ACT for Mental Health, Inc. is a non-profit human services agency in downtown San Jose, California. ACT is a recipient of Jefferson Awards for Public Service.[3] For more than 50 years ACT has been serving underserved communities with no-cost or low-cost social services without government funding, relying primarily on donations.[3][4]
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| Established | 1956 |
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| Founder | Wanda Irene Alexander Broadie |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| 77-0227659[1] | |
| Legal status | Charity |
| Focus | Mental health |
| Headquarters | 441 Park Ave, San José, CA 95110 |
| Coordinates | 37°19′42″N 121°53′53″W / 37.32822°N 121.89792°W |
Area served | San Jose, California |
| Methods | |
| Field | Social services |
Revenue (2020) | $371,868[2] |
| Website | www |
Organization history
editThe organization was founded in 1956. For over 50 years ACT for Mental Health has been relieving obstacles to emotional well-being and by restoring and enhancing strengths through acceptance in a safe, stable and professionally guided environment which provides tools and support for resolution of personal, emotional and situational life problems.[5]
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Notes
edit- ^ a b "Act for Mental Health - GuideStar Profile". Guidestar. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "IRS Form 990, Fiscal Year 2020 - Act for Mental Health" (PDF). IRS.gov. 31 December 2020. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Jefferson Award for Public Service". CBS News. 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Springbett is named Senior of Distinction". San Jose Mercury News. 2015.
- ^ "Path to Empowerment". San Jose Mercury News, Holiday Wish Book (2015). Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.