UCP Suffolk is part of a national organization, United Cerebral Palsy Associations, which was founded in 1949, by a group of concerned parents whose children had cerebral palsy. Today there are over 100 local affiliates throughout the United States. More than 30,000 people with disabilities and their families receive assistance from UCP affiliates each day. Only 35% have cerebral palsy; others served have a variety of physical and/or developmental disabilities. United Cerebral Palsy Associations is one of the largest health charities in America and is also one of the most efficient with its funds. At UCP Suffolk, of every dollar raised more than 90 cents goes directly back into programs and services benefiting people with disabilities.