The Mission Continues
Model & Strategy
The Mission Continues is a national nonprofit organization that empowers veterans who are adjusting to life at home to find purpose through community impact. Our operations in cities across the country deploy veteran volunteers alongside non-profit partners and community leaders to solve some of the most challenging issues facing our communities: improving community education resources, eliminating food deserts, mentoring at-risk youth and more. Through this unique model, veterans build new skills and networks that help them successfully reintegrate to life after the military while making long-term, sustainable transformations in communities and inspiring future generations to serve.
Eric Greitens founded The Mission Continues in 2007. He is a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, deployed 4 times during the Global War on Terrorism. He served as a White House Fellow and in 2011 was named Navy Reserve Junior Line Officer of the Year. Eric is a former Rhodes Scholar and New York Times best-selling author. In November 2016 he was elected as the 56th Governor of Missouri.
IMPACT
Through networks, training, and pathways, veterans continue their service while creating meaningful impact in under-resourced communities. Connecting veterans to these communities by investing in veteran-led collective action benefits veterans and communities alike.
Since its founding in 2007, TMC has engaged more than 30,000 volunteers in more than 50,000 instances of service, totaling more than $30M in community impact nationwide. In a 2018 survey of TMC members, 94% of respondents felt like they had the ability to make a difference in their community, and 91% felt like they were part of a cause larger than themselves.
The Mission Continues News
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Eric Greitens of The Mission Continues Wins Gleitsman Citizen Activist AwardThe Center for Public Leadership (CPL) at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) has named humanitarian Eric Greitens, founder and former CEO of The Mission Continues, as…Nov 2014 -
The Mission Continues in Outside Magazine: Among the Best Places to WorkTo Marvin Cadet, an Iraq veteran and member of the 2013 Bravo Fellowship class, the ranking of The Mission Continues as one of Outside Magazine’s…Oct 2014
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Located on Atlanta's Westside, @hwg_atl has been impacted by poverty and displacement. Their mission is to revitali… https://t.co/cSEhVWv7d6
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.@FeedingAmerica America member @TAFoodBank (TAFB) is the primary source of donated food for hunger-relief charitie… https://t.co/lBgYRTbBTC
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RT @MLTobin: @EvanWilliamsUSA thank you for selecting me as a 2020 American-Made Hero! Also, thank you for donating $5k to @missioncontinue…
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One-third of adults in Puerto Rico experience food insecurity. Hermanos sin Fronteras, an organization that promote… https://t.co/hNxOdvBqEt
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RT @mb_bruggeman: Two weeks ago we launched #OperationNourish and we’ve seen tremendous momentum spread across our veteran network as we or…
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This past Martin Luther King Day, @Starbucks partners teamed up with Atlanta 3rd Platoon to beautify the spaces of… https://t.co/8zR7ToAska
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RT @UMassBoston: The nonprofit @missioncontinue has awarded student veteran Tony Martin ’19 a $1,500 grant to support My Brother’s Keeper B…
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Our Orlando 1st Platoon partnered with @soldiersangels to distribute food to veterans in need during these tough ti… https://t.co/e7wfu0Espe
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This Wednesday, the VA Office of Connected Care will partner with @military_family to hold a Facebook Live discussi… https://t.co/rLITTMMMgl
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Women veterans, servicewomen, and organizational supporters: sign this national open letter that will be delivered… https://t.co/QHXf3fTlS3
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"Freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed."… https://t.co/ASt4b3hRSo
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In honor of Pride Month, @CindyLAbelFilms led an interactive panel featuring Cols. Patsy Thompson (ARNG, ret.), Mar… https://t.co/qO6IKHLwmq