The Marianao Private Foundation is a community-based institution which, since 1985, has been running social and educational projects that benefit the whole community. Its work focuses particularly on people suffering social vulnerability using its comprehensive and socialising attention model. The Foundation’s general aims are to foster personal and community development and encourage processes of social inclusion. Its preferred area of action is the town of Sant Boi del Llobregat and the county of Baix Llobregat, where it runs nine programmes and 34 projects. In 2010, the Foundation worked with 6,287 beneficiaries, 163 volunteer and 64 members of staff.