The History of Peak Community Services Foundation

The Peak Community Services Foundation was established in 2007 as a separate not-for-profit organization. It was established to support the mission of Peak Community Services, Inc., to Create Opportunities and Support the Success of indiviuals with developmental disabilities. The Foundation solicits, receives, administers, invests and disburses money and property to successfully realize that mission.

Peak Community Services, Inc.

In 1954 and 1955, two communities formed organizations to support children with developmental disabilities. Families in Cass County and Pulaski County worked separately but with the same hope for the future. The founders envisioned a world in which these children could dare to dream. The two organizations eventually merged to form one agency. Today, Peak Community Services provides opportunities for independence for persons with developmental disabilities, at home, at work and in the community. In 2007, concerned about the large numbers of individuals with developmental disabilities on waiting lists - waiting for funding for services to reach for independence - Peak Community Services developed and implemented this Foundation to provide the necessary funding in Cass and Pulaski Counties.