Holiday Gift Drive Delivers Essential Art Supplies to Adults with Disabilities

Source: UCP WORK

Small acts of kindness can make a huge impact this Holiday Season. The community is invited to join non-profit, UCP WORK, Inc., on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020, for Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving that will support 400 adults with disabilities living in the Tri-Counties with the creative essentials they need to thrive in these uncertain times.  The UCP WORK, Inc. Giving Tuesday Gift Drive is a simple, yet impactful, way to show your generosity and warm the hearts of individuals with disabilities impacted by COVID-19.  

From December 1 – 3, 2020, UCP WORK, Inc. is accepting in-kind gifts of art supplies, beading kits, knitting yarn, rainbow looms, adult coloring books, and tablet devices, so that its program participants can receive access to a variety of art and enrichment from the safety of their homes. 

For your convenience, UCP WORK, Inc. has several donation drop-off locations throughout the Tri-Counties:
 

• Tuesday, December 1, 2020 / 10:00AM – 2:00PM
  Drop gifts at: UCP WORK, Inc., 3070 Skyway Drive, Suite 104/105, Santa Maria, CA.
   
• Wednesday, December 2, 2020 / 10:00AM – 2:00PM
  Drop gifts at: UCP WORK, Inc., 423 W. Victoria Street, Santa Barbara, CA.
   
• December 1 – 3, 2020 / 10:00AM – 2:00PM
  Drop gifts at: UCP WORK, Inc. Main Office, 5320 Carpinteria Avenue, Suite G, Carpinteria, CA.
   
• For a contactless way to contribute, visit http://www.bit.ly/ucpgiftdrive for the organization’s Amazon wish list.
   

Contributions will help enhance the lives of people served through UCP WORK, Inc. by providing the essential supplies needed for remote enrichment classes.  UCP WORK, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.  All donations are tax-deductible. 

About UCP WORK

UCP (United Cerebral Palsey) WORK, Inc. is dedicated in providing services to residents of the Tri-Counties with developmental disabilities, so that they may work and live independently as contributing citizens within the community of their choice.  A not-for-profit organization, UCP WORK, Inc. is committed to supporting people with disabilities and help them grow toward productive and satisfying lives. The organization is committed to being leaders in providing innovative programs to maximize employability, independence and quality of life.  UCP WORK, Inc. was founded in 1968 by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Barbara and currently provides services to over 400 individuals.  For more information about our programs, visit http://www.ucpworkinc.org. 

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. Giving Tuesday will kick off the generosity season this year by inspiring people to give back on December 1, 2020, and throughout the year.  Giving Tuesday was launched in 2012 as a simple idea: to create a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.