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Local Community Resources for People with Developmental Disabilities

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There are many resources available through organizations that support individuals with developmental disabilities.

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Additional Resources to Find Local Services

Many of the following organizations help locate resources and services to meet ongoing consumer support needs.

Arizona’s Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC)

Arizona’s Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC), created to help Arizona senior citizens, people with disabilities, caregivers and family members locate resources and services that meet their needs.

The AZ Links Screening Tool is designed to quickly and accurately help identify options to meet the individual’s needs. There are 13 questions. It takes about 5 to10 minutes to complete. Once submitted, an Information and Referral Specialist will review it and contact the individual regarding the types of assistance may be available.

Arizona Self Help

The Arizona Self-Help website is a free, confidential and easy-to-use resource that estimates eligibility for 31 different health and human services programs, including:

  • Food and Nutrition: Food Stamps, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), School Meals and Emergency Food Assistance
  • Housing and Utilities: Section 8, Housing Assistance, Shelter Services and Utility Discounts
  • Financial Benefits: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and Unemployment Insurance
  • Health Care: Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS)
  • Children Resources: Child Care Assistance, Head Start and Child Care referral
  • Phone (602) 604-0640

211 Arizona

211 Arizona is a key source of integrated information that brings people and services together every day to meet vital needs throughout Arizona. Their vision is for all people to have easy access to information about the full range of health, human, and emergency services provided in Arizona communities.

The 24-Hour Help Hotline has trained, bilingual (English/Spanish) Information and Referral Specialists to help you. This service is anonymous and free to the public.

  • Phone:
    • (602) 263-8856 from anywhere
    • (800) 352-3792 within area codes 520 and 928
  • TDD: Please use Arizona Relay at (800) 367-8939 or 7-1-1

United Cerebral Palsy

United Cerebral Palsy is a not-for-profit organization that is a community and information expert for families addressing the needs of those with disabilities.

United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona

  • 1802 W. Parkside Lane
    Phoenix, AZ 85027
    Phone: (602) 943-5472
    Toll-Free: 1-888-943-5472
    Fax: (602) 943-4936
    Email: [email protected]

United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona

  • 635 N. Craycroft Road
    Tucson, AZ 85711-1450
    Phone: (520) 795-3108
    Fax: (520) 795-3196
    Email:[email protected]
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