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September 11, 2018
Volunteers of America Greater Ohio and Volunteers of America Indiana merge to combine strengths, expand services

Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio and Indiana are merging together to become Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana. This new organization will serve more than 23,000 people from 65 program locations in 16 communities across the region.
August 28, 2018
Volunteers of America to open addiction treatment center for pregnant women and mothers in Evansville

Evansville will have a new addiction treatment option for pregnant women and mothers with children when Volunteers of America Indiana opens Fresh Start Recovery Center early next year.
August 28, 2018
Volunteers of America to open addiction treatment center for pregnant women and mothers in Columbus

Columbus will have a new addiction treatment option for pregnant women and mothers with children when Volunteers of America Indiana opens Fresh Start Recovery Center by early 2019.
August 2, 2018
Residential addiction treatment center for pregnant women and mothers opens in Winchester

Mothers and moms-to-be now have a residential drug-addiction treatment option in Winchester that allows them to keep children by their side while they recover. Public officials and members of the community on Wednesday toured Winchester House, Volunteers of America of Indiana’s new Fresh Start Recovery Center for mothers with up to two children under the age of five and pregnant women recovering from addiction.
June 29, 2018
Downtown residential addiction treatment facility helping moms keep kids

Volunteers of America of Indiana, a free residential addiction treatment facility downtown, is helping moms recover and avoid being a part of that statistic. The program is funded by DCS.
June 14, 2017
Volunteers of America of Indiana Wins $100,000 Grant from Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis

Funds will be used expand the Fresh Start Recovery Center, a residential addictions treatment program for pregnant women and mothers of young children combating the opioid addiction epidemic.
April 13, 2017
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Awards Grant to Volunteers of America Indiana to Expand Family-Focused Recovery for Women

As part of its efforts to build brighter futures for vulnerable children, families, and communities across the country, the Annie E. Casey Foundation has provided a grant of $25,000 to Volunteers of America Indiana for its Fresh Start Recovery Center.
February 1, 2017
New Residential Drug Addiction Treatment Center to Open in Winchester, IN

A 23-bed unit to provide essential substance abuse treatment for mothers and young children will likely open in late summer 2017.
November 28, 2016
Volunteers of America of Indiana Awarded $46,500 Grant to Provide Financial Literacy Classes

A grant from The Glick Fund will be used to educate formerly incarcerated persons on how to manage their money.
October 14, 2016
Volunteers of America of Indiana Awarded Grant from the City of Indianapolis to Renovate Brandon Hall

Funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) will be used to provide a better home for homeless veterans and men and women transitioning out of prison or jail.