When Disaster Struck, Volunteers of America Found an Innovative Way to Help
By Evan Miller3 min read
Catastrophic flooding in Baton Rouge left residents looking for answers, so VOA met them in the library
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Asperger’s Syndrome: How One Young Man Developed His Independence
By Evan Miller3 min read
A retired middle school teacher helped transform the life of a young man with Asperger’s
How Could This Homeless Veteran Get Back on Track?
By Bill Marinelli4 min read
His love for music sustained him in hard times. Volunteers of America helped him in ways he couldn’t have imagined.
How Could She Make Her Dream to Become a Nurse Come True?
By Dan Hoffman4 min read
In the midst of changing career paths, Christine Rowsey lost her job and her car. Would she also have to sacrifice her dream of doing something that mattered?
Moral Injury: Six Questions Answered
By The Editors2 min read
Here’s a look at moral injury, a relatively new term for the emtional and spiritual pain that can afflict soldiers and others who are asked to perform actions that run counter to their moral codes.
An Iraq Veteran Comes to Terms with Moral Injury
By Sergeant First Class Marshall Powell, U.S. Army (Ret.)8 min read
Moral injury is a wound to the conscience, and nothing inflicts it more deeply than war. Here’s how one veteran found healing after a traumatic event in Iraq.
An Iraq Veteran’s Journey of Healing
By Brett Leveridge2 min read
In 2007, the now-Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Marshall Powell served as a medic in Iraq. After his deployment, he returned home with an injury that wasn’t visible to the eye. He had suffered what is now termed “moral injury”: the internal suffering that results from an action that goes against one’s moral code. As he
How One Dog Changed Life at a Senior Center
By Diana Aydin3 min read
Jack, a Miniature Australian Shepherd who was the runt of his litter, wasn’t Laura’s ideal candidate to serve as a therapy dog at the senior residence center where she worked—or was he?
Jack the Comfort Dog Brings Joy to Seniors
By Brett Leveridge2 min read
Meet Jack, a Miniature Australian Shepherd who serves as a therapy dog for the seniors at Gulf Coast Village, a Volunteers of America-sponsored retirement community in Cape Coral, Florida.
America’s Angels: A Home for the Homeless
By Evan Miller3 min read
Be inspired by this story of how the Family Motel, an emergency shelter run by the faith-based nonprofit Volunteers of America, is impacting the lives of the most vulnerable among us.
Angels on Wheels
By Edward Grinnan2 min read
Volunteers of America partners with Guideposts on an “America’s Angels” series.
America’s Angels: VOA Camp Gave At-Risk Boy Needed Confidence
By Evan Miller4 min read
Colton had recently lost his father and he was being bullied at school. But a police detective recommended him for a Volunteers of America sleepaway camp that made all the difference.
