Volunteers of America of Minnesota was recognized with one of the highest indicators of quality in the social services field, certification as being in full compliance with the standards of the Council on Accreditation. The Council’s standards set the highest expectations for the quality of services, governance, and management of social service organizations. We received a full five-year certification, the highest offered. This places Volunteers of America of Minnesota among the most highly certified organizations, as only 15 organizations in Minnesota have received this recognition.
The Council on Accreditation (COA) partners with human service organizations worldwide to improve service delivery outcomes by developing, applying, and promoting accreditation standards. In our current outcomes-oriented environment, organizations are increasingly called upon to demonstrate the impact of their services. Accreditation is designed to be a framework within which an organization can measure a variety of its achievements. The value and credibility of COA accreditation are formally recognized in over one hundred distinct instances in forty-four different states, the District of Columbia, as well as British Columbia, Canada. Additionally, the U.S. Department of State has designated COA as the sole national independent accreditor for organizations providing inter-country adoption services in the United States that work with sending countries that have ratified the Hague Treaty.
To learn more about COA, visit http://www.coanet.org