PAVE Program a Beneficiary for 2020 Big House 5K

Posted onDecember 9, 2019January 23, 2020Authorawealty

M-SPAN’s Peer Advisors for Veteran Education (PAVE) program will be one of 6 non-profit beneficiaries for the 2020 Big House 5K presented by Toyota. The run/walk, owned and managed by … Learn More

HomeFront Strong Program Newsletter – Fall 2019

Posted onNovember 14, 2019Authorawealty

In the latest HomeFront Strong newsletter we reflect on the upcoming holidays, encourage participants to brush up on the coping skills they learned in the program, share “Where in the … Learn More

Buddy-to-Buddy Featured on Big Country 102.9

Posted onSeptember 12, 2019September 24, 2019Authorawealty

Northern Michigan radio host Susan Melton of Big Country 102.9 interviewed Buddy-to-Buddy Program Manager Bill Bryan about the program and how it serves Michigan’s service members and veterans. (From Big … Learn More

Group photo of M-SPAN friends and staff at 2019 UM Football Military Appreciation Game tailgate

M-SPAN Hosts 3rd Annual Tailgate for UM Military Appreciation Football Game

Posted onSeptember 10, 2019Authorawealty

M-SPAN once again hosted a tailgate for its supporters before the UM Football Military Appreciation Game. Thank you to all of the guests who joined us, some of whom traveled from … Learn More

M-SPAN Newsletter

Posted onSeptember 4, 2019Authorawealty

Ten years ago, Military Support Programs and Networks (M-SPAN) was formed when the University of Michigan Depression Center committed to work with the VA and National Guard to help address … Learn More

A photo of sand dunes overlooking late Michigan in late summer

HomeFront Strong Program Newsletter – Summer 2019

Posted onAugust 21, 2019Authorawealty

In the latest HomeFront Strong newsletter we reflect on the end of summer, remind about the importance of taking time to stop and reflect, share “Where in the Mitten” we’ve … Learn More

Infographic displaying the following info: PAVE in Numbers (Academic Year 2018-19); 37 partner campuses; 259 Peer Advisors and Team Leaders Trained; 4,569 Student Veterans Contacted; Top concerns: Academic, benefits/claims, financial, relationships & mental health

PAVE Program Highlights from ’18-19 Academic Year

Posted onJuly 11, 2019July 12, 2019Authorawealty

Our PAVE Program had another outstanding school year! Some highlights include: Individuals on from partner campus teams shared some thoughts on the value the program has provided the student … Learn More

Picture of Buddy-to-Buddy volunteers and staff walking in the 4th of July Parade

Buddy-to-Buddy serves as Grand Marshal for Ann Arbor Fourth of July Parade

Posted onJuly 5, 2019Authorawealty

Buddy-to-Buddy served as the grand marshal for the annual Ann Arbor Jaycees Fourth of July Parade. Volunteers and staff marched in the parade that weaved its way around downtown Ann Arbor. … Learn More

Photo of Fred Honerkamp standing beside Adam Morton as he sits on his new recumbent bike

Stories from the Field: Fred Honerkamp Helps a Veteran Get a Recumbent Bike

Posted onJuly 5, 2019July 5, 2019Authorawealty

Thanks to Buddy-to-Buddy volunteer Fred Honerkamp, a disabled veteran can now exercise easily and spend more time with his young daughter. Fred and Adam Morton forged a friendship and mutual … Learn More

Photo of Buddy-to-Buddy Program Manager Bill Bryan in the Lucy Ann Lance Show studio

Buddy-to-Buddy On Lucy Ann Lance Show

Posted onJune 11, 2019July 11, 2019Authorawealty

Ann Arbor radio favorite Lucy Ann Lance recently interviewed Buddy-to-Buddy Program Manager Bill Bryan on her popular daytime radio show. (From the Lucy Ann Lance Show website) Hear the Interview

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