Facts and Figures 2011


 
Founded   March 8, 1896 
Employees  Over 16,000
Volunteers   70,000+
People Served  More than 2 million

Financial:  Volunteers of America combined revenues in fiscal year 2010 were approximately $968 million for its programs to help those in need. About 88 cents of every dollar spent goes to services for individuals, families and communities.

Programs: Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, faith-based organization dedicated to helping those in need rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Through hundreds of human service programs, including housing and healthcare, Volunteers of America helps more than 2 million people in over 400 communities.  Since 1896, our ministry of service has supported and empowered America’s most vulnerable groups, including at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with disabilities, and those recovering from addictions. Our work touches the mind, body, heart – and ultimately the spirit – of those we serve, integrating our deep compassion with highly effective programs and services.

In addition to its many diverse services, Volunteers of America is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of quality affordable housing. The organization is also a major provider of skilled long-term nursing care and health services. Volunteers of America operates nursing facilities, residential assisted-living complexes, and retirement communities.

Volunteers of America’s Aging with OptionsTM aims to transform the current senior care system by providing people with guidance and control over their care, and allow older Americans the freedom to receive care while living longer in their own homes.

Volunteers of America is committed to providing these services to growing numbers of people in need in the future.

Volunteers of America was founded by Christian social reformers Ballington and Maud Booth as a movement to “reach and uplift” the American people.

*Figures are for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010


Programs & Services

Volunteers of America is one of the nation’s most comprehensive human services charities, offering programs for individuals, families and communities. In fiscal year 2010, Volunteers of America had total combined revenues of approximately $968 million and served more than 2 million people through the following service categories:

Aging with OptionsTM
We aim to transform the current senior care system by providing people with guidance and control over their care, and allow older Americans the freedom to receive care while living longer in their own homes. 

Children and Youth Services
We are committed to encouraging positive development for children, youth and their families. Our programs include prevention, early intervention, crisis intervention and long-term services.

Community Enhancement
By acting as a safety net for individuals and families in need, we work to strengthen and enhance communities. We offer a variety of community programs including information and referral, food and prepared meals, thrift stores and collaborations with the faith community. 

Correctional Services
We help rehabilitate adult offenders and steer youth to set new, positive directions for their lives. Services include halfway house and work release programs, day reporting, diversion and pre-trial services, residential treatment, family supports, and dispute resolution and mediation services. 

Developmental Disability Services
We empower people with developmental disabilities to be independent and involved in the community. Our services include in-home supports, case management, day programs and supportive employment, specialized residential services and supported living.

Elderly Services
We encourage seniors to be healthy and active through a host of supportive services. We provide senior centers and day programs, home repair and homemaker services, information and referral, Meals-on-Wheels and group meal programs, transportation, companion services, protection against abuse and neglect, case management and volunteer services.

Employment and Training Services
We work to prevent unemployment and underemployment through a range of training and employment services. Our programs include adult literacy, computer centers, work experience programs, counseling, job placement and supportive employment for individuals with disabilities. 

Health Care Services
For seniors and others coping with illness or injury, we offer a continuum of services. We provide long-term nursing care, assisted living, memory care, nursing care, rehabilitative therapy and more. We also address the continuing HIV epidemic through prevention and family support services. 

Homeless Services
We work to prevent and end homelessness for individuals and families through a range of support services. These services include eviction prevention, emergency services, housing, transitional housing with services and permanent affordable housing.

Housing
We are one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of quality, affordable housing for families, the elderly and people with disabilities. We also help low-income families achieve the dream of home ownership. 

Mental Health
We empower people with chronic or severe mental illnesses to thrive in the community and to successfully manage their illness through crisis counseling and “hotline” programs, case management, day programs and drop-in centers, transportation, residential care and supported independent living. 

Substance Abuse
We work to prevent and eliminate substance abuse by youth and adults through residential and outpatient services, from prevention to treatment to long-term support.