Press Releases & Other VOA-GNY News

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June 9, 2020
June 14 through 30 – Donate to Operation Backpack® at Walgreens and Duane Reade Stores

Customers shopping at Walgreens and Duane Reade stores in the New York metropolitan area (including Long Island, Albany and Hudson Valley) and select New Jersey locations will be able to donate to Operation Backpack® 2020.
May 19, 2020
Volunteers of America-Greater New York is Responding to COVID-19

Our everyday mission at VOA-Greater New York is to help the families and individuals we serve overcome obstacles to living safe, healthy and productive lives in the community. We are committed to doing everything we can to slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep our clients, staff and volunteers safe.
May 19, 2020
Volunteers of America-Greater New York Welcomes Myung J. Lee as Next President & CEO

Myung J. Lee has been appointed the next President & Chief Executive Officer of Volunteers of America-Greater New York. Ms. Lee succeeds Tere Pettitt, who announced her retirement plans last summer after 18 years with VOA-Greater New York.
April 17, 2020
How the COVID-19 Crisis is Impacting Operation Backpack® 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we must drastically rethink how we run Operation Backpack® 2020. We cannot rely on public backpack drives or teams of corporate volunteers. Instead, we must raise $500,000 if we are to meet our goal of a full backpack for every child in a NYC shelter who needs one.
February 18, 2020
VOA-Greater New York Participates in Annual Census of Unsheltered Homeless Individuals

In January, presumably on one of the coldest nights of the year, thousands of volunteers gathered to canvass the streets in every borough of New York City as part of the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate, or HOPE Count.
February 1, 2020
VOA-Greater New York Receives $200,000 Grant from The New York Community Trust

We are delighted to announce that Volunteers of America-Greater New York has received a $200,000 grant from The New York Community Trust to fund our outcomes evaluation work.
December 10, 2019
Volunteers of America-Greater New York Honors Cushman & Wakefield at Its 24th Annual Fundraising Gala

Volunteers of America-Greater New York honored Cushman & Wakefield at its 24th annual fundraising gala at The Plaza on Monday, presenting them with the 2019 Spirit of the Founders Award.
October 22, 2019
VOA-GNY Board Chairman Gerard Cunningham is Recognized as an NACD Board Leadership Fellow

Volunteers of America-Greater New York announced today that its Board Chairman, Gerard Cunningham, has been recognized as a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow.
August 18, 2016
"Fiddler on the Roof" Joins Operation Backpack®

"Fiddler on the Roof" Joins Operation Backpack®
July 12, 2016
Rachel Weinstein speaks with New York 1 about Operation Backpack®

Rachel Weinstein speaks with New York 1 about Operation Backpack®