The "Obra del Padre Mario" is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization that, since 1968, promotes human development through different projects and services, directly and indirectly benefiting more than 25,000 people in the community of González Catán, province of Buenos Aires.

We work on lines of action that try to cover the essential aspects that people experience throughout their lives: education, community, work, disability, third age, health and sports.

Education: This area manages the educational institutes regulated by the DIEGEP (acronym for the Directorate of Private Management Education) and the Pantaleo University College, which is developed in cooperation with the ISALUD and the Abierta Interamericana (UAI) Universities.

Community: It articulates the efforts between the various social actors for the development of the community in three main lines of action: family, education, and work. It focuses on the neediest families in the area of action.

Disability: Services are offered to youth and adults with intellectual disabilities and associated pathologies, by approaching people’s multidimensionality. The improvement of the quality of life of the attendees, and their inclusion as active members of their social environment are promoted, with emphasis on self-determination, equal treatment and the value of diversity.

Seniors: Since 1990, the OPM works with the elderly through its Day Center and preventive and training programs for care and social inclusion. Accompanying the aging process is one of the most important actions it develops. Different services related to the meeting of food, social, health, emotional and cultural needs of the elderly are provided.

Health: Ambulatory medical care, diagnostic procedures, and health care prevention and promotion actions are provided. It is a service for the community of González Catán that has been operating for more than 30 years, and offers an alternative to the public health system through medical offices with more than 20 specialties and complementary studies. Prevention campaigns are carried out through the dissemination of material and informative talks. 

Sports: This line of action generates spaces for the development of physical and sports attributes, as part of a comprehensive education and promoting a responsible attitude towards the care of one’s body. Sports are a tool for social and community integration that contributes to the development of people.