Volunteers of America

noun

a religious reform and relief organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded in New York City in 1896 by Ballington Booth, son of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army. : VOA

plural noun

a religious body aimed at reform and relief of human need and resembling the Salvation Army in organization and tenets, founded in New York City in 1896 by Ballington Booth

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Izzy Engberg, a clinician who answers calls for Volunteers of America, said nearly every single call on Nov. 6 was related to the election.

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In Lanham, Maryland, the Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolina said donor participation in key fundraising campaigns to support homeless shelters in the mid-Atlantic region has fallen by 10% since last year, even as needs grow.

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A Volunteers of America van came to pick up the woman from Alaska, but she wouldn’t get in and went her way.

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After a few calls they said Volunteers of America would take her in.

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She enrolled in a 90-day residential sobriety program followed by a two-year sober living program with Volunteers of America.

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Volunteers in Service to America Volunteer State

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