3.25.21

Coping during COVID: Veterans’ Mental Health and Implementation of the Hannon Act


Last year, the House and Senate came together to pass the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act. On March 24, 2021, the Senate held its first oversight hearing to learn more about the implementation of this bill. IVM... Read More ▶

3.22.21

Eye On Veterans Featured IVMF Alumni and Air Force Veteran Monica Alvarado to Discuss Feeding Those in Need


Air Force veteran Monica Alvarado describes how “Feed Anne Arundel” is feeding those in need while saving restaurants in Annapolis, MD. And how The Institute for Veterans and Military Families helped her start a business. Listen to the podcast no... Read More ▶

3.20.21

Coordination of Veterans Services in Pennsylvania


Senate Resolution 170, Printer’s No. 1349, adopted on October 30, 2019, established a task force on services for veterans, including the coordination of services in this Commonwealth among federal, state, local, and nonprofit programs aimed at serv... Read More ▶

3.11.21

IVMF’s 10-year Impact: Eugenia Gardner’s Path to Business Ownership and Giving Back to Military Spouses


Syracuse University alumna Eugenia Gardner is married to U.S. Air Force Colonel Elvert L. Gardner.  Her husband’s career in the Air Force demanded frequent moves called permanent change of station (PCS) about every two to three years.  PCS moves ... Read More ▶

3.11.21

Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation Renewed Commitment to Veterans and their Families


The Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) received a $712,000 grant from The Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation to continue supporting the coordinated care network, TXServes-Rio Grande Valley over the next two years. ... Read More ▶

3.08.21

Partnerships Needed to Support the Military-to-Civilian Transition


On Saturday, March 6th, The Hill featured IVMF's Managing Director of Research and Data, Nicholas Armstrong, to discuss the difficulties of veterans transitioning to civilian life. ... Read More ▶

2.26.21

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Provides Grant to Improve Service Delivery to Area Veterans and their Families


Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), higher education’s first interdisciplinary academic institute dedicated to advocacy, research, support for military veterans and their families, was awarded a $500,000 gra... Read More ▶

2.24.21

Institute for Veterans and Military Families Receives Grant from Travelers


Syracuse University has received a $25,000 grant from Travelers to support its Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF), which delivers best-in-class career, vocational and entrepreneurship education and training to service members, vetera... Read More ▶

2.18.21

Stand-To 2021: A National Veterans Convening


On February 18, leaders from the public, private, non-profit, and philanthropic sectors will come together to collaborate on how best to support post-9/11 veterans. At Stand-To 2021, they examined research and solutions and offer policy recommendatio... Read More ▶

2.15.21

Make ‘Garage-Gate’ matter


IVMF Director and Syracuse University Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mike Haynie, recently wrote about the veteran suicide epidemic and how the National Guard suffers the highest rates at 30.6 suicides per 100,000 members.... Read More ▶