IVMF News

September 10, 2017

9/11: Remembering the Pentagon Attacks

By Beth Kubala, Army veteran and IVMF Senior Director of Programs & Services Today our country observes the 16th anniversary of 9/11. We honor and remember the men, women and children killed in th...

September 2, 2017

The IVMF Stands Ready to Assist Veterans & Military Families Impacted by Irma & Harvey

The IVMF stands ready to help veterans and military families during this difficult time. Please contact our TXServes coordination center at 1-888-SA-4-VETS or our SCServes coordination center at 1-8...

August 22, 2017

Institute for Veterans and Military Families Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant

[Syracuse, NY] – The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) today announced it has received an inaugural $20,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Moto...

August 8, 2017

Veteran Entrepreneurs Gather at UConn for Business Bootcamp – Aug. 2017

The University of Connecticut (UConn) will host a new class of post-9/11 veterans Aug. 10 -20 for the eighth annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV). The program is offer...

August 1, 2017

The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) Awarded Nearly a Quarter of a Million Dollars to Help Advance Government Support of Veterans and Their Families

In separate grants, the New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) and IBM Center for the Business of Government award the IVMF research and evaluation division over $235,000 to study strategies and...

Finding the Full Potential of Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families

By Michaela Diallo M.Ed, Team Leader at PAServes Greater Pittsburgh In 1943, Abraham Maslow published “A Theory of Human Motivation,” a paper in psychology that described the patterns through whic...

July 27, 2017

SU to invest $100 million in academic programs, student experience

Syracuse University today announced Invest Syracuse: Advancing Academic Excellence and the Student Experience, a $100 million initiative to provide all students with a distinctive, world-class learni...

July 22, 2017

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities Kicks off at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY (July 22, 2017) – Veterans from across the nation and beyond are set to converge today at Syracuse University for the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) R...

July 21, 2017

No-Cost Career Skills Training Program for Transitioning Service Members and Post 9/11 Veterans and Spouses Launches at Fort Carson

The Onward to Opportunity-Veterans Career Transition Program (O2O-VCTP) Continues Dedication to Transitioning Service Members, Post 9/11 Veterans and Spouses; Fort Carson Marks the 12th Location Acros...

Signs & Symptoms of a Healthy and Evolving Community that Supports Veterans, Service Members, and Their Families

By Matthew Feldhaus, IVMF Program Manager of Community Services I can remember the hope and optimism I felt during my 8-hour TAPS course at the Defense Language Institute. I had just graduated from th...