7.09.20

Sarah Chen Contributes Her Employment Success to Onward to Opportunity

Sarah Chen, a military spouse at Joint Base San Antonio, recently graduated from IVMF’s Onward to Opportunity program. Thanks to her hard work in the O2O program – even through a pandemic and lockdown - she got hired as a freelance project manage... Read More ▶

7.07.20

A National Strategy to Prevent Veteran Suicide

With COVID-19 accelerating veteran unemployment and economic uncertainty, a whole of government approach to tackling veteran suicide inclusive of private industry and academia is needed now more than ever. Recently, Veterans Administration Secreta... Read More ▶

6.18.20

Veterans’ Programs and Alumni Network Equip Entrepreneur Chris Dambach to Pivot in Crisis

After Chris Dambach ’13 returned from his deployment as a U.S. Marine in Iraq in 2010, he decided to start a business, Veteran Lawn Care. He invested in some used mowers and borrowed a truck from his brother-in-law. He grew the business steadily, s... Read More ▶

6.12.20

Veteran Entrepreneurs Amid Covid-19 Pandemic – Preliminary Insights

The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship and Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) are issuing preliminary results from a study on how veteran-owned businesses have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandem... Read More ▶

5.18.20

Air Force Veteran Matt Butler is Using His Business Acumen to Teach Others

Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Air Force veteran Matt Butler is using his business acumen to help veterans and military service members who are thinking about transitioning out of the military. “I felt that I learned quite a bit with b... Read More ▶

5.14.20

Cisco helps military veterans find paths to meaningful employment through partnership with Onward to Opportunity

We’re all navigating this fast-changing environment, doing our best to adjust to the rapid shift to remote working and online learning. This can feel even more uncertain for our military and veteran community as they transition to civilian careers.... Read More ▶

4.10.20

Veterans education program adapts to virtual world

As the coronavirus took hold in the United States, it forced changes in many facets of daily life from business operations to grocery shopping to education opportunities. At Syracuse University, the Institute for Veterans and Military Families’ On... Read More ▶

4.08.20

NCServes – Western Steps Up During A Time of Crisis

It’s no surprise our AmericaServes programs are stepping up in their communities to help everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of those networks, NCServes-Western, is going above and beyond in the Asheville area and working across the state to... Read More ▶

4.06.20

Military Spouse Pays Tribute to her Late Husband and Military Child

By: Anonymous It’s the Month of the Military Child. I want to pay tribute to a special relationship between a father and his daughter. When Gabby was born, she promptly captured her dad’s heart and wrapped it around her little finger. For Ga... Read More ▶

4.03.20

Onward to Opportunity, a Career Training Program for Service Members and Families Goes Online Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Onward to Opportunity, a career training and professional certification program, allows transitioning service members, veterans and spouses to maintain progress toward post-service, in-demand careers during the COVID-19 shutdown.... Read More ▶