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  • Students Help Elderly Prepare For Flood In Etna
    Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:00:41 GMT
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  • Thousands turn out in green for 'Runnin of the Green'
    Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:57:54 GMT
    48th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade St. Patrick's Day Guide St. Patrick's Day Celebrations DENVER - More than 5,000 runners and walkers converged on downtown Denver on Sunday morning for the annual Runnin of the Green.
  • Grant Will Help Give VOA Building a Facelift
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:53:50 GMT
    For more than a decade the Volunteers of America has offered homeless men a place to stay and an array of services to help them get back on their feet at a building on State Street.
  • VOA to create hundreds of local jobs
    Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:38:29 GMT
    Today, Volunteers of America made a multi-million dollar announcement that will create hundreds of local jobs. The VOA says it is restoring an old boarding house on State Street in the city.
  • Lifting spirits one nightstand at a time
    Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:00:37 GMT
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  • On a mission with Russell K. Snyder
    Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:22:34 GMT
    Executive helps homeless, ex...
  • Volunteers Of America Build New Shelter
    Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:24:18 GMT
    It's a place where women and their children can go to escape from abuse, heal from drug addictions or start a life after prison. Volunteers of America is building a Pettigrew Heights apartment complex that will provide safe recovery housing for women and children, and they need your help for the finishing...
  • Kindergartners Help Feed the Homeless
    Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:39:09 GMT
    More than 80 Kindergartners, along with parents and school staffers, from Patrick Henry Elementary School partnered with Volunteers of America Chesapeake to lend a helping hand to residents at Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s Residential Program Center.
  • Volunteers of America continues long tradition of helping the needy; community support is appreciated
    Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:02:36 GMT
    On Sunday, Volunteers of America begins its 114th year of service as a national movement committed to helping people in need. Clearly, the accomplishments of this organization are due to the dedication and commitment of the entire community.
  • Associated Builders and Contractors and Modular Building Institute Form Alliance for Disaster Relief
    Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:29:24 GMT
    START Haiti is First Joint...
  • In-patient drug center would offer long-term treatment in Camden
    Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:31:34 GMT
    Type Size A A A Next Page 1 | 2 Previous Page CAMDEN — If not for its size, passers-by might hardly notice the nondescript, two-story building looming at the corner of Broadway and Liberty Street.
  • Building a home
    Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:55:13 GMT
    Staff Photo by John Rawlston/Chattanooga Times Free Press Mark Kinser, left, and Daniel Aguialar of the Baxter G&C Co. work on sewer lines at a 13-unit housing complex for disabled adults being built south of Trenton, Ga.
  • A secret that speaks volumes to children
    Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:28:14 GMT
    Volunteers of America Staten Island Early Learning Center helps children with autism or developmental delays STATEN ISLAND, NY – TOTTENVILLE — To the average person, it may be one of the best-kept secrets on the South Shore, or at least, in Tottenville.
  • A heroin addict's legacy: Scholarships for Portland-area high school students
    Thu, 25 Feb 2010 08:05:01 GMT
    "I remember riding the bus to third grade, crying, because the previous night my dad had once again been drunk and verbally abusive to my mother and me," a Portland high school girl named Jessica wrote recently.
  • Somebody needs you
    Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:23:35 GMT
    The goal of Somebody Needs You is to match donors with the specific requests of needy Spokane residents. The list of requests is coordinated by the Volunteers of America in cooperation with recognized social service agencies in Spokane.
  • Basketball’s Walton to speak at Volunteers of America dinner
    Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:18:58 GMT
    WILKES-BARRE: The 7th Annual Volunteers of America Celebrity Dinner will feature Bill Walton, the former UCLA great and NBA legend, as the guest speaker.
  • Volunteers of America Los Angeles Hosts Project Homeless Connect: A Day to Connect
    Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:05:53 GMT
    The day-long, free community event will provide a one-stop-shop where people can obtain a variety of services, from haircuts to health care, as well as a hot meal and referrals to local service agencies LOS ANGELES, Dec.
  • Montana quilters deliver to vets
    Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:00:36 GMT
    Share There’s nothing like a touch of home to touch a person’s heart. That’s what happened Saturday morning when a half-dozen women drive 450 miles to present handmade quilts to veterans who live at Independence Hall in Billings.
  • Inpatient drug center planned in Camden
    Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:47:44 GMT
    Type Size A A A Next Page 1 | 2 Previous Page CAMDEN — If not for its size, passers-by might hardly notice the nondescript, two-story building looming at the corner of Broadway and Liberty Street.
  • Wyoming reduces juvenile detention
    Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:20:57 GMT
    Share Related Documents Related: Volunteers of America's 2008 Annual Report Related: Summary of the report CASPER — The number of Wyoming youths in jails and juvenile detention facilities dropped by nearly 20 percent between 2006 and 2008, a new report shows.
  • Helping Hands for Haiti
    Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:17:47 GMT
    Volunteers of America Southeast and Springhill Toyota are teaming up with FOX10 to offer a helping hand to those in Haiti affected by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake.
  • Homeless veterans facility tours offered
    Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:50:15 GMT
    Volunteers of America is offering glimpses into a future home for area homeless veterans. The agency conducted a brief tour of the flagship building of its new Veterans Transitional Living Program, a three-building complex at 453 Jordan St.
  • VOA gives food baskets to more than 2,000 families
    Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:19:04 GMT
    DENVER - Families lined up around the block at the Volunteers of America's Mission in Denver on Monday in hopes of getting some holiday help. VOA expects to hand out more than 2,000 holiday food baskets filled with ham, canned foods and fresh produce before 4 p.
  • Operation Duffel Bag helps homeless vets
    Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:18:54 GMT
    Those who take part in the program-- code-named Operation Duffel Bag-- are finding that a small donation of time and supplies can go a long way towards helping veterans.
  • Detroit Mother of 8 Hopes For Self-Sufficiency, 'Decent' Christmas
    Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:32:42 GMT
    Brianna Washington is a 30-year-old single mother of eight from Detroit who simply wants to be able to provide for her children and to be self-sufficient again.
  • Local Homeless Face Challenges As Nights Grow Colder
    Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:19:48 GMT
    Updated: December 10, 2009 » 0 Comments | Post a Comment CENTRAL OHIO—Your donations can help Columbus’ homeless survive what’s sure to be a frigid winter.
  • Paige: Basket of Joy helps many who are hurting
    Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:34:57 GMT
    This one is for Nana. For the past 20 years, the precious lady sent a holiday card thanking everybody for the "Basket of Joyfulness and Love." What we knew was she was elderly, lived alone in Denver and, "When the family brings the basket of fruit and visits for a while, it is my happiest day.
  • Former inmates get help in learning the game of life
    Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:49:31 GMT
    Board games usually teach players about cooperation, following instructions, and winning and losing. "Checkpoints and Challenges," developed locally by Volunteers of America, John P.
  • After Slow Start, Thanksgiving Turkey Donations Pour In
    Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:35:33 GMT
    SACRAMENTO, CA - Just a day earlier, the Volunteers of America freezer at Mather Air Field was all but empty of turkeys. Now, the birds are sitting four or five layers thick.
  • Charities Busy Preparing Thousands Of Thanksgiving Meals
    Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:57:47 GMT
    COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Volunteers of America was busy Wednesday, preparing more than 2,500 meals to deliver to those in need, 10TV's Lindsey Seavert reported.
  • Denver's Jim White rustles up free Thanksgiving for 1,200
    Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:46:00 GMT
    BAR: JACKSON'S SPORTS ROCK Jackson's Sports Rock at 1520 20th St. is a sports bar, and makes no bones about it. Plain and simple, it sits — like a fan — across the street from Coors Field.
  • Developing Students Through VOA Reading Program
    Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:25:59 GMT
    You can give the gift of literacy this holiday season through the Volunteers of America “Your Caring Gifts” campaign. The VOA offers a reading program designed to make young people better students, and it needs your help.
  • Catering for a cause: VOA now offers food
    Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:16:57 GMT
    Jared Andersen, Sheridan newsroom Just in time for the holidays a local non-profit group is ready to cater to the community. They hope people fill up on their new food service.
  • Gazette opinion: Billings center helps struggling veterans change their lives
    Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:00:07 GMT
    More Related: How to help Saluting U.S. military personnel in a commentary for Veterans Day, Eric K. Shinseki, secretary of Veterans Affairs, also wrote about serious problems that have befallen many of these Americans as they make the transition to civilian life: homelessness and mental illnesses.
  • Helping women defeat addictions
    Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:43:13 GMT
    2009-10-23 04:43:13 Helping women defeat...
  • Billings shelter for homeless vets a good first step
    Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:17:16 GMT
    Some of the neediest of the Montana's military veterans received of huge boost this month. Independence Hall, a facility designed for homeless vets in the Billings area, opened its doors a couple of weeks ago, and now all of its 20 beds are full.
  • Creating affordable housing
    Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:50:30 GMT
    OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Housing Finance Authority will pump $76 million of federal stimulus money into 26 state housing projects, officials from the authority announced recently.
  • Independence Hall unveiled for Billings area veterans
    Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:06:11 GMT
    10:26 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date); It's a sad reality, but according to the United States Coalition on Homelessness, veterans account for 23% of all homeless people in America.
  • Hundreds Turn Out For VOA Store Grand Opening
    Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:01:26 GMT
    The store offers brand new and donated goods where customers can get a good bargain for their dollar. . . Hundreds of people turned out Thursday as the Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio opened its doors to its new thrift store on Park Avenue West in Mansfield.
  • Derrick Tapper serves as pastor and relief coordinator
    Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:36:49 GMT
    The Rev. Derrick Tapper, the new pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Pascagoula, is a busy man. Besides serving as pastor, he is a relief services coordinator for the Volunteers of America, an organization that has helped many people rebuild in the aftermath of Katrina.
  • Groundbreaking today for Chateau Carre Apartments in Gentilly
    Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:02:22 GMT
    A groundbreaking ceremony will be held today at 11 a.m. for the Chateau Carre Aparments, a rehabilitated, mixed-income housing development in Gentilly with 150 one- and two-bedroom rental units.
  • Homeless Housing Fair Offers Shelter
    Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:14:42 GMT
    1:00 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date); As the weather turns colder those who are homeless will be lining-up to stay warm. Going to a shelter is one option, but one local organization is trying to give them a permanent place to call home.
  • Sacramento County homeless advocates race to find new winter shelter site
    Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:45:25 GMT
    As the weather turns chilly, homeless advocates are scrambling to find shelter for hundreds of people who no longer will be able to spend their winter nights at Cal Expo in Sacramento County.
  • Baby Boomers Top of Mind for US Aging Chief
    Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:18:44 GMT
    On Tuesday, September 22nd Kathy Greenlee, Assistant Secretary for Aging, arrived in Denver to address the 25th National Home and Community-Based Services Conference.
  • GOOD CITIZENSHIP
    Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:43:58 GMT
    Teens Make A Difference (NAPSI)-American teens have increasingly found ways to give back to their communities. In fact, a recent report from the Corporation for National & Community Service showed a surge in volunteering among young adults ages 16 to 24.
  • Volunteers of America Michigan opens second thrift store
    Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:32:29 GMT
    Volunteers of America Michigan opened a new thrift store on Thursday, Sept. 10. The new thrift store located at 3800 W. Saginaw in Lansing, is the second Lansing Thrift Store location for VOAMI.
  • Ten Caring Gifts program
    Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:49:04 GMT
    MOBILE, Ala. - For over two decades, Volunteers of America Southeast has joined with Fox10 to bring hope and cheer to thousands of children in our community who are in desperate need during this often difficult time of the year.
  • Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation and Volunteers of America Texas create mentor program
    Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:59:07 GMT
    First event takes place tonight at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington | Arlington, Texas -- The Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation and Volunteers of America Texas today announced the launch of a new mentor program for high school students from the Fort Worth ISD.
  • This old house
    Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:04:50 GMT
    Abused Sacramento seniors don’t have to take it...
  • Letter to the editor: Generous donors outfit students
    Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:51:10 GMT
    Public Opinion Online Chambersburg students began their school year with a brand new, fully equipped backpack thanks to the generosity of individual donors' and Armada Supply Chain Solutions' response to Volunteers of America's "Operation Backpack.
  • Homeless veterans to be offered resources on Sept. 11
    Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:33:37 GMT
    HUNTINGTON — On Patriot Day, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, area homeless veterans will be offered a day of safety and security away from the day-to-day stressors of homelessness during a “stand down” at the VFW Post 1064 on 7th Avenue.
  • Buying school supplies a strain for more families
    Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:57:11 GMT
    Record number of requests for back-to-school help pours...
  • Sacramento soccer team gives ex-homeless man new goals
    Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:48:22 GMT
    Wes Colter played soccer as a kid. But that was a lifetime ago. Before he ran away from home at age 12 and took to the streets. Before he became an addict and a dealer.
  • Sallop Gives Back With Operation Backpack
    Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:42:06 GMT
    With the start of a new school year swiftly approaching, the team at Sallop Insurance Agency decided to contribute their time and donations to the underprivileged children of Massachusetts by participating in "Operation Backpack.
  • Need remains, so late summer food drive is launched
    Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:56:49 GMT
    By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer EVERETT Kathy Benson is just one of the tens of thousands of people in Snohomish County who depend on the generosity of neighbors.
  • Aging with options
    Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:07:11 GMT
    The current generation of seniors will live longer than any other -- and have less retirement security than any group since Social Security was enacted.
  • Mass. homeless vets to get help
    Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:01:35 GMT
    BOSTON (AP) - A group of federal, local and nonprofit organizations is set to host a Boston event that offers homeless and needy veterans free food, shelter, clothing, counseling, and legal and health services.
  • Parents using creativity to complete back-to-school shopping
    Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:10:04 GMT
    It's the second biggest shopping season of the year but many families are spending less on back to school supplies and clothing. Now some parents who are using a little creativity to avoid breaking the bank.
  • Bottled Water Quenches Non-Profit Thirst
    Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:55:57 GMT
    Mina Patel, General Manager of Comfort Suites Hotel in Highlands Ranch Colorado, along with a group of dedicated employees, began a program providing bottled water for sale in mid-April of this year.
  • This Lighthouse is for the homeless
    Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:45:16 GMT
    OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - Johnny Carriere Jr. was in the oilfield and construction businesses before he became head of a home for homeless men. ``The challenge was probably understanding mental illness and learning to network with people in this community,'' said Carriere, 27, who became executive director of...
  • Staying alive
    Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:05:26 GMT
    A look at the face of homelessness in...
  • We are the village: Help kids go back to school
    Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:20:05 GMT
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  • County aims to help those who 'age out' of foster care
    Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:56:17 GMT
    Tuesday might have been one of those high-desert beauties in Salt Lake City, but Jason and his buds weren't feeling all that sunny. "How would you be?" the 17-year-old who "would just as soon not be ID'd, thank you" said flatly when asked about aging out of the state foster-care system.
  • Mobile Police Department beats Mobile Fire-Rescue in charity basketball game
    Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:17:53 GMT
    By DAVID FERRARA and LAUREN WOMACK Staff Reporters The charity basketball match-up between the Mobile Police Department and Mobile Fire-Rescue didn't go quite as firefighter Michael Chastang predicted.