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Volunteers of America Chesapeake company history timeline

1896

Volunteers of America was founded in 1896 by social reformers Ballington and Maud Booth.

1899

The group established its first home for unmarried mothers in Newark, New Jersey, in May 1899.

1922

Another group took over St Gregory's in 1922, and it later became part of the NYU Hospital system.

1936

1936: Volunteers assists 4.5 million with food or lodging during the Great Depression.

1940

Ballington Booth died in 1940, followed by his wife eight years later.

1984

Volunteers of America began operating prisons in 1984.

1984: The organization is restructured.

1989

1989: An alcoholism treatment exchange program with Soviet specialists is conducted.

1991

CEO Raymond Tremont retired in 1991 and was replaced by J. Clint Cheveallier, formerly a vice-president at the Baton Rouge office.

1997

A Web site, www.sidewalksanta.org, was launched in 1997 as part of the organization's holiday fundraising efforts.

2001

The annual budget exceeded $500 million in 2001.

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