Volunteers of America, Minnesota

Welcome to Volunteers of America-Minnesota
Making a difference. Changing lives.

Volunteers of America-Minnesota is a nonprofit organization founded in 1896 which offers a wide variety of services for more than 27,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and ex-offenders each year. We are one of the oldest, largest and most comprehensive human service organizations in the state and have more than 60 programs, 900 employees and 4,000 volunteers. We have a rich history of developing innovative programs to meet emerging social needs. We pride ourselves on sponsoring programs which are able to explicitly articulate the outcomes achieved in our program participants' lives.

LEARN WHAT'S NEW

NEW PUBLICATION: Check out what's happening at our Park ElderCenter! Read/View Park ElderCenter Newsletter>

NEW PUBLICATIONS: Discover what's happening at two of our programs by checking out their newsletters! Read/View Avanti Center for Girls Newsletter> Read/View Southwest Center Newsletter>

NEWS: Our sponsored charter school, Metro Deaf School-Minnesota North Star Academy (pictured to the left) placed second in the Midwest Regional Academic Bowl competition hosted by Gallaudet University at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf during the first weekend of February.The win will allow them to advance to the national championship games to be held at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC in April. Learn More>

ARTICLE: Corrections Today magazine (October 2009 issue), featured an article written by Bill Nelson, Director of our Correctional programs entitled, “A Treatment Assisted Recovery Model for Victims of Prostitution and Trafficking” which describes the deep psychological issues associated with prostitution, as well as a new approach to treatment and recovery of prostitutes. Read/View Article>

EVENT: Students from our SALT High School’s Eco-Arts & Creative Writing classes created the “Write Me Up!” shanty for this year’s Art Shanty Projects (ASP) exhibition. It's hard to pass up an ice house with chalkboard exterior or surface covered in magnetic letters without making a contribution! <Read their blog> The ASP exhibition is part sculpture park & part social experiment inspired by traditional ice fishing houses. The event is located on Medicine Lake in Plymouth, MN. Open weekends 10am-5pm thru February 7. <Learn more about the Art Shanty Projects>

UPDATED PUBLICATION: The Future of Our Service brochure was updated January 2010. The brochure contains a description of our organization, mission, vision, principles and values, long range plans, and a complete list of our programs with brief descriptions. Read/View Publication>

ADOPT A FAMILY 2009 RESULTS: More than 2,500 people were “adopted” this year, up from about 1,900 last year, and included low-income families, at-risk youth and foster children, isolated older adults, and persons with special needs and disabilities for holiday gift giving. Read More>

NEW PUBLICATION: Take a peek at VOA Perspectives, a quarterly publication written by the level-seven writing students of our Evening Adult High School Diploma Program. The program offers English language learners, age 16 and older, the opportunity to acquire English skills and earn a high school diploma. Students tell personal stories, discuss the health care reform, the recession, and more in this issue. Read/View Perspectives>

Volunteers of America-Minnesota on Facebook