Volunteers of America:
Serving People and Communities for Over 100 Years
Founded in New York City in 1896, Volunteers of America is one of the nation's oldest and largest faith-based human service organizations, with a presence in more than 200 cities nationwide, serving more than 1,800,000 people each year. Volunteers of America-Greater New York is the largest affiliate of the national organization, with close to 70 programs in the Greater New York area including the Mid-Hudson Valley region, Northern New Jersey and Southwestern Connecticut. Volunteers of America is one of the largest private providers of services to the homeless in the area.

We are an efficiently run organization, with an operating budget of approximately $90 million, and more than 90 cents of every dollar going directly to client care. Volunteers of America is at the forefront of social service - helping adults and children with special needs reach their full potential, and helping troubled individuals leave homelessness, addiction, untreated mental illness and intergenerational poverty behind for good. Our award-winning programs, skilled and dedicated staff, and caring volunteers bring relief to tens of thousands of people each year in desperate need of help.

Volunteers of America Programs:
Fulfilling Specific Needs

• Attacking the root causes of homelessness.
• Sheltering homeless individuals and families until permanent housing can be found.
• Preparing pre-parolees for reintegration into the community.
• Helping adults with developmental disabilities realize their full potential.
• Teaching preschool children with special needs.
• Creating a safe haven for survivors of domestic violence.
• Providing stability for severely troubled youth.
• Supporting people and families living with AIDS.
• Offering treatment and recovery services to substance abusers.