliance involves developing and delivering training programs on human rights, mental health, legal capacity, recovery, and community inclusion, with Support-Girona as the local implementing partner for WHO's global QualityRights initiative.
• Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Drets SocialscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government funder and strategic partner. The Department of Social Rights provides the main public grants funding Support-Girona's support services. The department also audits the organization for compliance with service quality indicators.
• Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de JustíciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Department of Justice supervises Support-Girona as a foundation entity (Protectorat de Fundacions) and oversees its activities in providing legal capacity support. Judicial oversight includes annual reporting and social reports.
• Fundació la CaixacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundación la Caixa is listed among Support-Girona's institutional partners, appearing in the organization's logo/partner section on the website, indicating ongoing collaborative relationship.
• Diputació de GironacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial Government of Girona is an institutional partner, listed in the partner/support section of Support-Girona's website.
• DipsalutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDipsalut (Public Health Agency of Girona) is listed as an institutional partner, collaborating on public health and social welfare initiatives.
• CIMER Inclusió Project PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIMER Inclusió is a cross-border project co-funded by ERDF at 65% involving mountain and rural territories. The project develops living labs to identify structural barriers to independent living and proposes 20 concrete measures for community inclusion in rural areas.
• Digit2Me ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigit2Me is a European project in which Support-Girona organized virtual seminars on emotional management in mentorship and psychosocial intervention, developing a new mentorship model and gamified tool ('Elixir de la Independència') to promote autonomy and social inclusion for vulnerable persons and persons with disabilities.
• FRIDA Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFRIDA is a European project aimed at promoting the empowerment of girls and women with disabilities from culturally minoritized groups in educational, labour, and family domains. Support-Girona participates as an associated entity in the project launch meetings and intersectional workshop in Barcelona.
• TOPHOUSE Erasmus+ ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTOPHOUSE (Erasmus+ project) develops specialized training for housing sector professionals to improve their skills in managing diverse and complex support needs for persons with disabilities in community-based settings.
• DECIDER Erasmus+ ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDECIDER (Erasmus+ project) develops interactive digital tools and resources to enhance training of disability sector professionals in providing supported decision-making services, inspired by the UN CRPD Article 12.
• I-DECIDE Erasmus+ ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerI-DECIDE (Erasmus+ project led by Support-Girona) develops professional training manuals for supported decision-making, providing tools for professionals to offer support that respects the will and preferences of persons with disabilities and maximizes autonomy.
• Servei d'Ocupació de Catalunya (SOC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalan Employment Service is an institutional partner providing support for the Youth Guarantee Programme and employment initiatives in which Support-Girona participates.
• Ministerio de Trabajo y Economía SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish Ministry of Labour and Social Economy is an institutional partner supporting employment and social initiatives in which Support-Girona participates.
• Agència de l'Habitatge de CatalunyacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatalan Housing Agency is an institutional partner supporting housing access and community living initiatives for persons with disabilities.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ENABLE Scotland: Scottish charity supporting people with learning disabilities to live independently and exercise choice and control, with direct focus on supported decision-making. Highly comparable to Support-Girona in mission, supported decision-making methodology, and independent-living orientation.
• Mental Health Foundation: UK-based charity focused on mental health research, services, and advocacy, with a public health and rights-based orientation. Comparable to Support-Girona as a mental health and psychosocial disability support organization, though operating at considerably larger scale and with a research-policy emphasis.
• Fundació ABD: Catalan non-profit providing social and health services to vulnerable populations including people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Comparable to Support-Girona as a Catalonia-based social services non-profit serving overlapping psychosocial and disability populations with grant-funded direct service models.

Regional players

• CERMI: Spanish Disability (umbrella organization representing civil society disability groups in Spain, active in legislative reform and CRPD-aligned advocacy. Operates in the same Spanish regulatory ecosystem as Support-Girona, with overlap in legal capacity reform advocacy, but functions as a representative body rather than a direct service provider.
• Dincat: Federation of intellectual disability organizations in Catalonia, representing member entities that deliver services to persons with intellectual disabilities. Operates in the same Catalan territory as Support-Girona and shares the CRPD-aligned advocacy frame, though its model is federated/aggregating rather than direct service delivery.
• COCEMFE: Spanish Confederation of Persons with Physical and Organic Disabilities, a national umbrella representing disability service organizations across Spain. Comparable to Support-Girona as a Spanish disability-sector advocacy and service-delivery organization, but functioning as a national confederation rather than a regional direct provider.

Broad incumbents

• Inclusion Europe: European association representing people with intellectual disabilities and their families, focused on CRPD-aligned policy and human rights at the EU level. Comparable to Support-Girona as an EU-level disability rights organization with overlapping advocacy on supported decision-making and Article 12 implementation.
• European Disability Forum: Umbrella NGO representing 100 million Europeans with disabilities at EU level, active in CRPD implementation and EU policy advocacy. Shares the human rights-based framework and EU policy interlocutor role that positions Support-Girona at the EU High-Level Conference on Disability.
• Fundación ONCE: Spain's largest disability foundation, providing employment, accessibility, and social support services to persons with disabilities nationwide. Comparable to Support-Girona as a Spanish disability support nonprofit with a broad portfolio, but operating at much larger scale and on a national rather than regional basis.

Others

• Mental Health Europe: European network advocating for mental health rights, community-based support, and CRPD-aligned mental health policy. Comparable to Support-Girona as a European-level advocacy organization aligned with the psychosocial disability and QualityRights paradigm that anchors Support-Girona's work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Profiles2 records

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