Volunteers of America, Inc. - Introduction

Introduction

1660 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-3427
U.S.A.
Telephone: (703) 341-5000
Toll Free: (800) 899-0089
Fax: (703) 341-7000
Web site: http://www.VolunteersofAmerica.org/

Nonprofit Organization
Founded: 1896
Employees: 14,000
Sales: $711 million (2003)
NAIC: 623220 Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities; 623312 Homes for the Elderly; 62411 Child and Youth Services; 62421 Community Food Services; 62419 Other Individual and Family Services; 624221 Temporary Shelters; 62423 Emergency and Other Relief Services; 62431 Vocational Rehabilitation Services; 813319 Other Social Advocacy Organizations; 922140 Correctional Institutions

Volunteers of America, Inc., is a leading nonprofit human services organization in the United States. Volunteers of America considers itself a nondenominational Christian church with a ministry of service. Its programs serve nearly 1.8 million people a year. The organization prides itself on helping those with immediate, critical needs: the elderly, the disabled, the homeless, the incarcerated, abused children, and at-risk youth. The group underwent a sweeping reorganization in the early 1980s, doing away with military ranks and uniforms in favor of corporate-style titles and accountabilities. A number of business magazines have commended the group's efficiency.