About UCP

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) was founded more than 60 years ago – in 1949 – by parents of children with cerebral palsy. Today, UCP is a leading service provider and advocate for children and adults with disabilities. Since its inception, UCP has been committed to change and progress for persons with disabilities and strives to ensure the inclusion into every facet of society – from the web to the workplace, from the classroom to the community – to ensure a life without limits for people with disabilities.

One of the largest health nonprofits in the U.S., the UCP mission is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities through an affiliate network. This includes approximately 100 local service providers, known as “affiliates,” reaching more than 176,000 individuals and their families daily in the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the U.K. (Scotland).

We strive to build a better world for tomorrow—today. The backbone of UCP is the services that are provided by our affiliates. Affiliates’ services include housing, therapy, assistive technology training, early intervention programs, individual and family support, social and recreation programs, community living, state and local referrals, employment assistance and advocacy. Each affiliate offers a range of services tailored to its community's needs.

The national office in Washington, DC, supports the affiliate network through fundraising, marketing and communications, best practices and programmatic support. The UCP national office also advocates on behalf of individuals with disabilities; advances federal disability public policy (Disability Policy Collaboration); provides information and referral; and develops forward-thinking initiatives and programs like Life Without Limits and My Child Without Limits.

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