About Us
WHO WE ARE....WHAT WE DO
Volunteers of America was founded in Rochester in 1901. Volunteers of America works to break the cycle of poverty through an array of programs which include:
- Housing and support services for homeless individuals and families
- Care and educational programs for at-risk children
- Crisis assistance, including food and clothing
- Homelessness prevention programs
- Working Wardrobe for adults seeking employment
Volunteers of America's programs and services encourage positive development, foster independence, and promote self-sufficiency, providing individuals with the guidance and resources they need to make positive change happen in their lives.
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Fast Facts:
Throughout Western and Central New York, Volunteers of America
- serves more than 6,000 individuals a year
- provides 102,000 nights of shelter a year
- provides 178,485 meals a year
- recycles more than 400,000 pounds of textiles, cardboard , and metals
Why We Do What We Do
We are Volunteers of America.
And we are the first to step forward,
Taking on the most crushing problems.
The dire.
The hopeless,
The untouchable.
And we make a difference.
Because we not only perceive the burdens of others,
We know firsthand what it means to make them lighter.
This is why we do what we do.
Our story is long and rich.
And widely unknown.
But we're not chasing fame. Or glory.
Our lives are meant for service.
For lifting up the broken-hearted.
For finding the lost.
For reaching out with mercy and compassion.
To those who thought they were beyond reach.
For uplifting all our lives.
This is why we do what we do.
Every day, we see our brothers and sisters
lying beaten on their own roads to Jericho.
We act because we're trained.
We're impassioned.
We're honored.
This is why we do what we do.
Like our Great Exemplar,
We go among the unclean,
the broken,
the forgotten
and the outcast.
and we use our lives
to make theirs better.
This is why we do what we do.
We are Volunteers of America.