Persons
served:
-
Residents of Jackson,
Clay, Platte counties in Missouri, or
Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas
-
Individuals diagnosed
with Cerebral Palsy or other
Developmental Disabilities
Services:
- Information
about the disability and support services
available; referral to sources of support
services; follow along support after
information and referral.
- Financial
assistance.
- Individual
and Family Counseling.
- Advocacy
-
Individual or case advocacy ensuring
disabled persons their rights to
appropriate services.
- Systems
or class advocacy seeking to change a
policy or practice, which affects
disabled persons.
-
Self-advocacy assistance provided to
individuals and families who may only
need guidance to advocate on their own
behalf.
-
Legislative advocacy as permitted by
law.
- The
New Horizons Club, offering social
and recreational programs for persons with
Cerebral Palsy and other physical
developmental disabilities. The program
offers 1-2 accessible activities per month
in which members plan and participate to the
fullest extent possible.
- Sports for
Cerebral Palsy - "Sports by Ability, Not
Disability." A year-round training
program designed for athletes with physical
disabilities, eight years and older who are
not appropriate for Special Olympics. The
program helps to develop sports skills,
improve physical and mental fitness as well
as provide atmosphere of individual and team
goal getting.
- Public
Education.
For more information about
Family Support, please contact
UCP at (816) 983-2207 or
send an e-mail. |