United Cerebral Palsy Of Middle Tennessee Inc

Programs: The equipment exchange provides durable medical and adaptive equipment to people throughout tennessee, regardless of their diagnosis. Ucp seeks new and gently used durable medical equipment to redistribute the donated items to individuals who have little or no insurance and no other resources to obtain the equipment they need.

rutherford county family support program: the tennessee legislature established the family support program to serve each county in tennessee. Ucp provides this service for rutherford county. The program is funded by state dollars and designed to assist individuals with severe disabilities and their families to remain together in their homes and communities.

home access services: united cerebral palsy provides home modifications and coordinates state-wide construction of wheelchair ramps for individuals with mobility disabilities whose homes are without proper accessibility. Working in conjunction with collaborating agencies, volunteers from churches, civic clubs, and other area groups, ucp spearheads the construction wheelchair ramps on to the homes of persons with disabilities across the state of tennessee. Lumber and supplies for the home access program are funded through a grant from the tennessee housing development agency (thda).

the educational travel program is a joint project with the tennessee developmental disabilities council. This travel fund is non-disability specific, and is available to people with disabilities throughout the state of tennessee. This fund allows individuals with disabilities and their assistants or family members to attend educational conferences and workshops throughout the united states which address a variety of disability issues. Holiday boxes: each year volunteers gather and distribute gift boxes for families caring for individuals with disabilities whose resources and family supports are severely limited. Ucp volunteers pack these boxes with essentials such as staple, nonperishable food items, warm clothing, bath and bedding items. Sports and recreation: the ucp sports and recreation program is a year round activity for people with disabilities and their families which takes place every thursday evening and during specially designated weekends. We also sponsor challenger league baseball for children with disabilities under age 17 and their non-disabled peers.