The Warners Bay toddler had a stroke at birth, which spurred seizures that caused brain damage.

At six-months-old, after George had missed key developmental milestones, he was diagnosed with right side hemiplegia - a type of cerebral palsy that affects muscle movement.

He is also vision impaired and wears glasses.

The road hasn't been an easy one for the Houstons, but thanks to physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech pathology sessions three times a week at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Stuart Centre in Croudace Bay, George can now crawl and hold himself up on furniture and is slowly finding his voice.

"They have been brilliant from the first phone call," mum Helen said.

"It's pretty scary when it's your first baby and they're diagnosed with cerebral palsy, but any initial shock was quickly put to rest from the moment we started dealing with [the alliance]."

This month, Miss Eaves, George's grandmother Marianne and two of their friends will participate in STEPtember as team No Mean Feet to raise funds for the alliance and its services - both locally and nationally.

From Wednesday, September 2, they have pledged to walk 10,000 steps a day for 28 days.

The money raised goes towards services such as the monthly playgroup George attends at the Stuart Centre, which is funded by campaigns like STEPtember.

The playgroup is the only one of its kind in the Hunter and means children like George and their families don't have to travel to Sydney.

Miss Eaves encouraged the community to get behind the campaign.

"It's a wonderful cause and it's something that really raises awareness of what goes into looking after a child with cerebral palsy behind the scenes," she said.

■ To donate, go to event.steptember.org.au/donate and search "No Mean Feet".