Parenting support for vulnerable families

The raising the little ones in the house becomes complicated on many occasions due to situations derived from a state of vulnerability of families.

For this reason, the ”la Caixa” Foundation has promoted the project ‘Family Spaces 0-3‘an initiative of socio-educational support aimed at families in poverty who have sons and daughters between 0 and 3 years. Its objective is to promote parental skills and healthy parenting habits, empower parents and strengthen the psychomotor, cognitive and social development of girls and boys. In addition, they offer social support and activities, a support network and financial help to buy children’s food and hygiene products.

This initiative will be launched in about thirty spaces adapted to early childhood and already serves 1,500 families. It is currently being developed in Barcelona, ​​Madrid, Málaga, Murcia, Las Palmas, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Seville, Valencia, Valladolid, Vizcaya and Zaragoza, and will gradually expand to all the territories where the program is developed. CaixaProinfancia.

Early intervention

The ‘Family Spaces 0-3’ have an endowment of 2.5 million euros. Its creation reflects scientific evidence of the importance of early intervention.

Studies highlight that access to educational leisure activities and training programs from the first years of life can have a decisive impact on successful education and good health in childhood, as well as in future family well-being.

The UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child reflects early care ensures comprehensive and fair development. Likewise, it highlights the need for special care and protection in early childhood.

Positive background

During the 2022-2023 academic year, an experience with 1,009 families in 20 CaixaProinfancia collaborating entities with the support of the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. This pilot was continued last year to end up being integrated as another service of the program starting in the 2024-2025 academic year.

He report The project evaluation showed very positive results, among them, a reduction in economic vulnerabilities, intra-family relationship vulnerabilities, and educational vulnerabilities. These are indicative that highlight the potential effectiveness of the program in these areas and that have made it possible to validate the model that should guide the implementation of ‘Family Spaces 0-3’ within the CaixaProinfancia program.

In Spain, one in three boys and girls is in a vulnerable situation. «With this project we expand the coverage and historical commitment of the ”la Caixa” Foundation to the well-being and socio-educational development of boys, girls and their families. Besides, We reinforce our comprehensive model of social actionwhich allows us to accompany the people who need it most at all stages of life, from early childhood to old age, through transformative programs that respond to the challenges of our society,” concluded the deputy director general of the ”la Caixa” Foundation, Marc Simón.

More than 375,000 children served

Since its creation in 2007, the CaixaProinfancia program has served more than 375,000 children. In the last year alone, 65,000 minors participated in its activitiesbelonging to 40,000 families from 145 municipalities. All this in the hands of 481 social entities that are responsible for assisting them directly, prioritizing aid and monitoring each case.