UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY SEGUIN OF GREATER CHICAGO
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Mission Statement
We believe that all people, regardless of ability, deserve to achieve their potential, advance their independence and act as full members of the community. So we stop at nothing to provide life skills training, assistive technology, meaningful employment and a place to call home for people with disabilities. We place and support them in community jobs throughout the Greater Chicago area, including in our own social enterprises Seguin Auto Center and Seguin Garden and Gifts. We ensure that adults with disabilities can live and socialize within their community, by offering residential services in multiple small, community-based homes. And we support their physical and mental well-being and vocational needs with training centers across the region. We also give a home to children and adolescents, with nurturing foster care from birth to 21, including specialized care for children with behavior or medical challenges. In addition, our specialized assistive technology and accessibility services allow us to serve more people, advancing independence and promoting inclusive opportunities for thousands of children and adults with disabilities. Infinitec, with its partners, provides invaluable information about assistive technology, as well as training, equipment and access to specialists and resources. Our innovative programs leverage the latest technology, but the individuals we serve come first in everything we do. Our goal: life without limits for people with disabilities.
About This Cause
1 | P a g e UCP SEGUIN OF GREATER CHICAGO Summary of Services Offered In July 2013, Seguin Services Inc. merged with United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Chicago (UCP Chicago) to become United Cerebral Palsy Seguin of Greater Chicago (UCP Seguin). UCP Seguin’s pioneering, innovative, and inclusive approach to services for persons with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities is apparent in our unique programs and services, and is evident throughout the history of both organizations, as described below: Developmental/Life Skills Training addresses both vocational training and the physical and mental health, self-esteem, and social activity needs of adults with developmental disabilities (young, middle-aged, and seniors). Our staff provides participants with a full range of necessary to their employability and personal growth, including exercise therapy, music therapy, horticulture therapy, daily living skills enhancement, safety skills enhancement, life experience classes, and assistance with self-advocacy. As part of our Developmental Training program UCP Seguin offers a Senior Daytime Services Program at the Betty Scheck Senior Center in LaGrange Park, where senior citizens with disabilities and other age-related conditions are provided specialized services tailored to their needs & preferences. Adults with developmental disabilities annually work in jobs in 60+ community workplace settings through our Community Employment Alternatives (CEA) program. Our CEA staff provide job development, job placement, job coaching, job retention, counseling, and on-the job intervention and support services. Our staff consult with employers on how best to assimilate workers with disabilities and how to provide assistive technology needed for individuals to be successful on the job. Seguin Enterprises provides employment and training opportunities within various business activities to develop vocational and social skills training as well as the chance to interact with the community. Individuals from both the Developmental/Life Skills Training and CEA programs receive work opportunities through two core social enterprises: Seguin Auto Center, where individuals wash cars as well as process and prepare vehicle donations for re-sale; Seguin Gardens & Gifts, a full retail greenhouse and gift shop where persons with disabilities grow and care for plants as well as create, prepare and sell gift items. The Community Integrated Living Arrangements (CILA) Program offers services in nearly 70 small, community-based homes, to insure that 250 or more participants live, work, and socialize as others in the community do. Models of home arrangements vary based on the level of support needed by the participants, and include the Shift-Staff Model; Shared Living or Live-In Manager; and Intermittent model with drop-in staff assistance. In fall of 2009 Seguin instituted its new SeguinCares initiative, which serves persons with dementia, Alzheimer’s and related memory disorders in small single-family style homes. Community Supported Living Arrangements (CSLA) provides participants with independent living skills within their own homes as well as community social and recreational venues. Respite Services offers weekend stays in a home designed to provide skills training for individuals with developmental disabilities, while also providing a respite for their parents and family members from the stresses of everyday care. Respite also includes one-on-one supports for individuals who reside with their families, to allow them to access community social and recreational venues while receiving life skills training. Building Bridges to the Future - Transitions from School to Adulthood project provides support, training and resources to ensure successful transition to adulthood, for special education students and recent graduates with developmental disabilities ages 14-to-25. This collaborative project among nine area agencies also offers assistance to the families of these students, to insure each individual is placed on the State waiting list for services, and is connected to financial and legal resources to aid them in this difficult transition process. The UCP Seguin CLIMB Program is designed to meet the needs of young adults with disabilities graduating from high school, to support them in meeting the challenges of adult life. Through the CLIMB Program, UCP offers its innovative services to DuPage County and surrounding communities. Participants in CLIMB are provided with a full range of day services to enrich their lives and promote their personal growth, including life skills training, vocational training and employment services. Children’s Foster Care program provides foster care to children and adolescents from birth through 21 years of age. The program includes specialized care for children with behavior or medical challenges, as well as traditional foster care and aftercare services. This program focuses on permanent placement in a stable adoptive or family home after foster care services end. Infinitec promotes opportunities for inclusion and independence for children and adults with disabilities through assistive technology, information and training, and through access to specialists. Aided by Infinitec services, children with disabilities are able to read, write, speak, and learn which helps them succeed in mainstream classrooms in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Ramp Up makes homes accessible for persons with disabilities, providing wheelchair ramps, lifts and other interior and exterior accessibility renovations. Over the past 10 years, Ramp Up has modified more than 400 homes at a cost of $5000 to $35,000 each. This exceptional program enables individuals with disabilities to “stay in place” in their homes rather than be forced to reside in a costly institution. The UCP Seguin Home-Based Support Services program is designed to help individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to secure services of their choosing: YOUR Program – YOUR Way. UCP Seguin recognizes the challenges faced by families supporting a child or an adult with a disability in need of services. Through funding from the Illinois Department of Human Services, UCP Seguin’s experienced team of staff provides supports and services to maintain individuals in their own homes. UCP Seguin helps individuals to live productive and satisfying lives within their community. The Adult Recreation Program gives persons with disabilities a chance to socialize with their friends and access community venues. The Assistive Technology Exchange Network or ATEN refurbishes and recycles donated computers, peripherals, alternative input, and communication devices and redistributes them free of charge to children with disabilities. Durable Medical Equipment (DME) provides equipment, from wheelchairs to hospital beds, free of charge. Through Infinitext more than 13,000 electronic documents are available to students with trouble reading the printed word.