A program developed at UCP of Southern Arizona to help children with autism and other developmental disorders in at-home, one-on-one sessions added a Cactus Club last year to provide experience and growth in social interaction. ASCEND grew out of the efforts of Cindy Mars, UCPSA’s CEO since 2002, to leverage the tools of applied behavior […]

UCP of Southern Arizona (UCPSA) helps make jobs work for people with disabilities. The agency employment services program, WorkAbility, has placed more than 200 people with disabilities in competitive real-world jobs in Tucson since 2014 and, more recently, Yuma and Green Valley. WorkAbiliy collaborates with both employers and employees to ensure mutually beneficial job opportunities. […]

UCP of Southern Arizona (UCPSA) is expanding its Green Valley services, adding programs to provide competitive employment support for people with disabilities and skilled caregivers for attendant care, respite for foster parents and guardians, habilitation, housekeeping and other quality-of-life enhancements.

Inaugural Glowing Pumpkins Event in Tucson Is Family-Friendly Halloween Fun
Tucson, AZ. August 18, 2022 -Glowing Pumpkins, a relaxed, immersive, fun-for-the-whole-family Halloween spectacle of art, light, costumed characters, and themed stops along an outdoor quarter-mile trail, opens Sept. 23 at Tucson Mall and runs through Oct. 31. It’s one of a half-dozen shows at such scale in the United States.

There’s more to Arby’s than roast beef sandwiches. Jami Salyers, Vice President of Operations for Irish Beef LLC, the Tucson-area Arby’s franchise, generated a long-lasting fundraising campaign with United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona (UCPSA), raising nearly $167,000 since 2016.

Tucson, AZ -May 3, 2022 - Cathey's Sewing & Vacuum presents Christmas in July, and is a new format that features a completely customized two-day Kimberbell’s Winter Wonderland class with educator Carly Cathey-Timpf to benefit UCPSA.Starting July 7-9, 2022, students will enjoy hands-on learning by stitching through projects with classmates in a fun team-sewing environment. […]