Volunteers of America

Volunteers of America
FoundedMarch 8, 1896 [1]
FoundersBallington Booth, Maud Booth
TypeFaith-based Charity
HeadquartersAlexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Area served
United States, Puerto Rico
Employees
16,000[2]
Volunteers
60,000[2]
Websitewww.volunteersofamerica.org

Volunteers of America (VOA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1896 that provides affordable housing and other assistance services primarily to low-income people throughout the United States. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, the organization includes 32 affiliates and serves approximately 1.5 million people each year in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.[3]

In addition to those in need of affordable housing, VOA assists veterans, low-income seniors, children and families, the homeless, those with intellectual disabilities, those recovering from addiction, and the formerly incarcerated.[3]

  1. ^ "Our History". voa.org.
  2. ^ a b "About Us". voa.org.
  3. ^ a b "About Us". Volunteers of America. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

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