ORAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED
3426 EAST SHEA BLVD, PHOENIX, AZ 85028 www.desert-voices.org

Total Revenue
$1,599,916
Total Expenses
$1,460,768
Net Assets
$1,974,954

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO TEACH EACH CHILD THE ORAL LANGUAGE SKILLS NEEDED TO TALK AND UNDERSTAND WHEN OTHERS TALK TO THEM.

TO TEACH DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN TO SPEAK AND TO UNDERSTAND WHEN OTHERS SPEAK.

EARLY INTERVENTION - THIS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE THREE. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE PARENT COACHING, SMALL GROUP CHILD AND PARENT COACHING CLASSES, AS WELL AS TODDLER CLASS. OUTCOMES OF EARLY INTERVENTION INCLUDE EMPOWERED PARENTS THAT ARE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND A SOLID LANGUAGE FOUNDATION FOR THE CHILD TO BUILD UPON IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.

PRE-SCHOOL AND EARLY EDUCATION - PRESCHOOL CLASSES MEET 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR 6.5 HOURS PER DAY. THE CHILDREN ALTERNATE BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT SETTINGS, BOTH FOCUSING ON COMMUNICATION SKILLS. IN GROUPS OF TOW OR THREE CHILDREN, A LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL PROVIDED DIRECT LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION FOCUSING ON VOCABULARY, SYNTAX, CONVERSATIONAL LANGUAGE, ARTICULATION, AUDITORY TRAINING, AND LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT. THE SMALL STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO GIVES EACH CHILD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO PRACTICE SYNTACTICALLY CORRECT LANGUAGE. THE PRESCHOOL OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A CHILD TO BECOME FULLY IMMERSED IN AN EDUCATION SETTING LEARNING THROUGH ORAL INSTRUCTION AND INTERACTING WITH CLASSMATES USING COMPLEX LANGUAGE.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Deeann ChapmanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$93,611
Tim LouisPRESIDENT2$0
Brian BlaneyTREASURER2$0
Steve ButterfieldSECRETARY2$0
Zachary RawlingDIRECTOR1$0
Tom ChapmanDIRECTOR1$0
James ChappellDIRECTOR1$0
Marc McgowanDIRECTOR1$0
Erica LucciDIRECTOR1$0
Rustin RoachDIRECTOR1$0

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