Building the Uvalde Community Center to Provide Access to Care
Representatives from Â鶹´«Ã½AV, Superior HealthPlan andÌýCommunity Health Development,ÌýInc. hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Dec. 2, 2022, at the site location in Uvalde, Texas.
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The Â鶹´«Ã½AV Foundation and Â鶹´«Ã½AV’s Texas health plan, Superior HealthPlan, are investing $7.9 million in a new, state-of-the-art multipurpose community center in Uvalde, Texas. In partnership with , a federally qualified health center, the community center will serve as a whole health resource for the entire Uvalde community and its surrounding region.
Â鶹´«Ã½AV and Superior met with CHDI following the tragedy at Robb Elementary School to discuss how to support Uvalde and help foster long-term recovery. The community center aims to achieve this by expanding resources available to the entire community for physical, mental, and emotional health.
Once complete, the new community center will house space for primary medical care, behavioral health services, youth development resources, college and job preparation training for students, retail space for local businesses and a tranquility garden to honor victims of the tragedy that occurred on May 24, 2022. The Uvalde Community Center is targeting completion in late 2024.Ìý Ìý
Â鶹´«Ã½AV is partnering with CDHIÌýto bring a new community center to Uvalde.
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