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MAY
2023
New K-12 EDUCATION Data Indicator: Purple Star Schools
The Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University added a new data indicator to Measuring Communities’ K-12 Education domain: Purple Star Schools.
MAY
2023
New DEMOGRAPHICS Data Indicator: Institutionalized Veteran Population by State
The Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University added a new data indicator to Measuring Communities’ Demographics domain: the Institutionalized Veteran Population by State.
MAR
2019
Elizabeth Dole Foundation Awards Grant to MFRI at Purdue University
The Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University was awarded a grant from the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s Hidden Heroes Fund today, in support of its efforts to impact the lives of military and veteran caregivers through research and c
MAR
2019
Using data to build a better community
April is the Month of the Military Child, and organizations across the country are turning to an MFRI initiative to learn valuable information about the military families in their community.
MAR
2019
New indicators added to Measuring Communities data
The Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University and the Purdue Center for Regional Development’s online social indicators project, Measuring Communities, added three new data indicators to help support military and veteran families.
MAY
2017
MFRI awarded grant to benefit Measuring Communities
The Elizabeth Dole Foundation has awarded the Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University a recipient of a 2017 grant from the Foundation’s Hidden Heroes Fund.