United Cerebral Palsy Association of Hawai‘i

Programs: Early Intervention Services As a leading provider of family-centered, community-based services, UCP began working in early intervention 60 years ago with the creation of our Child Development Center. For the past 30 years, our contracts with the State of Hawai‘i’s Department of Health, Early Intervention Section have provided essential assistance to infants and toddlers with cerebral palsy and other severe disabilities. There is no cost for participating families, and referrals come from physicians, community resources and family members. Our current contract with the State in the geographical area of Honolulu South encompasses a variety of neighborhoods and cultures. The population served includes Micronesian, Chuukese, Chinese and Filipino families, as well as military families and families without homes. Our monthly caseload averages about 130 unduplicated children a month. Our experienced staff includes occupational, physical and speech therapists, teachers and care coordinators who assist the children and collaborate with parents or caregivers in a child’s natural environment. The family is able to experience therapeutic benefits and learn to successfully navigate the challenges of daily life using tools that are freely available and relevant to them in the safety and comfort of their personal living space. Social and Community Programs Provides information and links families to community resources for disability services across the state. We publish information, guides and answer questions, and help individuals through the application process for the Bellows Grant. We offer a variety of educational tools to improve understanding about cerebral palsy. Reuse and Diversion Program Is a partnership with Savers, a thrift store with two locations on O‘ahu. Designed to engage the community, the Reuse and Diversion Program prevents waste from entering the landfills, and creates local jobs, economic opportunities for local businesses, and fundraising options for other nonprofits, halau and school programs. The Reuse and Diversion Program contributes to the State of Hawaiʻi’s Aloha+ Challenge Solid Waste Reduction initiative by increasing the quantity of discarded materials diverted from the landfill and recovering materials through multiple or re-purposed uses. In 2019, the program serviced 29,653 households, completed 36,000 pick-ups, created 77 local jobs, and diverted 1 million pounds of household items and 1.5 million pounds of cloth from landfills. UCP Hawai‘i schedules two to three trucks each day to pick up gently used clothing and small household items in most zip codes on the island. ’s Early Intervention Services As a leading provider of family-centered, community-based services, UCP began working in early intervention 60 years ago with the creation of our Child Development Center. For the past 30 years, our contracts with the State of Hawai‘i’s Department of Health, Early Intervention Section have provided essential assistance to infants and toddlers with cerebral palsy and other severe disabilities. There is no cost for participating families, and referrals come from physicians, community resources and family members. Our current contract with the State in the geographical area of Honolulu South encompasses a variety of neighborhoods and cultures. The population served includes Micronesian, Chuukese, Chinese and Filipino families, as well as military families and families without homes. Our monthly caseload averages about 130 unduplicated children a month. Our experienced staff includes occupational, physical and speech therapists, teachers and care coordinators who assist the children and collaborate with parents or caregivers in a child’s natural environment. The family is able to experience therapeutic benefits and learn to successfully navigate the challenges of daily life using tools that are freely available and relevant to them in the safety and comfort of their personal living space. UCP Hawai‘i’s Social and Community Program provides information and links families to community resources for disability services across the state. We publish information, guides and answer questions, and help individuals through the application process for the Bellows Grant. We offer a variety of educational tools to improve understanding about cerebral palsy. UCP Hawai‘i’s Reuse and Diversion Program is a partnership with Savers, a thrift store with two locations on O‘ahu. Designed to engage the community, the Reuse and Diversion Program prevents waste from entering the landfills, and creates local jobs, economic opportunities for local businesses, and fundraising options for other nonprofits, halau and school programs. The Reuse and Diversion Program contributes to the State of Hawaiʻi’s Aloha+ Challenge Solid Waste Reduction initiative by increasing the quantity of discarded materials diverted from the landfill and recovering materials through multiple or re-purposed uses. In 2019, the program serviced 29,653 households, completed 36,000 pick-ups, created 77 local jobs, and diverted 1 million pounds of household items and 1.5 million pounds of cloth from landfills. UCP Hawai‘i’s Early Intervention Services As a leading provider of family-centered, community-based services, UCP began working in early intervention 60 years ago with the creation of our Child Development Center. For the past 30 years, our contracts with the State of Hawai‘i’s Department of Health, Early Intervention Section have provided essential assistance to infants and toddlers with cerebral palsy and other severe disabilities. There is no cost for participating families, and referrals come from physicians, community resources and family members. Our current contract with the State in the geographical area of Honolulu South encompasses a variety of neighborhoods and cultures. The population served includes Micronesian, Chuukese, Chinese and Filipino families, as well as military families and families without homes. Our monthly caseload averages about 130 unduplicated children a month. Our experienced staff includes occupational, physical and speech therapists, teachers and care coordinators who assist the children and collaborate with parents or caregivers in a child’s natural environment. The family is able to experience therapeutic benefits and learn to successfully navigate the challenges of daily life using tools that are freely available and relevant to them in the safety and comfort of their personal living space. UCP Hawai‘i’s Social and Community Program provides information and links families to community resources for disability services across the state. We publish information, guides and answer questions, and help individuals through the application process for the Bellows Grant. We offer a variety of educational tools to improve understanding about cerebral palsy. UCP Hawai‘i’s Reuse and Diversion Program is a partnership with Savers, a thrift store with two locations on O‘ahu. Designed to engage the community, the Reuse and Diversion Program prevents waste from entering the landfills, and creates local jobs, economic opportunities for local businesses, and fundraising options for other nonprofits, halau and school programs. The Reuse and Diversion Program contributes to the State of Hawaiʻi’s Aloha+ Challenge Solid Waste Reduction initiative by increasing the quantity of discarded materials diverted from the landfill and recovering materials through multiple or re-purposed uses. In 2019, the program serviced 29,653 households, completed 36,000 pick-ups, created 77 local jobs, and diverted 1 million pounds of household items and 1.5 million pounds of cloth from landfills. UCP Hawai‘i schedules two to three trucks each day to pick up gently used clothing and small household items in most zip codes on the island. schedules two to three trucks each day to pick up gently used clothing and small household items in most zip codes on the island.