Community Resources

Organizations serving individuals with additional needs in Cochise County

Source: Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona Resource Guide

Aires LLC — Provides residential living arrangements, vocational training, day programs, or in-home care.

 

Echoing Hope Ranch — growth, discovery and lifelong learning in safe and respectful homes and communities for adults and teens with autism and other developmental disabilities.

 

SEAGO Area Agency on Aging — provides valuable resources and programs for the region’s aging population.

 

Cochise Area Network of Therapeutic Equestrian Resources (CANTER) — promote the health and independence of individuals with disabilities or special needs using equine assisted activities in a safe and caring manner.

 

Arizona DES Dept. of Developmental Disabilities — Provides assortment of state-funded services.

 

Cochise Community of Practice on Transition — Coalition of community members from state and local agencies focused on providing guidance and resources for children with disabilities transitioning into adulthood.

 

Adult Loss of Hearing Assoc. — ALOHA is a volunteer organization dedicated to providing support, advocacy, training, information and education to adults with hearing loss, helping them to improve the quality of their lives

 

Arizona Caregiver Coalition — Support for caregivers and their families.

 

Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired — Providing Comprehensive Services to the Visually Impaired Community

 

Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing — Services span across all facets such as sharing Deaf-related resources, advocating for one’s communication needs, training both private and public service providers, and providing consultation on community needs

 

Arizona Developmental Disabilities Planning Council — focuses on advocacy, inclusion and improving access and services

 

Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) — Arizona’s Medicaid program is a federal healthcare program jointly funded by the federal and state governments for individuals and families who may qualify for acute or long-term services.

 

Arizona Talking Book Library — provides books, magazines and other library resources in alternate formats for all Arizona residents whose visual or physical disabilities prevent the reading of conventional print materials.

 

Arizona Technology Access Program (AzTAp) — Connecting people with disabilities with the assistive technology they need to participate as fully as possible in activities that matter to them.

 

Arizona@Work — serves job seekers of all backgrounds, all skill levels—and all ages.

 

Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) — the State of Arizona’s Medicaid program that provides long term care services, at little or no cost, to financially and medically eligible Arizona residents who are aged, blind, disabled, or have a developmental disability.

 

Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona — provides information and referrals, education, advocacy and support for those affected by brain injury.

 

Cochise College ADA/Disability Services — provides a variety of services tailored to individual needs and documentation of the disability.

 

DIRECT Advocacy and Resource Center, Inc. — Advocating for disability rights and justice.

 

Disabled American Veterans Service Office, Chapter 14 — empowering veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity.

 

Douglas ARC — support and involve people with developmental disabilities where they can learn, work and live with undue restrictions.

 

Easterseals Blake Foundation — provides an array of services in the areas of early childhood development, behavioral health, residential care, and workforce training.

 

Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona — Job Connection Center

 

Horizon Health & Wellness, Inc. — Services are designed to provide participants with an opportunity to learn, be integrated into their communities and experience measurable success.

 

Luminaria, LLC. — provides residential, transitional and support mental health services for adults with cognitive, emotional and social disorders.

 

Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest — In Home Care provides quality care that enables seniors and individuals with disabilities to live at home and maintain their highest level of independence.

 

National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southeastern Arizona (NAMI SEAZ) — Bringing hope, support and encouragement to individuals and families impacted by mental illness and raising mental health awareness in our communities.

 

Pilot Parents of Southern Arizona — providing encouragement and support to families who have children with special needs.

 

Raising Special Kids — non-profit organization that provides support and information to parents of children (from birth to 26) with a full range of disabilities and special health care needs.

 

RISE Services, Inc. — create opportunities for and with the people we serve, helping children, adults with special needs, and seniors live full, productive lives.

 

S.K.I.L.L.S. Private Academy — a private school supporting students with special needs.

 

SAWs Southwest — a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing freedom to low-income, permanently disabled individuals through the construction of wheelchair ramps to the exterior of the homes.

 

Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired (SAAVI) — works with blind and visually impaired individuals with a goal to provide dynamic and progressive programs and services to meet the needs of people with a vision loss.

 

Step Up Bisbee/Naco — dedicated to keeping low-income elderly, and/or disabled homeowners living in our community in warmth, safety, independence, dignity, and decency through volunteer home repair and rehabilitation services.

 

Volunteer Interfaith Caregiver Program (VICaP) — provides vital transportation services to the elderly, disabled and homebound residents throughout Cochise County

 

Wellness Connections / HOPE, Inc. — peer-driven Outpatient and Community-Based programming