{"id":12351,"date":"2024-11-25T13:35:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T20:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucpofcentralaz.org\/?p=12351"},"modified":"2024-11-25T13:38:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T20:38:04","slug":"ucp-of-central-az-laura-dozer-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ucpofcentralaz.org\/es\/ucp-of-central-az-laura-dozer-20th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"UCP of Central AZ: Laura Dozer 20th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"asset-masthead\">\n<header class=\"asset-header\">\n<div class=\"meta\">\n<h1 class=\"posts-single-content__heading heading heading-page\">UCP of Central Arizona\u2019s Laura Dozer Center celebrates 20 years on impact<\/h1>\n<div class=\"posts-single-content__content post-content content js-post-content\">\n<p>UCP of Central Arizona\u2019s Laura Dozer Center in North Phoenix is celebrating 20 years of service in the Valley this March. Located at 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Ave. and Pinnacle Peak, the Laura Dozer facility has provided\u00a0physical, occupational, speech and feeding therapy to thousands of children and hundreds of adults who have been part of the facility\u2019s day treatment center since opening in 2003.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p><strong>LEARN MORE:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azbigmedia.com\/business\/health-care\/the-100-best-doctors-in-arizona-for-2024\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The 100 Best Doctors in Arizona for 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p>The center was originally built thanks to the generosity of Rich and Karie Dozer, Valley philanthropists who focus their giving on many causes including health and human services for the underserved in Arizona. Through their leadership,\u00a0the Dozers brought together many community partners, including Jerry and Joan Colangelo of the Phoenix Suns, to secure the resources needed to build the new center. The campus, named after the Dozers\u2019 late daughter, Laura Grace, was designed specifically to\u00a0meet the needs of children and adults with disabilities and their families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like UCP is one of the Valley\u2019s greatest kept secrets,\u201d said Karie. \u201cOur journey began when Laura was about 18 months old. We took her to a UCP facility in Central Phoenix where the therapists were over-the-top amazing, but the\u00a0facility was small and not very inviting. I still remember wishing the facility was brighter and bigger. So, we set our minds to it and made it happen. Now here we are, 20 years later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The need for the Laura Dozer Center was driven by the increasing need to provide therapeutic services to Valley children and adults with disabilities. In 1992, service hours at UCP of Central Arizona were roughly 27,000 hours a year. In\u00a02001, before the Laura Dozer facility opened, the demand for services increased to 153,000 hours annually. Today UCP of Central Arizona continues to grow. In 2023, service hours at the nonprofit organization\u2019s two Valley locations exceed 250,000 hours annually\u00a0for all programs combined and the need continues to climb.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/azbigmedia.com\/business\/cp-of-central-arizonas-laura-dozer-center-celebrates-20-years-on-impact\/0\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> UCP of Central AZ\u00a0 Laura Dozer 20th Anniversary<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCP of Central Arizona\u2019s Laura Dozer Center celebrates 20 years on impact UCP of Central Arizona\u2019s Laura Dozer Center in North Phoenix is celebrating 20 years of service in the Valley this March. 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