Easterseals Blake Foundation
Easterseals Blake Foundation is a community resource serving Tucsonans in need.
About Easterseals Blake Foundation
Easterseals Blake Foundation is a community resource serving Tucsonans and people across Arizona through services designed to support healthy, productive, and independent lives. The organization provides behavioral health care, early childhood education and development, support for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. Its work reaches children, families, and adults, with programs addressing mental health, developmental needs, medical care, employment, and independent living.
The foundation's behavioral health services are part of a broader continuum of care for children and adults. Its website also offers a free, anonymous mental health screening intended to help people gain clarity about their mental health and identify possible next steps and resources. For people seeking additional support, the organization points visitors toward Find Help, which includes low-cost or free mental health support options in their area. The site also includes crisis and contact resources for those trying to determine where to begin.
Early childhood education and development is another significant part of Easterseals Blake Foundation's work. The organization highlights developmental screening for children, training for child care professionals to build environments inclusive of children with disabilities, and quality child care for families. Its Early Head Start program has provided home visits, with one featured story describing how those visits helped a child's academic and socialization skills improve. The foundation's stories also describe support for children in foster care, including emergency resources, and services for children and families facing behavioral or developmental challenges.
For adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Easterseals Blake Foundation provides support connected to independence, employment, and community living. The organization describes services that help adults live independently in individualized or grouped settings, as well as employment support from job coaches. Its featured stories include a woman with cerebral palsy who maintains her independence with assistance from Easterseals Blake Employment and Community Living. The foundation also provides psychiatric care, including evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment, and its notice to patients states that services are provided regardless of ability to pay, with discounts for essential services based on family size and income.
Easterseals Blake Foundation is marking 75 years of serving Arizona and presents its work as a community effort involving care, family support, charitable giving, and volunteer involvement. The website includes ways to donate, an Arizona tax credit option, planned giving, a women's giving collective, and the Gear Up For Good Team. People can also learn about careers, locations, the foundation's history, leadership, financials, compliance notices, and stories from families who have received services. For Tucsonans looking for assistance, the website's "Get Help" resources provide a starting point for exploring available programs, while those who want to support the organization can find information through its giving and involvement options.