United Cerebral Palsy of Oregon and Southwest Washington (UCP)

Supported living and building blocks - the supported living program provides support services for 40 individuals in the home/community which are defined by individual choice and provides the opportunity to live where and with whom they want for as long as they desire with the recognition that needs and desires may change over time. This program provides training and in-home support to assist individuals to increase independence in daily living activities and assist with completion of chores and other daily household activities. The building blocks program serves 3 families with children with disabilities. The program supports before and after school care.

Support services - ucp connections and ucp mentors is designed to assist adults with developmental disabilities to identify and arrange the support they need to thrive within their community and live the life they choose. Ucp connections and ucp mentors does this by brokering services and resources that assist the people they serve to reach their goals, developing plans and individual budgets using person centered planning techniques. Ucp connections currently serve 340 customers and ucp mentors serves 608 customers.

The supported employment program offers vocational profiles, job development, job training, and ongoing support as necessary to 29 individuals with disabilities.

Information and referral programs - the community development program acts as an information and referral source for more than 845 families with children who have Cerebral Palsy and other disabilities. This program hosts a variety of parent information groups and acts as supportive presence at meetings with professionals that help parents make decisions about a child's life. This program also provides caregiver relief for hourly and overnight respite care for children with disabilities.