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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RT @NationSwell: We're live! Join retired Navy Adm. William McRaven, @DHSGov Deputy Secretary John Tien, and @MLTobin for a conversation ab…
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If you're a #veteran who is motivated to grow your #leadership skills, expand your network, and tackle your next mi… https://t.co/jkz3WgeSNP
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RT @Doug_Pfeffer: To remember the 20 years after 9/11, @missioncontinue is building a digital library of service stories by those inspired…
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Applications for our next class of the @TheMissionContinues Service Leadership Corps are open now. The deadline for… https://t.co/SUVQHk2ebr
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RT @JeremyButler01: The @missioncontinue Service Leadership Corps is an opportunity for veterans to expand their network and maximize their…
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RT @NationSwell: Join Admiral William H Craven, @RepSlotkin, John Tien, and @MLTobin for a conversation about how 9/11 inspired a new gener…
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RT @NationSwell: .@MissionContinue and @NationSwell are partnering to honor the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the contribution that veterans…
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RT @WomenVetsOfSA: Interested in finding ways to combine leadership w/making changes in the community? Join @missioncontinue Service Leade…
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With the Delta Variant advancing, we are seeing the importance of getting vaccinated. Visit & get involved with the… https://t.co/b6HkLsd23A
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RT @AmeriCorps: 🚨 #EventAlert 🚨 THURS at 5 PM/ET 2️⃣ decades ago, when 9/11 forever changed America — service pulled us together. Join @mi…
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RT @TeamRWB: #RWBEagles joined @missioncontinue and other veteran service organizations in Chicago to kick off Beyond 9/11: Operation Endur…
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RT @NationSwell: Join @missioncontinue and NationSwell for a conversation about how the terrorist attacks on 9/11 inspired a new generation…
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Join @TheMissionContinues & @NationSwell for a conversation about how 9/11 inspired a new generation of leaders acr… https://t.co/hywGruFVU8
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9/11 remains an inflection point that forever changed America. Join @TheMissionContinues & @NationSwell for a conve… https://t.co/aGJz6lbC9a
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RT @missioncontinue: A professor at UT Tyler is leading a research study on the impact that veterans volunteering and community service has…
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Check out these plants that have grown from seed as part of #OperationNourish in Kansas City. They have been donate… https://t.co/AomfVo0ixr
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RT @SFEB_12: SFEB Associates and Advisors came to together on July 10, 2021 with @missioncontinue to beautify our Seattle community! #Seatt…
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A professor at UT Tyler is leading a research study on the impact that veterans volunteering and community service… https://t.co/6JRhnlnpVd
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RT @AmeriCorps: With the 20th Anniversary of #911Day approaching, let’s talk about what the next 2⃣ decades of service should look like in…