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CIR wins national award of distinction for work with veterans

by Claudia Bustamante

The USC Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) was one of seven organizations to be awarded the inaugural Seal of Distinction by the Call of Duty Endowment Thursday for its efforts at helping transitioning veterans gain meaningful employment.

The Seal of Distinction comes with a $30,000 unrestricted grant and potential for larger grants by the endowment.

“It is an honor to receive the Activision Call of Duty Endowment Seal of Distinction because it recognizes our commitment to helping veterans develop the skills that will enable them to succeed in the workplace and connecting them with […]

By |November 9th, 2013|Giving, Grants, News|0 Comments

Colonel joins social work faculty

by Eric Lindberg

As the newest member of the USC School of Social Work faculty, retired colonel Carl Castro is looking forward to tackling the toughest problems confronting military service members and veterans.

“The most pressing challenges the military has right now from an active-duty perspective is this high suicide rate in the Army, sexual assault issues facing all the services, and facilitating the transition from a wartime military to a peacetime military,” he said. “That dovetails into issues facing veterans and service members entering civilian life.”

In his new role as assistant professor and director of research at the school’s Center for […]

By |October 25th, 2013|News|0 Comments