Volunteers of America News

Volunteers of America Northern Rockies staff members at today's picnic in Riverton included, from left, Todd Richins, Division Director; Kelly Carroll, Clinical Director, and Merle Yellow Kidney, the new program director for the Alcohol Crisis Center.

Once homeless, Willis Mucelroy, 20, lives in the Adolfo housing. He aims to complete a high-school equivalency program and to become a ranger at Yosemite.

The Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans' RSVP Volunteers recently gathered at the Fleur De Lis Event Center in Mandeville for an annual recognition luncheon.

In some states, the program that funds meals that are delivered to homebound seniors is going through painful cuts.

The months-long due diligence of a potential merger between the Fremont County Alcohol Crisis Center and Sheridan-based Volunteers of America ended Monday with a "marriage." "We have made a decision, we got married yesterday, we will go with VOA and basically improve the program," said Alcohol Crisis Center Board Chairman Ron Blumenshine, ... (more)

From noon to 1 p.m at the Matthews House Community Life Center, 220 N. Grant Ave., "Relationships Matter" will educate and recruit volunteers who are interested in working with the issues of poverty and homelessness and the effects on families in our community.

Jordan Hidler of the Volunteers of America, left, takes notes as she talks with Cloud during the annual Point-In-Time Count of the homeless population at a Maverik across from the Salt Lake Rescue Mission on Saturday, Feb.

Reportedly there are about 4000 people across Washoe County that are homeless, although they may not always be on the street.

Focused on the extreme housing needs of female veterans with children, a new state-supported and Volunteers of America -developed housing complex broke ground Thursday at 61st and Halsted in Englewood.

The Major League Baseball Players Trust, which represents all Major League Baseball players, recently honored 32 volunteer student captains and their adult leaders from three Maine high schools - York High School, Thornton Academy in Saco, and Poland Regional High School.