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  • Published on March 25, 2025 - 14:39 GMT

    MARCH 25th IS NATIONAL CEREBAL PALSY AWARENESS DAY IN THE UNITED STATES

    Highlighting the Most Common Lifelong Motor Impairment Affecting more than 1,000,000 Americans & 17,000,000 People Worldwide NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, March 25, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- March 25th, 2025, marks the 19th National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day in the United States. National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month (March) and Day (March 25th) was originally created by families with bi-partisan US Congressional support in 2006 to raise awareness about the public health need for more cerebral …

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  • Published on March 26, 2024 - 05:44 GMT

    MARCH IS NATIONAL CEREBAL PALSY AWARENESS MONTH IN THE UNITED STATES

    #GoGreen4CP Campaign Highlights the Most Common Lifelong Motor Disability Affecting more than 1,000,000 Americans NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, March 26, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- March 25th, 2024, marks the 18th National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day in the United States. National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month (March) and Day (March 25th) was originally created with bi-partisan Congressional designation in 2006 by Reaching for the Stars (RFTS), a parent-led nonprofit organization that merged with …

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  • Published on April 17, 2023 - 11:00 GMT

    The Cerebral Palsy Foundation Announces the Appointment of Ila Eckhoff as the New Board of Directors Chair

    Ms. Eckhoff is the First Woman with Cerebral Palsy to Lead a US-Based Nonprofit Board of Directors in the Disability Sector NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA, April 17, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Cerebral Palsy Foundation, the leading cerebral palsy nonprofit foundation based in the US today announced the appointment of Ila Eckhoff as Chair of its Board of Directors. Eckhoff, who joined the Cerebral Palsy Foundation board in 2017, succeeds Michelle Kassner, served as Board Chair since 2019. “It has been …

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ABOUT THE CEREBRAL PALSY FOUNDATION The Cerebral Palsy Foundation (CPF) is a sixty-year old nonprofit foundation and a leading voice in the world of Cerebral Palsy. CPF serves as a thought-leader and catalyst to improve the lives of people with cerebral palsy around the world. Cerebral Palsy Foundation is a catalyst for creating positive change for people with cerebral palsy. We enable real world impact through influential researchers, thinkers, and organizations around the world to drive significant change in healthcare, education, technology, public awareness and policy. IMPROVING HEALTH At its core, improving the health of individuals with cerebral palsy has been central to the work of Cerebral Palsy Foundation. We aim to improve health and quality of life through our programs and initiatives backed by evidence-based research. Through our commitment to providing the best health education information available, we partner with leading clinicians, researchers and stakeholders to provide stakeholders no cost resources in a variety of on demand formats and through our websites and social media channels. CREATING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION & COMMUNITIES 1 in 4 Americans have disability which is more than 64,000,000 of us. We are committed to ensuring that people with disabilities are valued and actively participating members in schools, the workplace, healthcare system, and communities. We partner with businesses and school systems to ensure inclusion and representation is more than just a catch phrase. ADVOCACY & PUBLIC POLICY Cerebral Palsy Foundation is a strong and powerful voice for the 17,000,000 people around the world with cerebral palsy and their families. We have a global commitment to increasing awareness and support for cerebral palsy research and investment. Our advocacy efforts currently focus on increasing investment supporting cerebral palsy research initiatives.. Cerebral Palsy research is vastly underfunded despite the number of people impacted. We work year-round with key policy makers, organizations and other stakeholders to improve lives.

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