Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, faith-based organization providing local human service programs, as well as opportunities for individual and community involvement.

Established locally in 1911, Volunteers of America Greater Sacramento & Northern Nevada's ongoing mission to reach and uplift all people has expanded to include families with children, seniors, the homeless, former foster youth, and people with substance abuse issues. Our goal? To end homelessness, support the most vulnerable populations and transform the community into a better place.

Our professional staff currently operates more than 40 locally managed and delivered programs. Services provided include food and shelter, counseling, independent living and parenting skills, substance-abuse treatment and rehabilitation, and job training. Learn more about us.

'I wish I'd known about HPRP sooner'
Preventing homelessness, getting people back in homes goals of program

Kyomi Jones (right) and her four children, including daughter Alexis (left), found a safety net in the
Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.

Times had been tough before for Kyomi Jones, but when the usually sunny 34-year-old mother of four was laid off from her telemarketing job in November, she admits that she was distraught about her family’s future.

“We had just moved to a new apartment in September and were on a month-to-month rental agreement. I managed to pay December, but the month was almost up and I didn’t have money for January,” said Jones.

It was the closest to homelessness she’d ever been. “I thought me and my kids were all going to be separated,” she said.

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Mmm mmm good! Campbell Soup Foundation gives $10,000 grant		Residential Family Center hosts dedication ceremony; HomeAid honored
Former, current clients train for 2010 Street Soccer USA tourney in Washington, D.C.		Kids' playground campaign now under way for Residential Family Center
Founders Week (March 8-12) to mark 114 years of reaching out		Formerly homeless to share stories of redemption at Shelter from the Storm event

Get a firsthand look: Now offering tours to the public

The Residential Family Center (left) and
Sacramento Senior Safe House are among
our programs currently hosting public tours.

Don't take our word for it! Learn firsthand about our life-changing programs and how you can make a difference by taking a one-hour tour of one or more of our Sacramento-area program facilities.

Currently, we are offering you the opportunity to meet clients and staff at three Sacramento-area programs: our newly opened Residential Family Center; our transitional housing program for former foster youth; and our Sacramento Senior Safe House. We are also offering monthly tours of our shelter complex in Reno, which includes the Family, Men's and Women's shelters.

For more information, see our program tours page.