Building bridges between cultures

Asociación Puente Centro Cultural accompanies migrant families through education, integration, and community in Catalonia.

Puente was born from a deep conviction that every person — regardless of their origin, language, or migration journey — deserves to be treated with dignity and to have the opportunity to build a life of belonging and participation. We exist to walk alongside migrant women, children, and youth as they navigate the complex realities of integration in a new country.

Rooted in the neighborhoods of Barcelona and Mataró, Puente offers educational programs, language support, emotional accompaniment, community workshops, and intercultural connection. We believe integration happens through relationships, and that strong communities are built through trust, participation, and shared responsibility.

200+

people served annually

15+

partner organizations

weekly programs

10+

international volunteers

60–85%

program retention rate — strong for the sector

Our story

Puente began as a grassroots response to the needs of migrant families in Catalonia who faced significant barriers to integration — language, social isolation, educational gaps, and the emotional weight of building a new life. We started with dedicated individuals committed to consistently showing up for families who needed support.

Over the years, Puente has grown into a recognized community organization with programs in Barcelona and Mataró, international volunteer partnerships through the European Solidarity Corps, and collaborations with schools, universities, municipalities, and NGOs across the region.

If you would like to get involved — as a volunteer, partner, or supporter — we would love to hear from you.

Our mission is to support the social integration of migrant and refugee families in Catalonia through education, emotional accompaniment, intercultural bridge-building, and community participation. We work to reduce barriers that lead to exclusion and create spaces where people from different backgrounds can grow together.

Our values of dignity, accompaniment, inclusion, education, intercultural understanding, and community guide everything we do. We envision communities where cultural differences are not barriers to participation, but opportunities for mutual understanding, dignity, and shared growth.