The mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, signed on Wednesday, April 3, an agreement with the heads of the Association of People with Autistic Disorder of the Region (Asteamur), Nani Martínez de Haro and Noelia Férez, to give to the collective the use of the building of the complete module 2 and the ground floor and first floor of module 3 of the old school of Villalba.
The agreement that has been formalized this morning will allow the group to offer a service of promotion and personal autonomy (SEPAP) for adult users, which is added to the early attention and child development, which are currently being provided in the Cabezo Beaza center.
It should be noted that the association has a waiting list of between 35 and 40 people who, thanks to this new space, will be able to receive attention.
The space that has been assigned to them and in which they can start working consists of a 150 square meter ground floor with two classrooms and two toilets and an upper floor with another 150 meters, two toilets and two classrooms in module 2;
and 150 meters, 2 toilets, two classrooms and two courtyards in module 3.
Asteamur will start with the installation of the therapeutic team in the coming weeks and, soon, they will launch the training projects and new services for the promotion of personal autonomy.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena