About Us

The Opportunity Tree is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides services for adults and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We have four centers that offer daytime programs in Phoenix, Casa Grande, Avondale and Maricopa, Arizona. We also have Group Homes and Individually Designed Living Arrangements in Maricopa and Pinal Counties that provide full-time living assistance for individuals.

Our Mission

To provide quality individualized supports to people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities in dynamic and innovative environments.

No two people are exactly alike. It is in this spirit that The Opportunity Tree fully embraces our mission to provide individualized support to our members in a responsive, respectful and representative way. With a program management team that has over 200 years of combined experience in the field, countless devoted employees and innovative program enhancements, our dynamic programming opportunities are geared to take each individual’s skills and goals in to account to help them achieve their vision of success.

Our Vision

The Opportunity Tree is committed to promoting the development of a society that fully embraces individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities through inclusion, advocacy and opportunities.

We understand that the work to be done to achieve this mission reaches far beyond our walls. Through offering dynamic opportunities to our members to engage in workplace training, the arts, recreational activities and volunteer projects, we aim to empower our members to become their own advocates and champions. It is through this effort that we will achieve a more inclusive and just world for all.

History

For 60 years, The Opportunity Tree has been committed to providing quality, individualized support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a dynamic, innovative and creative environment.

In 1955, the Arizona Society for the Brain Injured was founded with the goal of giving children the opportunity to develop the capabilities to live happy and fulfilling lives.

In 1963, The Opportunity Tree was created when the Arizona Society for the Brain Injured and the Self Aid Workshop merged. Through this merger, our organization was set up for a successful future and evolution that includes: expanding to Casa Grande, Avondale and Maricopa, and adding Employment Services Programs, Community Living supports as well as our Creative Arts Program.

In 2018, The Opportunity Tree began offering a Youth Transitions Program, allowing us to come full circle to embrace our history of serving the youth of Phoenix, Casa Grande, Avondale and Maricopa into the future.