Since November 2023. Figures as of October 2026. Our impact
Grand Opening. This Saturday, October 24. Doors at 6 PM.
Now open in Downtown Culver City.
A place to
make something.
The Creative Arts Community Center is a project of The Blackburn Foundation. People make things together here: lessons, classes, workshops, performances and open studio time.
Everything is free. There is no audition and nothing to prove. We built it for people navigating addiction and recovery, and for the neighborhood around us. Both, in the same room, on purpose.
- Music. Art. Healing. Community.Free and low-barrier
- 3814 Willat AveDowntown Culver City, CA 90232
- Grand Opening, Saturday, October 24, 2026Details at bfcacc.org
Randy Browne
Originally from Long Island and now based in Los Angeles, Randy spent over a decade touring before a battle with addiction led him to rediscover purpose by helping others tap into their own creativity. Drawing on extensive teaching experience across the country, Randy leads the Center.
About the centerWho we areEst. 2023
A 501(c)(3) built by people who do this work every day.
The Blackburn Foundation is a Los Angeles 501(c)(3) that pays for addiction and mental health treatment for people who cannot afford it, with treatment scholarships open across the United States. It was founded in 2023. It grew out of more than a decade of recovery work on the Westside.
Insurance often stops paying long before recovery is steady. Families run out of money. People run out of time. We close that gap with treatment scholarships, a free creative space in Culver City, and a long-term plan for a recovery campus in West Los Angeles.
What we do
03- 01
Treatment Scholarships
We fund care for people who are ready and cannot pay. Open to people across the United States.
How it works - 02
Creative Arts Community Center
A free place to make music and art, in Downtown Culver City. Built for people in recovery and for the neighborhood. Open now.
The center - 03
Recovery Campus
A planned campus of more than 20,000 square feet in West Los Angeles. Treatment, wellness, work and community in one place. Targeted for 2028.
The plan
How a scholarship works
$1.65M+
awarded.
Scholarships pay for care for people who are ready to get well and cannot pay for it, anywhere in the United States.
Apply or referReach out
You, a family member or a professional can contact us.
We listen
Our team learns what is needed and what is already in place.
We build a plan
Care is matched to the person, not to a package.
We pay for care
The scholarship helps pay for the care in the plan.
Help paying for treatment
All resources- 01
How to pay for addiction treatment
Insurance, Medicaid, free and low-cost programs, and scholarships, in the order to try them.
Read - 02
What is a treatment scholarship?
What a scholarship pays for, who it is for, and how to apply.
Read - 03
How to help a loved one get into treatment
How to prepare, what to say, and what to do if cost or a no stands in the way.
Read - 04
How creative arts can support recovery
What SAMHSA and the research say about purpose, community, music and recovery.
Read
Recovery campusPlanned
Next: a recovery campus in West Los Angeles.
Square feet
Treatment, wellness, work and community in one place.
Target
The campus is targeted to open in 2028.
Location
A separate project from the Creative Arts Community Center.
Pay for someone’s recovery.
Your gift funds treatment scholarships and keeps the Creative Arts Community Center free.
- Treatment scholarship fund Nationwide
- Creative Arts Community Center Culver City
- Where it is needed most Foundation
Secure giving through Givebutter. The Blackburn Foundation is a 501(c)(3), EIN 36-5017255.
Founder
Robby Patrick
President and Founder
Robby Patrick began working in sober living in West Los Angeles in 2012, founded Blackburn Recovery Services in 2014 and founded The Blackburn Foundation in 2023.
As heard on
PressThe Blackburn family
04- 01
Blackburn Recovery Services
Sober living for men in West Los Angeles, founded in 2014.
Visit - 02
Blackburn Clinical Services
Therapy and psychiatry in West Los Angeles, founded in 2025.
Visit - 03
Blackburn Mentoring
One-on-one mentoring in Los Angeles or by video.
Visit - 04
Creative Arts Community Center
The Foundation’s art and recovery space in Culver City.
Visit
Questions
What does The Blackburn Foundation do?
It pays for addiction and mental health treatment through treatment scholarships, runs the free Creative Arts Community Center in Culver City, and is planning a recovery campus in West Los Angeles.
Who can apply for a treatment scholarship?
People across the United States who are ready for addiction or mental health treatment and cannot pay for it. You can apply for yourself, for someone you love, or for a client. Apply for a treatment scholarship.
Is a gift to The Blackburn Foundation tax deductible?
Yes, to the extent allowed by law. The Blackburn Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 36-5017255. Donate.
Where is the Creative Arts Community Center?
3814 Willat Ave, Culver City, CA 90232. Everything there is free. Events are at bfcacc.org.
Where can I find more answers?
Read the full FAQ, or our resources on paying for treatment.