United Cerebral Palsy Association of Huntsville and Tennessee Valley, Inc.
Life Without Limits for People with Disabilities
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Challenges include: 1) increased opportunities for children and adults with disabilities to access needed services to enable them to be independent, fully included in their community and able to work, learn, live and play alongside their peers; 2) caregivers feeling supported in their caregiving role, with access to respite, training and community resources to reduce caregiver fatigue and increase the quality of life for both the caregiver and care recipient; and 3) increased community support and understanding of the needs and challenges of raising a child with a disability or caring for a loved one in the home with a developmental, acquired or aging disability or chronic health condition.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
UCP of Huntsville and Tennessee Valley
UCP programs benefit individuals with disabilities regardless of age or disability, and their families, including persons with cerebral palsy or those representing 177 additional diagnoses. Over 1,000 clients annually benefit from physical, occupational and speech therapy; early intervention services; preschool-readiness playgroups; caregiver, child development and inclusion training; respite; assistive technology; and advocacy.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities and promote their independence, self-sufficiency and full citizenship in the community through direct services, assistive technology, education, training, and advocacy.
Programs are focused on increasing opportunities to learn, work, live and play in one's community and to live independently or age-in-place in the care of loved ones for as long as possible. Services not only support the individual with the disability or chronic health condition, but also their family and the health, education and inclusion professionals who work alongside them.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
UCP Huntsville has created a continuum of care and support for individuals with special needs and their families. Programs include: (1) Early Intervention–parent training, child development activities and service coordination for families of children birth-3 years; (2) Developmental Playgroups–center-based activities for children ages 1-4 to enhance socialization and preschool-readiness skills; (3) Outpatient Therapy–physical, occupational and speech therapy evaluations and interventions for children and young adults; (4) SHARE-durable medical equipment assessments and loans for UCP clients; (5) Alabama Lifespan Respite/HEARTS–voucher respite programs with caregiver/parent training and online resources; (6) Childcare Enhancement with a Purpose (CCEP)–inclusion and child development training for childcare providers; and (7) Tourism ALL-a-Bama--sensory awareness training for tourism professionals to better meet the needs of travelers with sensory sensitivities or those on the autism spectrum.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
UCP Huntsville offers clients a multi-disciplinary team of highly-trained pediatric therapists, special educators, service coordinators, a nurse and related personnel to meet the individual needs of each client family. UCP's 32 member staff collaborates with over 150 agencies that serve individuals with disabilities and their families to prevent duplication of services and promote community inclusion.
While UCP Huntsville has provided services in the community since 1963, our agency has specialized in early intervention for infants, toddlers and preschoolers since 1978. HEARTS Voucher Respite was created in 1994 to provide caregiver support to local parents raising a child with a disability. In 2000, UCP expanded respite services statewide for all ages and disabilities/aging conditions by creating Alabama Lifespan Respite. Childcare Enhancement with a Purpose was also created in 2000 to support childcare providers through training on basic child development and how to support children with disabilities in an inclusive setting. Tourism ALL-a-Bama launched in 2020 under the direction of a 20+ year hospitality veteran and disability advocate who's goal is to empower Alabama's hospitality industry to better meet the needs of ALL Alabama citizens.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Each year, UCP Huntsville provides thousands of hours of service to clients ages birth through adulthood at little or no cost to individuals, families or professionals.
Over 1,000 individuals and their families benefit annually from UCP education, therapy and parent support services. UCP onsite training programs impact another 30,000-40,000 annually, with online and web-based trainings and resources extending our agency reach to hundreds of thousands each year (427,552 in FY 2017).
UCP services and supports are provided by 24 full-time and 5 part-time health, education and business professionals. UCP's diverse 21-member board joins staff in seeking opportunities to enhance or expand programs and services to better meet the needs of existing and new clients, families and professionals serving disability and/or aging populations. A new inclusion training program with "inclusion kits" and disability-related materials will be offered to childcare and relative care providers in 2019.
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United Cerebral Palsy Association of Huntsville and Tennessee Valley, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 03/12/2024
Mr. Michael Berkholtz
US General Services
Term: 2022 - 2023
Bruce Peters
Torch Technologies
Gretchen Jensen
COLSA Corporation
Matt Reed
GoToMarket Solutions
Kimberly Limbo
Huntsville Hospital
Michael Berkholtz
US General Services
David Dalton
Redstone Federal Credit Union
Jeanne Allen
Legend Realty
Chris Bero
Army Futures Command
Caroline Craig
Craig Comfort Control
Robin Derrick
Heals Inc.
Nanette Briffin
Self-Advocate
Nichole Hache
Adtran
Jon Lovretich
Sherwin-Williams Co.
Deborah Powell
Bridgeworth LLC
Beth Tinsdell Rymer
NALENT
Brittney Shonk
Merritt Bank
Abena Souffrant
Elite Land Titles
Andrew Townsley
Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne, P.C.
Amy Patterson
Phoenix
Dr. Kimberly Hile
UAHuntsville
Gena Britton
Preschool Teacher
Dr. Adam Hott
Genomic Health Software
Randy Silver
NASA
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