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OUR VISION

Ensuring that all individuals, families, and communities have access to support, education, and treatment to effectively address the needs of mental health and substance abuse.

Our story

Blakey Weaver Counseling Center, Inc. was founded in 2014 by Dr. Kawanna Ward to address the mental health and substance abuse needs of uninsured and underinsured individuals in Suffolk, Franklin, Southampton County, and other areas of Western Tidewater, Virginia.

Since 2014, Blakey Weaver Counseling Center, Inc. has donated mental health and substance abuse services to more than 2000 individuals in the Western Tidewater area. In November 2018, Blakey Weaver Counseling Center, Inc. became a 501c3 nonprofit.
Blakey Weaver team at center's opening event
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HISTORY ​BEHIND THE NAME
Portrait of Arlene Blakey Frye
Arlene Beauty Blakey Frye; July 29, 1935 - present
Portrait of Alice Weaver Ward
Alice Virginia Weaver Ward; January 28, 1920 - May 16, 1993
Born and raised in Madison, Virginia, Dr. Ward grew up in an underserved, rural community. While raised by her parents, Vernon and Virginia Ward, Dr. Ward's character was heavily influenced by her maternal grandmother, Arlene Beauty Blakey Frye and her paternal grandmother, Alice Virginia Weaver Ward. Whether serving the community by providing food, housing, childcare services, or hosting the neighborhood food pantry, Arlene and Alice were known as servant leaders in Madison, Virginia.
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Dr. Ward founded Blakey Weaver Counseling Center, Inc. to provide mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, and supportive services to underserved individuals and communities in honor and legacy of her beautiful grandmothers Arlene Beauty Blakey Frye and Alice Virginia Weaver Ward.

Blakey Weaver Counseling Center

129 N. Saratoga Street, Ste 1
​Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone: (757) 255-8099
Fax: (855) 684-9988
OFFICE HOURS
Mon - Thurs
9:00am - 6:00pm*
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​*Treatment times may vary
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