Needs
UCP of Sacramento and Northern California seeks unrestricted funding, which allows us the flexibility to meet the continuously changing needs of UCP's clients with developmental disabilities. As we all learned in the last couple of years, the environment that organizations like UCP must navigate to reach the people we serve can change rapidly, without warning. Every one of UCP's clients has their own unique needs and challenges to overcome. Unrestricted donations allow UCP to be able to quickly respond to new challenges and obstacles facing our clients. UCP is committed to using your donations exactly as they are intended - 90 cents of every dollar that UCP receives goes directly to programs and services for our clients.
UCP Adult Day Program:
The interactions and relationship building that Adult Day Program participants experience help them improve social and life skills, increase self-confidence and willingness to try new things, and reduce loneliness. These are critical to their emotional wellbeing and health.
Each of the 7 Adult Day Programs participate in Community Based Instruction activities, in which they go out into the community and do fun activities and learning. Program particpants often take public transportation.
We are seeking support to help ensure participants have access to public transportation passes along with funding to support the activities such as coffee dates, shopping explorations, bowling, museum visits, or movie theater visits.
UCP Recreation:
UCP launched the Recreation Department in 2022, filling a much-needed community need. Often times, children and adults with developmental disabilities are excluded from activities because of a lack of understanding or a lack of accessibility. The UCP Recreation program provides no less than one community activity ranging from museum trips to a day in the mountains or a day white water rafting. The Recreation activities are open to all individuals, no matter their special abilities.
In Addition, UCP's Saddle Pals Program is making a comeback!! We are very excited to reintroduce our adaptive therapeutic horseback riding program!
Your support for this program goes to ensuring that the cost to participate in an activity is not a limitation for families. Currently, UCP does not receive funding from the state for recreation activities and the programs are covered through individual or corporate donations or grants.
UCP seeks dedicated Board Members throughout the year who are passionate about creating opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities in our community. If you are interested in serving on UCP's Board of Directors, please contact Megan Laurie, Director of Development and Marketing at mlaurie@ucpsacto.org to schedule a tour.