We’re nearly there, almost back in action for 2021! We posted many of our activities to our Events Calendar which can be found here: https://ucp-slo.org/events/category/ucp-events/
You can also download our single page PDF that shows all of our upcoming Leisure Clubs and CIP Tours by clicking here!
Hi everyone,
Since we are not together much anymore, I wanted to share what we’ve been up to over in the UCP office. Over the last three weeks, we have visited over 100 members at 60 homes from Nipomo to Shandon for the infamous UCP Parades.
We wanted to let each of our members know that we miss and care for each of them and that even though we’ve all been sheltering at home for so many weeks, they are not forgotten about. We delivered goody bags filled with puzzles, craft supplies, activity books, popcorn and candy to help everyone have something to combat the boredom they may be feeling.
With social distancing and masks, we were greeted with smiles and enthusiastic waving and innumerable “air hugs” at each of the houses, and were told over and over again by the members and care givers how much us stopping by for just a few minutes was the highlight of the day. One parent even had pizza delivered to us before we got started for the day to show their appreciation. To add to the fun and spirit of the “parade,” we held signs at each house saying “stay safe”, “we miss you”, and “UCP cares.”
We couldn’t have done it without our incredible drivers, Gary, Chris and Ken, Kim calling every home, or without the help and patience from dispatching. Thank you all so much!
This was a fun distraction from all the uncertainty caused by world events, and we’ve already gotten several requests from our members to come by again. We are all looking forward to a time when we can be together again, and the UCP Parades were just one way to show our members and the community that UCP and Ride-On are still actively serving SLO County.
Miss you all! Stay safe & wash your hands! 🙂
From Mark Shaffer, UCP Executive Director
United Cerebral Palsy of San Luis Obispo continues to support our members during these difficult, shelter-in-place times due to the Covid-19 crisis. We are reaching out to our members with calls and visits. We have started Project Connect to bring laptop computers and internet service to homes, so our members can connect to friends, family and teachers.
We have suspended our large group Leisure Clubs and CIP Tours to destinations outside our county. We will be making a call soon on whether or not we will run Camp Kelley Creek this year. Our fabulous Night Without Limits is rescheduled to Saturday, October 10th.
UCP continues to provide our CIP Transportation for just $3 each way. We ask that you call the UCP office at (805) 543-2039 to schedule a ride. Please wear a mask while you are riding on the CIP vehicle. We are evaluating all our services to develop protocol that will allow us to help get our members out into the community, while keeping them safe and healthy. Together, we will get back to our life without limits!
We invite you to listen to the latest edition of our UCP/Ride-On Podcast series. We explore some of the issues surrounding the Senior Go! recommendation by SLOCOG and why we believe it is important for Seniors and people of all social minorities to join us in support of our successful Senior Shuttle program that’s served Seniors in our county for over 12 years. Click the link to learn more about Ride-On Transportation’s Senior Shuttle!
Welcome to the UCP Life Without Limits Podcast. In this, our 7th podcast, we invite Todd Allen from RouteMatch Software to help explain how Ride-On Transportation (a part of UCP of SLO County) uses technology to manage over 700 rides a day. We also explain an exciting new grant and collaboration opportunity from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) that could potentially allow any person in our community to be able to visit one simple interface, request a ride and be able to find all of the subsidized ride opportunities for which that individual may qualify. Join us and have a listen to our 7th episode of our podcast series!
Welcome to the UCP Life Without Limits Podcast. In this, our sixth podcast, we invite Sharlene A. and Sara M. from Parents Helping Parents to present the services provided by Parents Helping Parents and particularly the evolution of the way that our community has supported people with disabilities throughout the years. Sharlene and Sara also discuss how parents are a tremendously valuable resource in evaluating and assisting their children with a disability. Join us in this podcast – there’s a lot of great information and resources here.
Welcome to the UCP Life Without Limits Podcast. This is our fifth podcast and it’s an exciting one that focused on Assistive Technology. Assistive Technology is a myriad of devices that function in helping people with various types of disabilities live their everyday lives. They range from larger button telephones to iPads and all types of functionalities. Mark Shaffer, our Executive Director is joined by Paul Mortola, the Director of Central Coast Assitive Technology Center. Paul, Mark and Jim explore all the different technologies, their history and where these technologies are headed into the future!
Welcome to the UCP Life Without Limits Podcast. We invite you to listen to this, our fourth podcast, that focuses on Ride-On Transportation and dives into the history of UCP and Ride-On Transportation and specifically transportation of people with disabilities in our county leading all the way into the present day where Ride-On Transportation provides transportation services to many different social groups, from seniors, to veterans, to people with disabilities.
Welcome to the UCP Life Without Limits Podcast. Join us for our third podcast where Mark Shaffer, our Executive Director and James Davis from SLO Talk Radio are joined by Lynn Hendry from The Ranch and Chris Dillow from Fig @ Courtney’s House. This episode focuses on employment for individuals with disability and emphasizes the historic growth in our community and communities across the United States. Lynn and Chris both come from UCP affiliated organizations that creates employment opportunities and employment training opportunities for people with disabilities.
Welcome to the UCP Life Without Limits Podcast. Join us for our second podcast where Mark and Jim are joined by Laura DeLoye, the Co-Director for Arts for Living to speak on Arts for Living’s programs and the opportunities they provide.
Also, don’t forget to join us in Steptember 2017!
