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UCP of Hudson County Receives Grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
BAYONNE, NJ – August 4, 2009 – UCP of HUDSON COUNTY is proud to announce that it has received a S2,500.00 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. The award was one of 86 grants totaling almost $500,000 awarded by the Reeve Foundation to nonprofit organizations nationwide that help people living with paralysis and their families become more integrated members of society. Since inception of the program in 1999, nearly 1,600 grants have been awarded, totaling almost $13 million.
UCP of Hudson County will use the grant to help support the Adaptive Computer Lab at their Adult Special Needs Center located in North Bergen, NJ.
“On behalf of the Trustees, Staff and most importantly our consumers, I would like to express our thanks and appreciation to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. This grant will only enhance the ability to fulfill our mission which is to provide the developmentally disabled with a comprehensive array of habilitative and support services that allow each individual to function in the least restrictive environment,” according Nick Starita, Executive Director of UCP of Hudson County.
“The Quality of Life program recognizes and supports organizations that assist individuals living with paralysis, their families and caregivers in ways that more immediately provide them with increased independence, well being, and improved access,” said Peter T. Wilderotter, president and CEO of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation. “Throughout the past ten years, we have had the privilege of being able to impact the lives of thousands of people living with paralysis through these deserving organizations. As Dana Reeve used to say, ‘our Quality of Life program is about freedom’ and we are pleased to do our small part to assist UCP of Hudson County in fulfilling its mission.”
The Reeve Foundation’s Quality of Life grants are awarded twice a year and are divided into three categories, Actively Achieving, Bridging Barriers and Caring and Coping. Some grants are also funded through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Cooperative Agreement number 1U59DD000338).
About the Reeve Foundation
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy. For more information, and to review the entire list of Quality of Life grant recipients, please visit our website at www.ChristopherReeve.org or call 800-225-0292.
About UCP of Hudson County UCP of Hudson County provides a comprehensive array of advocacy and support services to children and adults with multiple physical and developmental disabilities throughout Northern New Jersey. For more information on the programs and services provided, please visit our website at www.ucpofhudsoncounty.org or call 201-436.2200.
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