VITAL OPPORTUNITIES IN CREATIVE EMPOWERMENT (VOICE) INC
EIN 80-0747069
What they do
PROVIDED CRITICAL INFORMATION to ADOLESCENT GIRLS THROUGH ACTIVITY-BASED CAMPS. THESE CAMPS SOUGHT to INCREASE THE INDEPENDENCE of GIRLS BY BUILDING COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH and LIFE SKILLS, PROVIDING ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH THE PRACTICAL TOOLS and KNOWLEDGE NEEDED to OVERCOME THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2017, VOICE CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT of YEAR-LONG PROGRAMMING WITH THE SAKHI PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH TRAINS GIRLS IN LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS to BE PEER LEADERS. VOICE EXPANDED THROUGHOUT UTTARAKHAND and ANDHRA PRADESH to OFFER THREE PROGRAMS: HER VOICE - LIFE SKILLS CAMP for GIRLS; UNITED VOICE - CAREER READINESS and FUTURE PLANNING CAMP for BOYS and GIRLS; and SAKHI - PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM for GIRLS. THROUGH VOICES FUN, INTERACTIVE CURRICULUM, CAMPERS ARE EXPOSED to THREE KEY THINGS:(1) CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE TOPICS SUCH AS BASIC HEALTH, SAFETY, RIGHTS, SELF AWARENESS, and FUTURE PLANNING.(2) ACTION-ORIENTED LIFE SKILLS LIKE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, LEADERSHIP
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AVERIL SPENCERPRINCIPAL OFFICER
About this charity
- Location
- 135 AVERY DR NE, ATLANTA, GA 30309
- County
- Fulton
- In care of
- AVERIL SPENCER
- Primary officer
- AVERIL SPENCER, CHAIR
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2017
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2016
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- JONES AND KOLB
- Revocation date
- November 15, 2021