Community involvement Community involvement For  many  years,  Ferrovial  has  been  committed  to  fostering  the  social  and  economic development  of  the  local  community, especially  the  disadvantaged, in  terms  of  social  work, healthcare, education, professional training and employment. Main actions in 2001 Ferrovial invested €150,000 in community projects in 2001. In   collaboration   with   community   organizations,   Ferrovial   continued   to   support   the disadvantaged through employment. In addition to stimulating the hiring of disabled people, Ferrovial joined the Patrons Board of Fundación Integra,  whose objective is to support the integration through employment of people at risk of social exclusion, especially drug addicts, prisoners, battered women and children with difficulties. In  collaboration  with  its  employees  and  Aldeas  Infantiles,  and  in  the  framework  of  the agreement  running  until  2006  for  children’s  homes  throughout  Spain,  in  2001  Ferrovial performed the following activities: • Provided premises for a new training center in Barcelona. • Refurbished, improved and built homes and centers. • Studied land acquisitions, designs and construction of future homes. • Financed education activities. • Set up voluntary teams to support leisure activities. • Established painting and Christmas card competitions. • Equipped an IT classroom and commenced training courses. • Provided information about internal and external communication tools. Through  Polish  construction  subsidiary  Budimex,  and  in  collaboration  with  International Cooperation,  Ferrovial  supported The  Future  of  Children  voluntary  program  in  Poland  to improve   the   quality   of   life   of   500   children,   collaborate   with   the   children’s   care   and hospitalization staff, and help to rebuild hospitals. The  aforementioned  projects  are  small  since  they  were  executed  simultaneously  with  the design of the Community Action Plan.