Press Room
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) is one of the nation’s leading organizations serving and advocating for the more than 54 million Americans with disabilities. Our organization aims to provide valuable background, research and public policy information to the public through the media. UCP can connect journalists to experts on cerebral palsy, as well as an array of disability-related subjects.
About United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona
UCP of Central Arizona is a non-profit health and human service organization that has served children and adults with disabilities since 1952. The mission of UCP is to advance the independence, productivity, and full citizenship of people with all types of disabilities, including Cerebral Palsy, Autism, Down syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida, Paralysis and Learning Disabilities.
Read Our Press Releases
• 2009 Casual for a Cause News Release
• Circle K Sedona
• Executive Director Announcement
• UCP Launches 2010 Awareness Campaign
• Announces a New Executive Director
• Announces Grand Opening of The Cafe Without Limits
Media Contact
To be added to the UCP media contact list, please contact;
Alma Chavez-Lira
Development Director
(602) 943-5472
AChavez-Lira@UCPofCentralAZ.org
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) has strived, for more than 50 years, to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. UCP is one of the largest and most efficient health charities in the United States, with a combined budget of more than $750 million for research, public policy advocacy and direct services. System-wide, an average of 85 percent of all revenue is dedicated to programs.
Through its nationwide affiliate network, United Cerebral Palsy offers services to individuals, families and communities, such as job training and placement, physical therapy, individual and family support, early intervention, social and recreation programs, community living, state and local referrals, and instruction on how to use technology to perform everyday tasks. Sixty-five percent of people receiving services from UCP have disabilities other than cerebral palsy.
