Our Applied Abilities Program (AAP) celebrated its 1 Year Anniversary on December 16th. Troy Brown, City Manager of Tracy along with Council Member Nancy Young presented Sr. Program Manager Corinne Seaton with a Certificate of Recognition. The Office of Congressman Denham also sent a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for our 1 year anniversary. UCP Board Member Martin Herzog was in attendance. Interim CEO Leslie Heier thanked all in attendance for their continued support of our vision that “We believe everyone is entitled to a Life Without Limits”.
Program Participants, Corinne Crosby and Grace Gamus were greeters welcoming all attendees and handing out agenda and brochures. Our program was filled with program participants, staff and members of the community showing their support for UCP. Everyone enjoyed the live music provided by a participant’s family member and friend.
Tom Liggett, program participant & Henrietta Aldaco, parent of a program participant provided testimonials. Tom explained how he enjoyed the various classes offered as well as the socialization with individuals in the program and staff. Henrietta expressed her thanks to UCP for providing a much needed service in the Tracy community. According to Henrietta her son who was once shy and spoke very little now arrives home every day and talks nonstop about his day at our Applied Abilities Program.
Sr. Program Manager Corinne Seaton explained how the program has grown from 3 participants on opening day to just over 40. Participants are happy and parents are elated with the person center program where goals and objectives are made specific to each participant’s needs or wants. Ms. Seaton thanked her staff for their dedication to the welfare and care of their program participants. She continued on to express her heartfelt thanks to the parents and the community for their support and faith in UCP to empower our program to live out our passion to teach and support our participants to become more independent and to use their own voice.