Volunteers of America Colorado integrates compassion with highly effective programs that build and strengthen communities. Success is measured through positive change in the lives of the individuals and communities served.
Irving Street Women's Residence Program Participant Testimonials:
"You can actually re-build your life here."
"I am finally somewhere stable and safe off the street and able to get my stuff done…don't have to worry about my next meal and where I'm going to sleep."
"I needed a place to get my life back together. Volunteers of America helped me through the process and believed in me. Thank you."
Meals on Wheels Program Participant Testimonials:
"I'm not hungry anymore."
"Gives me peace of mind not worrying about where my food is going to come from."
"I don't have to worry about how I am going to get to the store and how I am going to pay for the food. I am on a fixed income and sometimes it is paying my bills or buying food."
"Thank you for the services you provide for the elderly… I no longer fear starting a fire in my home by cooking."
"Thanks for being there for me when I am broke and sick."
Adopt a Family Testimonial:
“It was a beautiful thing when I came home and it brought me so much joy to have my girls get the Christmas they deserve. To be a part of programs like this- I can’t even put into words how overwhelming it is, it makes you want to cry to think that people care about people out here struggling.”
Camp POSTCARD Volunteer Testimonial:
"It is important to know what is going on in the community around us and volunteering with this camp opened my eyes immensely."
Volunteers of America Colorado is a nonprofit, faith-based organization dedicated to helping those in-need transform their lives. Our mission is to identify and serve the basic needs of the most vulnerable individuals and families within the community. This is achieved by more than 60 distinct human service programs that change the lives of more than 100,000 Coloradans each year. Services include housing and emergency shelters, hunger and nutrition services, veteran services and many other programs that support our community. Our work touches the mind, body, heart and ultimately the spirit of those we serve.
Volunteers of America Colorado is a nonprofit, faith-based organization. For 127 years, VOA Colorado has been serving Coloradans in need. Soup, work, and a safe place to sleep along with counseling for the homeless, the poor and prisoners sum up the agency's initial services. As social needs expanded, so did the agency's work to also serve older adults, children, families, and veterans.
Today, as one of Colorado's largest human service agencies, VOA Colorado transforms lives. Four simple phrases - We feed, We shelter, We support, We care - help guide our work across Colorado's 64 counties. Our agency believes a community’s unique challenges require thoughtful solutions garnered from local voices and those with lived experience. It then brings its resources and the support of 16,000+ volunteers to provide tailored services in pursuit of lasting change.
In 2022, VOA Colorado's 60+ distinct programs empowered more than 100,000 individuals to transform their lives. Our agency recognizes the unique needs of the older adult who needs a hot lunch delivered on weekdays or a wheelchair ramp to stay at home safely, and the preschooler whose family needs additional resources due to the harsh impacts of poverty and community violence. VOA Colorado helps veterans exit homelessness and provides a safe place for women and children escaping domestic violence. As one of the largest affordable housing providers in the state, VOA Colorado combines high-quality housing with enriched services helping older adults, families, youth, veterans and those living with disability attain and/or retain the services and supports needed to thrive and age in place.
Wherever VOA Colorado goes, our agency combines relationship-building, volunteers, and quality services to lift and support our neighbor’s efforts to become self-sufficient and reach their full potential.
Of Note: VOA Colorado is an affiliate of Volunteers of America, Inc. It is independently governed by a local board of directors as a separately incorporated Colorado non-profit. VOA Colorado does not discriminate.
Organization name
Volunteers of America Colorado
other names
VOAC, VOA Colorado
1896
Tax id (EIN)
84-0430995
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
2660 Larimer StreetDenver County, CO, US
Larimer County, CO, US
La Plata County, CO, US
Jefferson County, CO, US
CO, US