News Releases

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May 16, 2023
Facing Rising Student Homelessness, VOA-GNY Kicks Off Annual Operation Backpack® Campaign to Provide School Supplies to Students in Shelters

For more than twenty years, our annual Operation Backpack® campaign has provided school supplies for students in the New York City homeless shelter system, encouraging success in the classroom and beyond.
April 19, 2023
Volunteers of America-Greater New York Honors Three Community Pillars with Awards at 26th Annual Gala

New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered welcome remarks. VOA-GNY raised a record-breaking $1.3 million and honored Cerberus Capital Management, actor and philanthropist Holly Robinson Peete, and Broadway’s Hailee Kaleem Wright.
January 3, 2023
Volunteers of America-Greater New York Receives $125K Grant from SAMHSA to Further Mental Health Training

With this funding, VOA-GNY aims to increase accessibility to mental health services for both clients and staff.
December 22, 2022
Volunteers of America-Greater New York Board of Directors Has Appointed Dan Lombardo Interim President & CEO

President & CEO Myung Lee to step down at end of 2022 to pursue other interests
November 14, 2022
Mayor Announces Launch of Street to Housing Pilot with VOA-GNY

The Street to Housing pilot program creates a direct pathway for New Yorkers experiencing unsheltered homelessness to access permanent supportive housing without having to go through the shelter system, in the spirit of the "housing first" model.
October 24, 2022
Mayor Adams Visits VOA-Greater New York Program in Honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

The Mayor spoke with staff and domestic violence survivors at the shelter. Also in attendance was Cecile Noel, commissioner of the Mayor's Office to End Domestic Violence and Gender-Based Violence.
September 23, 2022
VOA-Greater New York Distributes 15,000+ Backpacks to Students Experiencing Homelessness

Through our 20th Operation Backpack® campaign, we once again ensured all school-aged children living in NYC shelters received the backpacks and school supplies they need.
September 13, 2022
$1M Raised In Three Years of The Honickman Companies’ Invitational Golf Event

The annual event raised a total of $482,750 in its third year supporting VOA-Greater New York in their efforts to end homelessness in New York.
July 20, 2022
VOA-Greater New York & DSS Ring NYSE Opening Bell in Recognition of Vision to End Homelessness

VOA-Greater New York President & CEO, Myung J. Lee, was joined by DSS Commissioner Gary P. Jenkins to ring the Opening Bell of the New York Stock Exchange.
June 28, 2022
Arman Roy Foundation's Second Annual Golf Event Raises $28K for VOA-Greater New York

In its continued effort to bridge the digital divide, the Arman Roy Foundation held its second annual HOPE IN ONE Golf Classic on June 20, raising more than $28,000 to help fund the creation of new computer labs at two of our shelters for families.