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Volunteers of America

noun

  1. a religious reform and relief organization, similar to the Salvation Army, founded in New York City in 1896 by Ballington Booth, son of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army. : VOA


Volunteers of America

plural noun

  1. a religious body aimed at reform and relief of human need and resembling the Salvation Army in organization and tenets, founded in New York City in 1896 by Ballington Booth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

In Lanham, Maryland, the Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolina said donor participation in key fundraising campaigns to support homeless shelters in the mid-Atlantic region has fallen by 10% since last year, even as needs grow.

After a few calls they said Volunteers of America would take her in.

A Volunteers of America van came to pick up the woman from Alaska, but she wouldn’t get in and went her way.

She enrolled in a 90-day residential sobriety program followed by a two-year sober living program with Volunteers of America.

The Lynnwood Neighborhood Center, run by Volunteers of America Western Washington, will also receive about $1.5 million to bring behavioral health services through 40 additional individual appointments per day, as well as group sessions and workshops.

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