Category: Customers

UPDATE FROM A UCP MOM

4/24/2020

One of our UCP Moms, Monique, checked in, saying that her family has survived "3 out of 4 quarantine birthdays." Congrats, Monique!

Let us know how YOU are making the best of things during this time together-- or apart.

Getting Some Fresh Air

4/20/2020

Like many Oregonians, Robert loves to be outside.

Robert and his UCP Personal Assistant are working hard to ensure they get outside to grab a breath of socially-distanced air whenever possible!

Ellie Tries Out Distance Learning

4/16/2020

Are you or your children doing distance learning?

Here is a UCP customer, Ellie, experiencing her first time distance learning with her teacher and class.

Some Cool Shades

4/10/2020

UCP Oregon is staying super busy in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, doing what we do best--supporting the people we serve!

Here's a UCP Foundations customer, Jackie, going out to the mailbox and enjoying some socially-distanced sunshine in her cool shades.

UCP Customer Featured on KGW

3/4/2020

A UCP customer, Alex, recently appeared on KGW.

Alex worked with Julie Guzman, an Employment Specialist with UCP's Employment Solutions, to get a job at Parr lumber. As Julie says, “Work is so much more than a paycheck. It's the ability to be socially active, to meet new people, to build friendships, to grow."

Alex experiences Fragile X Syndrome, but doesn't let it hold him back. As Julie says, "Alex is just an amazing guy. He has significant challenges, but he is so resilient, and he just overcomes them with his personality, with his enthusiasm and he is one of the hardest workers I know."

Chris Hansen, the Parr district manager, says that he doesn't know who "gained more from the experience, my guys or Alex, or myself. It was just completely a good experience all around.”

Watch the KGW Video

Learn More About Employment Solutions at UCP

Congrats to Abigail!

2/21/2020

One of UCP's Building Blocks (Children's Services) customers, Abigail, is performing in her high school musical, The Wizard of Oz!

Abigail has been supported by one of our Children’s Support Professionals, Barbara. Barbara worked with Abigail as she attended the rehearsals, and learned the songs, dances, costume changes, staging, etc.

Now it's YOUR chance to support Abigail. We're hoping that lots of customers and employees attend the play.

The Wizard of Oz is running at Grant High in Northeast from March 4-7th. Hope to see you there!

WHEN: March 4, 5, 6, 7 at 7pm
WHERE: Grant High School, at 2245 NE 36th Avenue, Portland, OR 97212.
WHAT: Watch a play and support Abigail!

Buy Your Tickets Now!

Advocacy Days 2020

2/14/2020

UCP Oregon believes that everyone should have a voice.

That's why this year, like every year, we supported lots of UCP customers as they attended the"GO Project Advocacy Days" in Salem.

Our customers advocated for their needs, and met and worked with folks from other Oregon organizations such as Oregon Developmental Disabilities Coalition and Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities.

Thank you to everyone who was involved!

Congrats to Linda

2/13/2020

Congratulations to a UCP customer, Linda Akagi! Linda was accepted for her first research publication--Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Artificial Intelligence!

Linda Akagi, B.S., is a research assistant in the at the PSU Universal Design Lab, and experiences cerebral palsy and complex communication needs. Linda leads the AAC Design Council, a forum for people with complex communication needs to influence the direction of AAC technology and research. She is dedicated to helping serve children, teenagers, and adults obtain AAC systems and be inspired to change people’s expectations.

PS: Kudos, too, to Linda's UCP Employment Specialist (Alex Raines of UCP Oregon’s Employment Solutions), who assisted Linda to get her job at PSU.

Sad News

8/21/2019

We are sad to announce that one of UCP's Supported Living customers, Don Harris, passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of August 14th at Providence Portland Hospital due to cancer and a secondary infection.

As Katie Polanshek, one of UCP's Supported Living managers writes, "Don was a kind-hearted, resilient man with a zest for life and a great sense of humor. His joyful spirit was contagious and he will be missed by many."

"THIS IS OUR VOICE" ON KBOO

8/21/2019

Did you know that a UCP customer and self-advocate, John Griffiths, and UCP's Executive Director, Ann Coffey, recently were interviewed on KBOO, a local radio station?

They were there to share the story of This Is Our Voice, UCP's latest (and statewide!) advocacy program.

Learn more about This Is Our Voice here, and make sure to listen to the broadcast, too!

Listen to the Broadcast

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