As events rapidly unfold in Afghanistan, the news may be distressing to many service members, veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors. You are not alone. The undersigned organizations care for, represent, and support you. They’re standing by to help.
News
Registration now open for Battlemind to Home Summit
Registration is now open for the 12th annual Battlemind to Home Summit, which will bring together experts in mental health, law, community services and faith to strategize about how they can work with military-connected individuals to help with their transition from the battlefront to the home front.
MFRI’s welcomes women student veterans for 2021 Focus Forward Fellowship
Seventeen women students from across the United States will begin a two-week virtual residency on Sunday (July 25) as part of the Military Family Research Institute’s Focus Forward Fellowship.
Woodruff Foundation funds expansion of rural program in Indiana
The Military Family Research Institute has received a grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation to help reduce food insecurity for 500 veterans in rural Indiana.
New Illinois program seeks to serve low-income, homeless and low-resource rural veterans
The Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University is collaborating with University of Illinois Extension and select Illinois food pantries and faith-based communities on Reaching Rural Veterans (RRV).
HHS initiative to help families cope with pandemic receives two engagement awards
A College of Health and Human Sciences initiative designed to support families through the COVID-19 pandemic has received two engagement awards from Purdue University.
Reaching Rural Veterans helps connect services to people in need
In collaboration with food pantries and faith-based communities, MFRI’s Reaching Rural Veterans (RRV) connects former service members with needed services and benefits through resource fairs and one-on-one education at food pantries in rural areas.
MFRI graphic design internship opportunity
The Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University, part of the College of Health and Human Sciences, pairs research with outreach to help improve the quality of life for service members, veterans and their families. MFRI is seeking a graphic design intern to help advance the institute’s mission and cultivate its reputation regionally and nationwide.
MFRI stands with the AAPI community
MFRI and other organizations committed to supporting service members, veterans, caregivers, survivors, and their families, express strong condemnation of the recent wave of violence against individuals of Asian descent in our country, and to express our solidarity with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.