Comprehensive Care Clinic ’Centro 3.21’ Is Inaugurated Meridiano.mx
go to original August 5, 2023

"The inauguration of 'Centro 3.21' in Puerto Vallarta means opening a space for hope, a space to provide quality multidisciplinary care for girls, boys, and young people with Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, and neuromotor disorders," said Mayor Luis Alberto Michel Rodríguez at the ribbon-cutting ceremony that took place at the clinic located at Av. México 1200, La Floresta neighborhood.

“When a man has a big heart, he supports others because in the end we are all brothers. The Andrea 3.21 Foundation is very well organized and this clinic has facilities that surprise us for their quality: neuromotor, neurosensory, and language rooms, a medical area with three offices, preschool classrooms 1 and 2, primary 1 and 2, where the children will be cared for by a great team of trained professionals. I congratulate you on this opening”, added Professor Michel.

Karen Malacara Bustamante, president of the Foundation, explained that it is a non-profit civil association, which through a scholarship program provides support for babies, girls, boys and young people with Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities and neuromotor disorders , have access to multidisciplinary care at the Center for Active Teaching and Learning (CEAA) and at the Specialized Child Rehabilitation Clinic (RIE), which allows them to have a dignified life, as well as full social and labor inclusion.

“This place will mark a milestone in the heart of Puerto Vallarta, we are taking a step towards building a more inclusive society, where every boy and girl, regardless of their abilities, has the opportunity to develop their full potential and be an active part of our community. Our team of highly trained professionals will be committed to providing therapies and educational programs that stimulate physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development." He also thanked the many sponsors and donors who support this project.

For her part, Sara Cardona, director of the Foundation, thanked the unconditional support of Professor Michel and his wife María de Jesús López Delgado, president of the municipal DIF System, also present at the event, in which there was a tour of the facilities, as well as the emotional testimony of Julio Abraham González López, a person with Down syndrome.

Also present were: Juan Carlos Anguiano Orozco, Undersecretary for Development and Liaison with Civil Society Organizations OSC of Jalisco; businessman Fernando Castro, treasurer of the Andrea 3.21 Foundation; Raquel López de los Reyes, general director of the Center for Active Teaching and Learning; and Mariel Plata Rivas, director of CEAA and RIE.

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