Thank you for making Adopt a Family 2009 our biggest and best year ever!
2009 was a tough year for a lot of people.
Here at VOA we were bracing ourselves for a major decrease in the number of people we’d be able to help though our Adopt a Family program. But to our surprise, 2009 ended up being our biggest year ever! 525 sponsor groups, up from 330 last year, “adopted” over 2,500 people in need, up from 1,900 last year. This number represents over 310 families, 675 at-risk children and teens, 320 isolated seniors, and 105 individual adults—all who would have simply gone without gifts this year if it wasn’t for generous and caring sponsors from our community.
Recipient Thank You Notes...
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“I’m very thankful for my gifts. I really like the jewelry kit…”
“I’ve been depressed, stressed and worried. But when I received all the gifts…”
“Thank you for the Legos, the Harry Potter book and…”
“Thank you so much…”
“Adopt a Family is a really wonderful reminder...
that there are still so many good, kind-hearted people out there” is a phrase we kept hearing over and over again throughout the Adopt a Family process. Thank you to all our sponsors for purchasing, wrapping, and delivering gifts for those in need, and for reminding us all how truly blessed we are to be a part of a community that pulls together to make such a difference for so many people, even when times are especially tough.
All 2,500 people who were “adopted” are involved in one of our 60 human services programs, including:
Bar None Residential Treatment Center
Family Treatment Program
Park ElderCenter
Nicollet Towers
North Park Plaza
Southwest Senior Center
North DayElders
South DayElders
Omegon Residential Treatment Center
SALT High School
Opportunity High School
Phoenix High School
Stonebridge Community School
Adult Diploma Program
Our Home Supportive Housing
Services for People with Special Needs
Special Access
Mental Health Clinics
Global Academy Charter School (Volunteers of America-Minnesota is the charter school sponsor)
Senior Caregivers Program
Avanti Center for Girls
Thanks again to everyone who made such a difference,
for so many, this Holiday Season.