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Jacksonville man’s blindness no obstacle to Christmas decorating
Jason Parisi, a resident at our Spruce Manor supportive housing development for adults with disabilities, is highlighted for his amazing decorations and the spirit he provides to all of the residents.
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Volunteers of America Leadership Award
VOA Illinois' very own LaShonda Ross, Senior Director of Foster Care, was honored with the Program Management Leadership award at the Volunteers of America National Conference in June 2022.
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VOA Illinois: Foster Care
Hear about the incredible and inspiring story of a child who spent over 4,700 days in foster care and recently was adopted into her forever home.
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VOA Illinois: More Than a Home Video
Learn more about the work VOA Illinois is currently doing and what's to come for the 125 year old agency. Also hear directly from the individuals VOA Illinois serves.
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Hope Manor Village wins overall best development in the Affordable Housing Finance Awards
VOA Illinois' Hope Manor Village in Chicago was selected as both the winner for Best Urban Project and Best Overall Project for this year’s Affordable Housing Finance Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards! While Hope Manor has won in specific categories in the past, this is the first time it has won Best Overall Project!
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Hope Manor Joliet
Case Study
Hope Manor Joliet Pioneers Supportive Housing for Veterans and Their Families in Joliet, Illinois
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Hope Manor Village Grand Opening
Live Stream
Join us (virtually) as we celebrated our Grand Opening of Hope Manor Village in Englewood.
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Block Club Chicago
Hope Manor Village Brings Affordable Housing For Veterans To Englewood
The $15 million development will complement efforts to revitalize the 63rd Street corridor as part of the INVEST South/West program.
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CBS 2
VOA Turns Vacant Lot Into Beautiful New Housing In Englewood, And One Veteran Is Thrilled To Move In
Learn more about the grand opening of our Hope Manor Village in Englewood by watching this CBS news clip.
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VOA Illinois
Meet Katrina
Meet Katrina, a former client and current employee at VOA Illinois. #TheVOAWay
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COVID-19 Impact
Family-Owned Chicago Business Gives Away Thousands of Free Meals to Veterans Amid Coronoavirus Pandemic
Learn more about the work Country House is doing for Veterans living at Hope Manor Joliet.
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VOA Illinois
More Than A Home
Since 1896, VOA Illinois has been serving individuals and families who need it most, when they need it most, by ensuring they have a place to call home and the support they need to thrive.
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Crains Chicago Business
In Englewood, Hope in Empty Lots
Learn more about the work we're doing in Englewood.
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Shop Amazon and stuff backpacks: 10 ways to actually make a difference for kids who can’t afford school supplies
Operation Backpack
Operation Backpack: Run by Volunteers of America of Illinois, last year’s drive collected more than 2,000 backpacks. The organization focuses on children in foster care and children of veterans. You have until Aug. 16 to drop off filled backpacks at their South Loop office.
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Hope Manor Joliet Honored with Affordable Housing Award From National Coalition
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition
Washing, D.C., (June 4, 2019) The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC) today announced that Hope Manor Joliet is a 2019 recipient of the Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Award, recognizing excellence in the affordable housing industry and organizations that have demonstrated especially impactful use of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Housing Credit).
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Windy City Live- Sara and Raef Foster Care
Windy City Live
Hear about Sara and Raef's journey from foster to adoptive parents.
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Volunteers of America of Illinois_ Overview
VOA VIDEO
Learn more about our programs by watching this video.
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Volunteers of America of Illinois_ Adults with Disabilities and Elderly
VOA VIDEO
Learn more about our programs by watching this video.
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Volunteers of America of Illinois_ Foster Care
VOA VIDEO
Learn more about our programs by watching this video.
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Volunteers of America of Illinois_ Veterans
VOA VIDEO
Learn more about our programs by watching this video.
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Bears Fuller, Iyiegbuniwe, Smith visit Hope Manor I
Chicago Bears
Kyle Fuller, Joel Iyiegbuniwe and Roquan Smith visited Chicago's Hope Manor I on Monday evening to spend time with residents, help stock shelves in the pantry and share a meal with the community. Hope Manor I provides housing and assistance for veterans in need.
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Hicks surprises students
Chicago Bears
Akiem Hicks teams up with Volunteers of America to surprise Nicholson STEM Academy students with backpacks and Bears gear.
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More Americans are forced to "reside" in their vehicles
CBS
It's a frequent problem for the youth and veterans who turn to the Volunteers of America in Illinois for help, impacting perhaps one-third of the organization's clients, said Airielle Macool-Cunningham, manager of veteran's support services.
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How Americans Volunteer In The Age Of Trump
HuffPost
For Chicagoan Adlin Acevedo, volunteering with her kids is a way to teach them not to take what they have for granted and to give back to the low-income community where she grew up ― the largely Puerto Rican neighborhood of Humboldt Park. Her 8-year-old daughter and 13-year-old son love buying backpacks and school supplies for the children of veterans there, as well as serving food to veterans during the annual Hope Walk, both events organized by Volunteers of America.
“You see the statistics about homeless veterans ― how could these people have made such a huge sacrifice for me and my family and they come back to nothing,” says Acevedo, 34, who works in financial services. “As a country we don’t do enough to make sure they’re okay. We should be willing to at least try to help with whatever we can.”
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Veteran Surprise with Volunteers of America of Illinois
Windy City Live
Our friends at The Room Place love to give back to the community. In honor of this Memorial Day, they wanted to help out some deserving veterans, so we got in touch with Volunteers of America of Illinois. They help out all sorts of people in need, but they have an extensive program to help homeless veterans get housing through their Hope Manor complexes - vets can get housing there and once they've established themselves, VOA of IL helps them secure more permanent housing.
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Hope Manor Joliet is highlighted at the 2018 Illinois Governor's Conference on Affordable Housing
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Meet the residents of Hope Manor Joliet: Bobby Mister, Latondra Green, and Jeanie DeLascasas. The Illinois Housing Development Authority is proud to share these unique impact stories of Veteran residents of Hope Manor Joliet, developed by Volunteers of America. Hope Manor Joliet is the first large-scale, campus-style supportive development in Will County specifically designed to provide low income housing for veterans struggling with homelessness.
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Mr. Eubanks (Hope Manor I Veteran) one of firsts to receive the New Municipal ID Card
CBS Chicago
The city has unveiled its new “CityKey” municipal identification card, designed to help undocumented immigrants, but the full launch of the program has been delayed a few months while officials test it out.
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Veterans Leadership Luncheon
The Owl Network
Nancy Hughes Moyer, who is the President & CEO, Volunteers of America of Illinois, provided the opening remarks at the 9th Annual Volunteers of America of Illinois' Veterans Leadership Luncheon on Thursday, November 9, 2017, at The Standard Club in Chicago. The theme of the event honoring our Veterans was All Gave Some and Some Gave All. There were 350 leaders and veterans who attended this momentous event.
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We Are Family by Nick Reiher
Famers Weekly Review
For some veterans, “coming home” hasn’t always been a good thing, especially when there is no home to come to.
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VA Awards $188 Million in Grant Funding to Help Homeless Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs
Volunteers of America of Illinois chosen as a grant recipient
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April 27, 2017Strengthen What's Working
Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition
A new video from the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition, explores the Housing Credit's role as America's primary tool for creating and preserving affordable rental homes—and why it should be strengthened and expanded as a proven community and economic development tool. The video features Hope Manor II in Chicago, which serves veterans and also includes testimony from HUD Secretary Ben Carson and a statement from Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID).
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March 13, 2017First Veterans moving in at Hope Manor Joliet
The Herald News
A two-year Army veteran who spent a couple of months in Baghdad, Tardiff is hoping for better times ahead. Hope Manor Joliet is designed to help her.
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December 12, 2016Ending Veterans Homelessness Initiative
Chicago Mayor's Office
Volunteers of America of Illinois is a key partner in the The Ending Veterans Homelessness Initiative (EVHI). EVHI brings together agencies and organizations who are working to ensure that every service member, veteran, and their families have access to stable housing, with a long term goal of eradicate homelessness among veterans in Chicago. For more information visit cityofchicago.org/veterans
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November 29, 2016Comedian, Sebastian Maniscalco awarded Volunteers of America of Illinois with a donation contribution of $17,000
Volunteers of America of Illinois News Release
Comedian, Sebastian Maniscalco awarded Volunteers of America of Illinois with a donation contribution of $17,000 during his show at Chicago Theatre on his WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? TOUR.
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November 8, 2016Volunteers of America Illinois Honors National Equity Fund's Debbie Burkart
National Equity Fund
Becoming an expert in your field takes time and commitment. It demands a thorough knowledge as well as a profound passion for what one does. And that describes National Equity Fund's Debbie Burkart, who was honored today by Volunteers of America Illinois with its Corporate Silver Star Award at its 8th annual veterans' leadership luncheon at the Renaissance Blackstone Chicago hotel.
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November 7, 20168th Annual Veteran Leadership Luncheon
Volunteers of America of Illinois Media Alert
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June 10, 2016Creating Opportunity: A Progress Report
The Chicago Housing Authority
CHA also pursues partnerships through the use of Property Rental Assistance (PRA). This program provides Project Based Vouhers that ensure long-term affordability at properties in neighborhoods across the city. In 2015, 299 project based voucher units were created through PRA which help ensure developments like Hope Manor II become a reality.
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May 21, 2016Volunteers of America of Illinois hosts 3rd Annual Hope Walk- a solidarity walk honoring Veterans
Volunteers of America of Illinois Media Alert
Volunteers of America of Illinois (VOA of IL) will be hosting its 3rd Annual Hope Walk, an opportunity to honor the extraordinary sacrifice and bravery of our nation’s veterans. The goal of Hope Walk is to raise awareness of what VOA of IL is doing to combat the issues facing our Nation’s Veterans who were homeless, at the risk of homelessness or in a crisis situation. Hope Manor I is home to 80 male Veterans who were in some crisis situation or in instability in their lives. VOA of IL developed and operates Hope Manor I as well as Hope Manor II in Englewood that is home to 73- Veteran headed households. VOA of IL is in its beginning phases of developing Hope Manor Joliet in Joliet, Illinois.
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Volunteers of America begins construction on a Veterans housing complex at the former Silver Cross Hospital campus in Joliet, Illinois
Volunteers of America of Illinois News Release
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February 5, 2016Volunteers of America of Illinois Receives Generous Grant from Niagara Bottling to Support Programs for Children in Joliet
Volunteers of America of Illinois News Release
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America's Angels: An Independent Life
Guideposts
A young student and a standout athlete loses his sight first and then his hearing. Would he ever be independent again?
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Volunteers of America of Illinois starts construction on Hope Manor Joliet
The Herald News
VOA of IL expects to begins lease up in February of 2017.
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Best way to keep warm is to stay inside, turn up the thermostat or throw another log on the fire. But not everyone can do that.
CHICAGO (FOX 32 News)
The good news is there are a growing number of homes being built in Chicago so that no veteran ever has to be without a place of their own. The problem is getting to the homeless veterans we can't see.
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November 15, 2015Hope Manor Joliet construction slated for winter
The Herald News
Volunteers of America Illinois plans to begin construction this winter on a veterans housing apartment complex in Joliet.
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August 21, 2015Someone You Should Know: Volunteers of America of Illinois
CBS Chicago: Someone You Should Know
Reporter: Harry Porterfield (CBS) — It’s hard for young veterans with families to find homes, and they can end up homeless. A group called Volunteers of America is trying to help. CBS 2’s Harry Porterfield reports. Hope Manor II, a campus-like housing complex is bringing a new look and new hope to the ever-troubled Englewood community. Located at 60th and Halsted, it is the work of Volunteers of America and is dedicated to serving veterans. “We try to create affordable housing that doesn’t look like affordable housing,” says Nancy Hughes Moyer, the group’s president and CEO. Sharnay Buchanan, an Army veteran, moved in with her five kids a year ago. “It was hard to transition back to civilian life,” she says. The development is 73 town house units ranging in size from studio to four-bedroom. Each comes fully furnished. If residents have income, they are required to pay a portion toward rent, Moyer says. Hundreds are on the waiting list.
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December 31, 2014Hope Manor Joliet
The Herald-News
The Herald-News highlights VOA of IL's plan on construction of Hope Manor Joliet!
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October 17, 2014Hope Manor II-Vets Praise New Home
DNAinfo
DNAinfo interviews Mr. Phillips, Veteran and resident at Hope Manor II
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October 17, 2014Governor Quinn joins VOA of IL in the grand opening of Hope Manor II
Illinois Government News Network
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September 16, 2014Mayor Emanuel Announces Plan to End Veteran Homelessness at Hope Manor I
City of Chicago
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April 26, 2013Hope Manor II- Family Housing for 73 Veterans breaks ground in Englewood
Curbed Chicago
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June 11, 2013Hope Manor I- Hope Manor housing facility eyes south side expansion
Austin Weekly News
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Volunteers of America, CHA Partnering to End Veteran Homelessness in Chicago
Chicago Housing Authority
CHA is helping end veteran homelessness in Chicago by providing Property Rental Assistance (PRA) Program funding for units at Hope Manor I and II, run by the Volunteers of America. Both developments are campus style communities that provide crucial supportive services in addition to housing to help veterans on their way to self-sufficiency.