Ballington Booth
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This is a photograph of social reformer General Ballington Booth. He and his wife, Maud Booth, founded the Volunteers of America in 1896.
Founded in 1896, Volunteers of America is one of the largest human services organizations in the United States. Every year, their efforts affect the lives of over 2 million people throughout the nation.
The organization's founders, Ballington and Maud Booth, originally envisioned a "movement dedicated to reaching and uplifting the American people," pledging to "go wherever we are needed, and do whatever comes to hand." Since the early 1900s, VOA has helped millions of poverty-stricken people throughout the United States. Their programs have spanned everything from soup kitchens to affordable housing, and they have hosted a variety of events from "Penny Pantries" during the Great Depression to salvage drives during World War II.
Bain News Service
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Library of Congress
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Library of Congress
Source: Our History. (n.d.). Volunteer of America. Retrieved Oct 26, 2012, from <a href="http://www.voa.org/About-Us/Our-History">http://www.voa.org/About-Us/Our-History</a>
Link: <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ggb2004007880/">Library of Congress </a>
Medium: Photograph.
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Ballington Booth, Reform, Volunteers of America, Volunteerism, Human Services, Anti-Poverty, Housing
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Frank Zolin - Department of Motor Vehicles Reformer
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DMV Reformer of the '90s
Appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson, Mr. Zolin moved to Sacramento in 1991 to lead the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) after overseeing the Los Angeles Superior Court system. He implemented customer service improvements and pulled the plug on a costly project to develop a DMV computer system that was approved before he took office. He resigned in 1995 over policy differences with Wilson administration officials, saying that planned budget cutbacks would result in slower service and longer lines at DMV offices.
Frank S. Zolin
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Met News
2012
Met News
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Link: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170114094336/http://www.govmanagement.com/eletters/archive/2012/gmdaily0905.html">GovManagement Daily</a>
Medium: Photograph
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Frank Zolin, DMV, Reform, Computers, Driving
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