Net of Welcoming Families for Immigrants Program

What is a welcoming family?

A welcoming family is any native family who voluntarily want to accompany and respond to information needs and intercultural dialogue of a foreign family or a family in reunification process for a period of three months.

A welcoming family is a family rooted in Catalonia that learns with immigrants and opens to the world.

Who can be a welcoming family?

All kinds of families in Catalonia whatever their religious beliefs, their political choices, composition or socioeconomic status. The only requirement is to register in the Network of Welcoming Families for Immigrants register and agree to the terms of volunteer work.

Which kind of support do the welcoming families get?

All welcoming families may receive direct support from a cultural mediator that will facilitate linguistic communication, cultural understanding and the use of some services for immigrants.