The Virgen de Llano Foundation Center receives a visit from Gullón, strengthening its commitment to disability in Aguilar de Campoo.
The Corporate Director of Galletas de Gullón, Francisco Hevia, visited this afternoon the center of the Virgen de Llano Foundation in Aguilar de Campoo, the first integrated and multipurpose center for people with disabilities in Castilla y León.
During his visit he was accompanied by the general director of Fundación Personas and CEO of Grupo Lince, Jesús Mazariegos, and other members of the social entity and the biscuit company. Together they have made a tour to know the facilities of this building, which was built thanks to a donation of more than 5 million euros, which made Abundio Calderón and Purificación Ruiz, and began operating in 2013 with the aim of serving people with disabilities.
With this visit, Gullón demonstrates its commitment to the most vulnerable and dependent people within its Aguilar Plan announced in 2021, in order to generate a positive impact on the social environment of Aguilar de Campoo and the region of Montaña Palentina.
Fundación Virgen de Llano has three centers with a total of 80 places, located in the same building: -Residence Center -Occupational Center and Day Center. Fundación Personas took over the management of the centers in 2013. Both foundations share the same goals and have worked together since the beginning of the project to provide Aguilar de Campoo with a permanent resource for people with needs in the field of social services. In the labor area, Fundación Personas has 3 Special Employment Centers (CEE) – with a total staff of more than 900 workers, of which more than 90% have some kind of disability. Grupo LINCE is the CEE with the largest workforce in Castilla y León, promoted in 1985 by ASPRONA, whose purpose is to generate job opportunities for people with disabilities, preferably intellectual, in order to enhance their integral development and their contribution to society as full citizens.
About Fundación Personas
Fundación Personas was created in 2008 by five associations in Castilla y León: ADECAS Guardo, ASPANIS Palencia, APADEFIM Segovia, ASPRONA Valladolid and ASPROSUB Zamora. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities and their families by providing comprehensive services, in the environment and covering all stages of the life cycle. The founding associations belong to the Plena Inclusion family movement and bring 60 years of experience, share innovation and foster mutual collaboration.
With a regional presence, we are present in 30 towns in Castilla y León, urban centers and rural areas, where we attend to situations of disability or dependence and provide support for the promotion of personal autonomy. We also offer support and training to people at risk of social exclusion. Our activity is governed by criteria of quality and proximity in care; efficiency and transparency in management; equal opportunities, accessibility and respect for diversity as an engine of social transformation.
In the educational-care area we manage 2,500 places daily in 60 centers, distributed in more than 30 locations in Valladolid, Palencia, Segovia and Zamora.
In the labor area, Fundación Personas has 3 Special Employment Centers (CEE) – with a total staff of more than 900 workers, of which more than 90% have some type of disability.
Fundación Personas in figures
- 2500 people served
- 3000 families
- 75 operational work centers
- 30 locations
- 5 Delegations
- 3 Special Employment Centers
- 1800 professionals
- 850 workers with disabilities
- 1041 total number of employees
