In 2018, we partnered with The Heinz Endowments (located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) to examine the impact of their investment in veteran programs and services. The project’s main goals are listed below.
- Collaborate with The Heinz Endowments’ veteran portfolio grantees to enhance their evaluation capacity.
- Maintain the multi-level evaluation framework developed to assess The Heinz Endowments’ Veteran and Military Family Initiative (THE-VMFI).
- Implement evaluation strategies to assess the impact of THE-VMFI in each of the following strategic areas:
- Create coordinated, easy-to-navigate pipelines that strengthen and align southwestern Pennsylvania’s network of service providers to improve the well-being of veterans, servicemembers, and their families;
- Equip post-9/11 veterans and servicemembers with the skills and networks necessary to obtain full employment;
- Equip post-9/11 veterans and servicemembers with the skills and networks necessary to become regional leaders and enact solutions to community needs that align with their passions;
- Prompt widespread, rigorous, and informed critical thinking about veterans, service members, and their families; and
- Influence evidence-based policy at the local, state, and national levels by leveraging research and robust data from Endowments’ investments.
To learn more about The Heinz Endowments, visit their website.