United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Central Arizona is expanding its Downtown East facility, located on the Ability360 campus at 5025 E Washington St., in Phoenix.

With an investment of nearly $400,000, thanks to generous donations from Thunderbirds Charities and the Board of Visitors, the updated UCP mobility training program for children with motor disorders will increase from 1,600 square feet of usable space to more than 3,000 square feet, allowing for additional physical, occupational, speech and feeding therapy for Valley children with disabilities.

n 2024, nearly 200 children were served in the UCP of Central Arizona Downtown East Clinic. Now, thanks to the 2025 expansion project, UCP of Central Arizona will be able to provide three times the number of hours of therapy each year, an increase of roughly 20%, and serve as many as 40 more young children with physical disabilities annually.

The larger UCP of Central Arizona Downtown East Clinic will house the mobility training program for children with motor disorders, which will include a rock-climbing wall for engaging therapy activities and the cutting-edge Levity Gait Trainer. Additionally, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluation and therapies and added bilingual support for Spanish-speaking families will provide a full spectrum of therapy opportunities for children with motor disorders.