On March 8 we celebrate 130 years of Volunteers of America — a major milestone in a legacy of compassion. Founded in 1896 by Ballington and Maud Booth, VOA’s mission to reach and uplift people in need drives action from coast to coast. At VOA Southeast, we are committed to carrying that mission forward, working every day to transform lives across Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi.
Join Us March 9 This March 9, VOA Southeast invites you to join us in celebrating our first-ever VOA Giving Day, held as we celebrate 130 years of service. Your donation on Giving Day will help sustain lifesaving programs and expand the support families, veterans, older adults, and children need across Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. Why Giving Day Matters For 130 years, Volunteers of America has walked alongside individuals and families facing life’s hardest challenges — strengthening health, expanding access to safe, affordable housing, supporting recovery, and building pathways to lasting stability. Giving Day is an opportunity to honor that legacy…
Each January, Volunteers of America Southeast teams across Alabama and Georgia take part in the Point-in-Time Count—an effort that ensures people experiencing homelessness are seen, heard, and counted with dignity. That commitment continues through Project Homeless Connect, where VOA Southeast’s Eagle’s Landing program joins community partners and volunteers to connect individuals to essential services, free of charge. Together, these efforts move communities beyond numbers toward meaningful connection, compassion, and lasting change.
During Direct Support Professional Recognition Week in September 2025, we took time to recognize the essential role our DSPs play in empowering individuals to live fuller, more independent lives. Their patience, advocacy, and care are at the heart of everything we do.
The success of the 2025 Season of Caring and 10 Caring Gifts initiative would not have been possible without the extraordinary partnerships that rallied our community around this mission. At the heart of this effort is our long-standing media partner, WALA Fox 10, whose on-air promotion, drop-off locations, and community storytelling helped amplify needs and inspire action across the Gulf Coast. We are especially grateful to our lead sponsors: A Community-Wide Effort In addition to our lead sponsors, this year’s toy collection was strengthened by a wide network of additional drop-off sites, organizations, schools, businesses, families, and individuals. From credit…
On Friday, November 7th, VOA Southeast hosted its 2025 Season of Caring Partner Gratitude Luncheon—an afternoon filled with appreciation, inspiration, and community connection. More than 20 church and community partners came together with VOA Southeast staff to celebrate the impact of this long-standing ministry and to prepare for another season of giving. Now in its 36th year, Season of Caring and 10 Caring Gifts, a partnership with WALA Fox 10, continues to unite our community in compassion.
Meet Audrey, a Navy veteran who lives at Highpoint Apartments, one of VOA Southeast’s residences for seniors in need of affordable housing.
Taylor found out she was pregnant in jail. The news was a shock. But Taylor had hope. By then, she had started to turn the corner in her years-long struggle with methamphetamine addiction.
When Rainer, a US Air Force veteran, was laid off from his job working on satellite communications for a major U.S. aerospace company, he did what most of us would do. He filed for unemployment, he updated his resume, and he started applying for every job he could find. With a spouse and three teenage daughters to support, the oldest of whom was applying to colleges for next fall, there was no time to lose.
VOA Southeast and Humana celebrated new facility upgrades at the Pines Family Campus with a Nurture and Nourish Day event featuring wellness activities and a tour of renovated spaces supporting recovery for mothers and children.