• Meeting Goals, Improving Lives

    Jacob wanted to visit his family in Georgia. With the help of our staff, he was able to do it.

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  • January is National Mentoring Month

    When Sasha was in our Independent Living Program in New Jersey, she found the positive influence she needed in Kevin.

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  • Construction Underway at Clarke Place

    The residence will help address the city’s need for low-income senior housing.

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Our service area includes the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester County and Northern New Jersey

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Uplifting All People

Volunteers of America-Greater New York has been at the forefront of social service since 1896, and today, is one of the largest nonprofit developers and providers of permanent, supportive housing in the country.

News and Events

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    Hope and Hearth Holiday Food Vouchers Featured in the "New York Daily News"

    The article follows Stephen Legall, one of our residents, who uses his food voucher to make a holiday dish that truly feels like home.

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    VOA-GNY Honors Wells Fargo At Its 23rd Annual Gala

    The Weeks Lerman Group and Magnusson Architecture and Planning were also recognized for their longtime, year-round support of the organization.

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    Battle Buddy Bridge Featured on amNY

    The graduation of the most recent two cohorts of the Battle Buddy Bridge program appears in this article about veterans helping veterans.

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  • 734

    domestic violence survivors and their children found emergency housing as we guided them toward self-sufficiency

  • 18,000

    children began the school year confident and prepared thanks to Operation Backpack®

  • 1,096

    vets in our continuum of care, from homelessness prevention to permanent supportive housing

  • 339

    pre-school age children served by our two Early Learning Centers

  • 76

    at-risk youth find stability and support as we help them prepare for independent adulthood