Volunteers of America

American  

noun

1. 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

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Volunteers of America British  

plural noun

1. 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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Volunteers of America

Ponce was evicted from a Boyle Heights tiny home village run by Volunteers of America Los Angeles, which has 1,300 interim beds across 14 sites in the county.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

The writer, a former board chair of the National Human Services Assembly, is vice chair of Generations United and executive vice president of Volunteers of America.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023

But Orlando Ward, executive director of external affairs at Volunteers of America, which operates more than a dozen shelters across Southern California, doesn’t see climate as the problem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

As part of the grassroots initiative, Volunteers of America will work with participating counties and cities — with the goal of enhancing recovery and to help avoid overdoses.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 13, 2022

Mrs. Reilly saw again the horrible, coffee-stained lumber jacket that she had always secretly wanted to give to the Volunteers of America along with several other pieces of Ignatius’ favorite clothing.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole