The primary mission of The Puppy Rescue Mission, Inc. (TPRM), as stated in our by-laws, is to fund-raise and assist in pet rescue, foster and re-homing when needed, in particular pets of soldiers, especially those deployed in war zones. We assist with requests, logistics, administration and fund-raising for the adopted stray dogs of war rescued […]

By Paul Fain Veterans and their families have a new website to use as they shop around for colleges and try to make sense of their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits: http://department-of-veterans-affairs.github.io/gi-bill-comparison-tool/ The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs released the GI Bill comparison tool on Tuesday. The site features datasets on the price and student outcomes […]

By Leo Shane III Student Veterans of America has shut down chapters at 40 for-profit colleges after discovering that many of the groups were memberless fronts used to promote the schools as “veteran friendly.” Michael Dakduk, executive director of SVA, said the action came after a routine review of organization procedures uncovered a pattern of […]

By RYAN GALLUCCI In 2004, I returned from a year in Iraq to finish my undergraduate degree at the University of Rhode Island. Since I took more than a year’s leave of absence to deploy, I was forced to reapply to the university. While writing another entrance essay to explain how I spent my “year […]

By MARTIN C. EVANS Sitting with an anatomy textbook open on his lap in the veterans center at Nassau Community College, Nick Zinani patted areas of his body and named them in sequence — cervical region, axilla, cubital fossa — as a fellow veteran nodded approvingly. It was a campus collaboration that would have felt […]

On January 4th, Student Veterans of America’s 6th Annual National Conference concluded by recognizing the inspirational work of a few exemplary student veterans from across the nation. Kiersten Downs, an Air Force veteran and graduate student at the University of South Florida, received the 2013 Student Veteran of the Year award and the SVA chapter […]

Do you have space on campus for a veteran center, but no furniture? Or, have you always wanted a veteran center, but lack the resources to construct one? If your answer is “yes” – or even “maybe” – to either of those questions, you’re in the right place! SVA is proud to announce the VetCenter […]

The Long Island Community Foundation has awarded a $30,000 grant to Suffolk County United Veterans to help launch 24-hour, peer-supported Crisis Respite and support services program for Veterans who are experiencing risk symptoms such as those associated with mental health challenges of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury. The Crisis Respite program will […]