Programs

  • Durable Medical Equipment Exchange Program

    THE DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM PROVIDES DURABLE MEDICAL AND ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ESSENTIAL HYGIENE AND OTHER SUPPLIES TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT TENNESSEE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DIAGNOSIS. THE AGENCY ACQUIRES NEW AND GENTLY USED DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS NEW, UNOPENED SUPPLIES, TO DISTRIBUTE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LITTLE OR NO INSURANCE AND NO OTHER RESOURCES TO OBTAIN THE ITEMS THEY NEED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, THE PROGRAM SUPPLIED 1,684 PLACEMENTS TO 655 INDIVIDUAL SERVICE RECIPIENTS. SERVICE DATA DOES NOT REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVED SERVICES THROUGH 29 SCHOOLS, CHARITIES, HOSPITALS AND AND OTHER QUALIFYING ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE EQUIPMENT THEY RECEIVE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $545.1K

  • Rutherford County Family Support Program

    THE RUTHERFORD COUNTY FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES TO REMAIN TOGETHER IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROVISION OF DIRECT SUPPORTS FOR DISABILITY-RELATED EXPENSES THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE OR OTHER STATE-PROVIDED PROGRAMS. 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 THROUGH THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND IN FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, THE PROGRAM SUPPLIED SERVICES TO 203 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $440.9K

  • Wheelchair Ramp Construction Program

    UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY BUILDS RAMPS AND COORDINATES STATE-WIDE CONSTRUCTION OF WHEELCHAIR RAMPS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY DISABILITIES WHOSE HOMES ARE WITHOUT PROPER ACCESSIBILITY. WE ALSO PERFORM A LIMITED NUMBER OF DISABILITY-RELATED HOUSING MODIFICATIONS, SUCH AS BATHROOM MODIFICATIONS FOR WHEELCHAIR ACCESS. WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH COLLABORATING AGENCIES, VOLUNTEERS FROM CHURCHES, CIVIC CLUBS, AND OTHER AREA GROUPS, UCP SPEARHEADS THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHEELCHAIR RAMPS ON TO THE HOMES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. LUMBER AND SUPPLIES FOR THE PROGRAM ARE FUNDED THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (THDA). IN FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, THE PROGRAM SUPPLIED SERVICES TO 135 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS TENNESSEE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $286.8K