1. Information about the disability and support services available; referral to sources of support services; follow along support after information and referral.
2. Financial assistance.
3. Individual and Family Counseling.
4. Advocacy
   1. Individual or case advocacy ensuring disabled persons their rights to appropriate services.
   2. Systems or class advocacy seeking to change a policy or practice, which affects disabled persons.
   3. Self-advocacy assistance provided to individuals and families who may only need guidance to advocate on their own behalf.
   4. Legislative advocacy as permitted by law.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Public Education.

For more information about Family Support, please contact UCP at (816) 983-2207 or send an e-mail.