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August 10, 2023
VOA-GNY Rings NYSE Closing Bell to Recognize 2023 Operation Backpack® Campaign

On Thursday, August 10th, Volunteers of America-Greater New York rang The Closing Bell® of the New York Stock Exchange to recognize our annual Operation Backpack® campaign.
July 24, 2023
Loews Corporation Partners with Volunteers of America-Greater New York for 2023 Operation Backpack® Campaign

In their sixth year of supporting VOA-GNY, Loews makes largest contribution to date to help support children experiencing homelessness in New York City amid worsening family homelessness crisis.
July 18, 2023
“Topping Out” VOA-GNY’s Second Affordable Housing Development for Older Adults

Construction of Andrews Avenue South Senior Residence, Volunteers of America-Greater New York’s second affordable housing development for seniors in the Bronx, has reached the halfway point, marked by a ceremony as the final beam was placed atop the structure
June 22, 2023
Operation Backpack® Honored by New York Yankees

VOA-GNY participated in home plate ceremony to recognize efforts of our annual Operation Backpack® campaign, raising awareness of family homelessness and helping ensure every child living in a New York City homeless shelter has a new backpack and the grade-specific school supplies they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond.
May 30, 2023
New Initiative Brings Mental Health Services On-Site for Domestic Violence Shelter Residents

VOA-GNY is proud to announce our partnership in a new initiative that will bring free mental health services including screenings, free counseling, and medication management on-site to the city’s domestic violence shelters, improving access and wait times.
May 16, 2023
Facing Rising Student Homelessness, VOA-GNY Kicks Off Annual Operation Backpack® Campaign to Provide School Supplies to Students in Shelters

For more than twenty years, our annual Operation Backpack® campaign has provided school supplies for students in the New York City homeless shelter system, encouraging success in the classroom and beyond.
April 19, 2023
Volunteers of America-Greater New York Honors Three Community Pillars with Awards at 26th Annual Gala

New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered welcome remarks. VOA-GNY raised a record-breaking $1.3 million and honored Cerberus Capital Management, actor and philanthropist Holly Robinson Peete, and Broadway’s Hailee Kaleem Wright.
January 3, 2023
Volunteers of America-Greater New York Receives $125K Grant from SAMHSA to Further Mental Health Training

With this funding, VOA-GNY aims to increase accessibility to mental health services for both clients and staff.
December 22, 2022
Volunteers of America-Greater New York Board of Directors Has Appointed Dan Lombardo Interim President & CEO

President & CEO Myung Lee to step down at end of 2022 to pursue other interests
November 14, 2022
Mayor Announces Launch of Street to Housing Pilot with VOA-GNY

The Street to Housing pilot program creates a direct pathway for New Yorkers experiencing unsheltered homelessness to access permanent supportive housing without having to go through the shelter system, in the spirit of the "housing first" model.