Without the support of volunteers who contribute to Brightening Birthdays™, the yearly milestones of the children in our shelters may come and go, unrecognized.
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Helping Individuals and Families
Learn Moreovercome obstacles to living safe, healthy & productive lives
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Helping People Find Housing Stability
Learn MoreAddressing the root causes of homelessness and building safe, permanent, supportive housing
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Operation Backpack®
Learn MoreProvides nearly 20,000 new backpacks full of grade-specific supplies to the City's homeless children
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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.
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Create Your Operation Backpack® Fundraising Team Today!
Sign UpWe're gearing up for Operation Backpack® 2018 and so can you! Register your team now to be a part of this vital, city-wide campaign to provide brand new backpacks, full of supplies to children who are homeless.
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On the Issues: Catching Up with New York's Aging Population
Read OnEach day, 10,000 Americans turn 65 years old. New York City’s senior population is growing larger, living longer, and getting poorer. Several factors are causing older adults to age into poverty and oftentimes homelessness.