IVMF News

September 18, 2019

SoldierStrong Donates Its First StrongMind Virtual Reality System to Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center

A unique arrangement between Syracuse University, the Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center and two national nonprofits has resulted in the donation today of a groundbreaking virtual reality system...

September 17, 2019

SBA Awards $100,000 to Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families to Offer Additional Entrepreneurship Training to Service-Disabled Veterans

The  U.S. Small Business Administration announced $100,000 in grant funding to Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families to develop additional programs that support service...

September 12, 2019

Women Face Extra Challenges Compared to Men When Transitioning from the Military to Civilian Life

Maureen Casey, COO for The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University was invited onto Veteran Radio to talk about the specific challenges facing female veterans transitionin...

September 11, 2019

IVMF Employees Reflect on 9/11

Almost two decades later and September 11th still feels like just yesterday to most Americans. Maureen Casey, IVMF chief operating officer, was in New York City on that day. When the first plane cra...

9/11: Remembering the Pentagon Attacks

This article was originally published in 2017 but we think this story continues to remain relevant as we will never forget.  By Beth Kubala, Army veteran and IVMF Senior Director of Programs & Se...

September 5, 2019

Hurricane Dorian

To our partners and clients, AmericaServes will continue to support our veterans, service members and their families throughout Hurricane Dorian and during recovery. For emergency services in Nort...

August 1, 2019

TXServes San Antonio Marks Two Years of Impact

Today, Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) in San Antonio, The Walmart Foundation and San Antonio-area health and...

July 31, 2019

25 Veterans Graduate from IVMF’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) at Syracuse University

Last week, 25 veterans from 17 states advanced their goal of business ownership by attending classes, networking events and presentations to learn the fundamentals of running a business from accomplis...

July 23, 2019

Tropical Texas Behavioral Health and AmericaServes Introduce Care Coordination Network for Veterans, Service Members and Families in Rio Grande Valley

TexasServes Rio Grande Valley – the newest network in the national AmericaServes movement and third in Texas – will guide veterans, service members and families directly to needed services

July 15, 2019

Amazon Web Services Collaborates with IVMF to Offer Free Online Training Course for Military Veterans and Families

Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military (IVMF) has teamed with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Training and Certification to offer new resources to the military community.