Aging with Options™ - An Unprecedented Challenge - A Sustainable Response

Volunteers of America -a national, nonprofit, faith-based organization dedicated to helping those in need live healthy, safe and productive lives - recognizes that aging is for many a complex and fearful unknown. We want to help older Americans celebrate the joy of living by creating a sustained, trusted relationship with support systems that allow them to age at home― wherever that may be. We will change the aging experience through our most aggressive initiative to date ― Aging with Options™.

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Volunteers of America Applauds President Obama and Pharmaceutical Companies on Their Deal to Expand Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage to More Older Americans

Volunteers of America, one of the nation’s leading providers of housing and services for seniors, today applauded President Obama and the pharmaceutical industry for their efforts to expand Medicare-funded prescription drug benefits to more American seniors.

Volunteers of America National President Charles W. Gould said, “We believe a key element to successful aging is the ability to access quality healthcare while still maintaining financial independence. This partnership between the White House and the pharmaceutical companies will help seniors afford the drugs they need to stay healthy, and in the process remain active, vital members of the communities where they live.” More>

Volunteers of America Honors Chris and Kathleen Matthews, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and Sen. Barbara Mikulski at the Library of Congress

Volunteers of America, one of the nation’s largest and oldest human services organizations, presented its highest honor – the 2009 Ballington and Maud Booth Award – to Chris and Kathleen Matthews during a gala dinner at the Library of Congress on June 5. More>

 
Major League Baseball Players Trust Awards $150,000 in Grants to Volunteers of America Programs Serving the Needy

On June 8, Major League baseball player Shane Victorino presented $150,000 in grants from the Major League Baseball Players Trust to five Volunteers of America programs that further the organization’s mission to strengthen communities and build better lives for those in need. A total of $580,000 has been provided by the Players Trust to dozens of Volunteers of America programs across the U.S. since the first grants were given 2003. More>

Volunteers of America Named Top Nonprofit Owner of Affordable Housing in the U.S.

Volunteers of America has been named the top nonprofit owner and one of the leading nonprofit developers of affordable housing in the United States by Affordable Housing Finance magazine. The ranking of affordable housing owners, published in the magazine’s April/May 2009 issue, lists Volunteers of America third overall when grouped with both for-profit and nonprofit owners. Volunteers of America also was listed as the fifth-largest developer (and second largest nonprofit developer) of affordable housing in the country, up from 43^rd on the list last year.  The organization is ranked as the 10^th-largest developer preserving affordable housing nationwide. More>

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