UCPSA breaks ground on new Yuma facility to expand services
UCPSA broke ground on a new Yuma site that could bring more local disability care, from respite to in-home support, to families who now travel farther for help.
More Yuma families who depend on disability services may soon have a larger local hub for help at home, as United Cerebral Palsy of Southern Arizona broke ground on a new facility meant to expand care across the region. The project builds on more than 16 years of UCPSA service in Yuma County and comes as the organization says demand has widened well beyond cerebral palsy alone.
UCPSA says up to 70% of the people it serves in Yuma have a diagnosis other than cerebral palsy, a shift that shows how the local office now functions as a broader disability-services provider for children, adults and older residents. Its Yuma program offers home-based support that includes personal care, hygiene, light housekeeping, cooking and respite for parents and guardians, services that can determine whether a family can keep a loved one safely at home.
The new facility is intended to support that workload with more space and a better base of operations. UCPSA previously said the Yuma branch would build a new two-story building on the block of W. 8th Street, where it opened a 6,000-square-foot office five years earlier. That earlier plan also said the branch hoped to move by the end of that year or early 2024, underscoring that the expansion has been developing for years as the local caseload grew.
UCPSA already maintains a clear footprint in the city. Its Yuma location is at 333 W. 8th Street, Yuma, AZ 85364, and its WorkAbility office is at 281 W. 24th Street, Suite 147, Yuma, AZ 85364. The organization says it provides home-based support services in both Tucson and Yuma and offers employment services through WorkAbility, extending its reach beyond daily caregiving into job support for people with disabilities.
The expansion also reflects a stronger institutional presence. UCPSA says it won Yuma’s Best Award for Special Needs Services for two years in a row, acquired Southern Arizona Family Services effective Jan. 1, 2024, and operates as a local 501(c)(3) and a Qualifying Charitable Organization in Arizona. For Yuma County, the new building is more than a construction project. It signals that disability care, respite and in-home support are becoming a larger part of the local healthcare landscape, with a provider already rooted in the community preparing for more demand ahead.
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