THE IMPACT OF YOUR SUPPORT: GREG’S STORY UCP’s Adult Day Program Impacts Lives When Greg first started attending UCP’s Adult Day Program, he showed little interest in anything but spending time on the computer. After a year in our program, his confidence flourished and his involvement in other activities grew. Greg now plays an active role in the UCP Players Group, an integrated group of individuals who share a passion for music and the arts. He sings and performs with the group on a regular basis and, overall, he’s become more social and is making new friends. The services and programs that UCP provides are important because they improve the quality of life for our clients. Often, individuals with developmental disabilities face bias and prejudice. They can be dismissed, or treated as children, even though they are adults. Imagine if you were living in an institution, and every day, all day, the only real interaction you had with people was them telling you what to do and when to do it. At UCP’s Adult Day Program, we encourage our clients to choose what they want to do. The golden rule used to be: ‘Treat people how you would want to be treated’, but at UCP, we now say the platinum rule is: ‘Treat people the way they want to be treated’. If Greg is an example of this, then we’re confident it works. – Lori Jean, UCP Program Manager, San Juan Adult Day Program When I took this picture of Greg, we went to one of the exterior walls at the Adult Day Programs that have several words painted on it. Words like “Respect,” “Cooperation,” “Honesty,” “Caring,” and “Responsibility.” I asked Greg to stand by the word he liked the best. He chose to stand by “Courage.” page 5