Stories

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  • Confronting COVID-19: Erika's Story

    Like many American families, Erika Schoenhofer, Admissions Counselor for VOA Texas and her husband Robert live pay check to pay check while raising young children ages six and seven. In early 2020, the couple believed they had finally caught up on bills and were beginning to save money. When the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit unexpectedly across the country, the family suddenly found themselves over spending on food and supplies.

  • MLK Day: A Day 'On' not 'Off'

    More than 30 employees from Asurion, a global mobile service insurance and tech support company, spent the day volunteering at the Volunteers of America Texas Yale Street location. The volunteer event was in recognition of the National Day of Service to observe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

  • HOME SWEET HOME – TAMMY’S STORY

    After surviving domestic violence and other life-altering events, Tammy became homeless. For more than five years, she relied on resources from the Salvation Army and a local women's center, while living without shelter between the streets and tents.

  • Rebuilding Lives

    VOA Texas gives hope, healing after Hurricane Harvey.

    Mary Allen (pictured left on the corner photo with her daughter E’Vonne) is a single mother of two children in Missouri City, TX.

  • MINT Mother, Baby Benefit to Birth Beyond Bars

    Rosales and Baby Ella benefit from a program where mothers and babies are 'MINT' to be together.

    Rosales is a non-violent offender who spent six months in the Volunteers of America Texas Mothers and Infants Nurturing Together program.

  • Once a Client, Now an Employee

    Former client, Aurbandy Jackson, explains how she went from receiving services at VOA Texas to giving hope as an employee.

    "Volunteer of America Texas is heaven sent and I am proud to say I once was a client and now an employee!" Aurbandy Jackson, income support specialist.

  • Six days. Five nights. One mission.

    VOA Staff Members travel to Puerto Rico to help with Hurricane Maria Recovery Efforts

    ​After seeing the devastation Hurricane Maria left behind in Puerto Rico, Volunteers of America Texas sent a team of staff members to assist with recovery efforts.

  • And Cut!

    Volunteers of America Texas officially celebrated the opening of its Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program in Fort Worth with a ribbon cutting.

    Volunteers of America Texas officially celebrated the opening of its Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program in Fort Worth.

  • Difference Makers Awarded

    Volunteers of America Texas honored nearly a dozen individuals a its annual North Texas Difference Maker Awards.

  • A Vet's Success

    Renae Baker, U.S. Navy veteran, moved to Conroe, TX from Salt Lake City, Utah on May 7, 2017. She moved in hopes of securing a better future, although, when she arrived, she had no home and no job. With in a week, she was enrolled in the Volunteers of America Texas Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) which helps homeless and unemployed veterans secure employment and other services needed through intensive case management and referral services.