ABOUT PROVAIL

PROVAIL is a recognized leader in the field of supported services for children and adults with disabilities. We provide the highest quality of service and are constantly adapting to meet the new needs of the community. Our comprehensive, integrated programs encompasses the many facets of people’s lives and effectively addresses a wide variety of needs for people with even the most severe disabilities.

We are dedicated to expanding choice, opportunity, dignity, and independence.

A sample diagnoses of people served include, but are not limited to:
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Cerebral Palsy
• Paraplegia
• Learning Disorders
• Autism
• Amputation
• Stroke
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Sensory impairment
• Speech/hearing impairments

The most common sources of referral to PROVAIL include:
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Division of Developmental Disabilities
• Department of Labor & Industries
• Veterans Administration
• City, County, and State Government Agencies
• School Districts
• Businesses
• Individual Consumers
• Trust Management Firms
• Nurse Case Managers
• Program Managers

HISTORY OF PROVAIL

Founded in 1942 by families seeking solutions for the unmet needs of their children, the agency was formerly known as United Cerebral Palsy of King-Snohomish Counties. The organization disaffiliated from UCPA in 1999 in order to focus its resources on program development in Washington State. The first such step was the acquisition of C. Gerald Warren & Associates, one of the most prominent assistive technology providers in Washington State. Also in 1999, UCP of Washington voluntarily dissolved as a nonprofit corporation and gifted its assets to PROVAIL to support the development of a new integrated services facility on Stone Way, in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood.

The name PROVAIL was selected with the pro bono assistance of Heckler Associates. It is intended to be a unique identifier that signals to the community our expansion of services to include people with disabilities other than cerebral palsy as well as our shift from institutional to community-based services.

QUALITY, INNOVATION, AND DEDICATION

Our expert staff have many years of experience serving people with severe disabilities and complex needs. We are dedicated to understanding individual needs and creating tailor-made programs to suit each person.

By applying a holistic approach which addresses the needs and concerns of family members as well as clients, we make sure that people have a sense of connection and assurance that PROVAIL’s support goes beyond the basic services we provide.
PROVAIL and its staff are lifelong partners and resources for each client and their family, dedicated to exploring all the opportunities available so that people with disabilities can fulfill their choices at every stage of their life.

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