THE MISSION CONTINUES
What Is It?: A nonprofit dedicated to bringing together veterans and non-profit community partners to address issues facing our communities. The projects also empower veterans to find purpose through community impact, and inspire future generations to serve.
Help Needed: Events include helping at back-to-school events, sprucing up parks and schools, storm recovery projects, working at food banks and farmers’ markets, placing flags at military cemeteries, and more.
Minimum Age to Volunteer: None. Children and teens are welcome at most projects.
Help Needed
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
There are 5 separate platoons, each with its own area of the city and its own projects. Sometimes all platoons work together. Projects include painting and landscaping at local parks and schools, packaging and giving out food to needy families, working at an urban farm, and placing flags at military cemeteries.
Testing newly built benches, 2017
Kashmere Elementary project, 2017
Brighter Bites produce-bagging event, Roderick Paige Elementary, 2017
Earth Day project, 2017
Harvey donations
Harvey relief volunteers 2017
Lunch, 9-11 project at KIPP Dream Prep, 2017
Organizing Harvey donations
9-11 project at KIPP Dream Prep, 2017
DJ at KIPP Dream Prep project, 2017
Project lunch donated by Whataburger
Post-Harvey project, George R Brown Convention Center
Organizing Harvey donations
Harvey cleanup, Independence Heights
KIPP Dream project, 2017
Texans Salute to Service event, 2017
Building shade structure, 2017
Mayor Turner, 2017
Building picnic tables, 2017
Texans Salute to Service event, 2017
Removing old wreaths from military cemetery, 2017
9-11 project, KIPP Dream Prep, 2017
Harvey donations
At Houston Community Tool Bank
Collecting Harvey donations
9-11 project at KIPP Dream Prep
To “The Mission continues” I am seeking volunteer work; seeking full fillment. I especially like opportunities to work outside. Memorial Day is coming and thought you might need help with putting flags out, cleaning parks, etc. I am seeking 2 week days a month or every other week for 4-5 hours.
Thank you,
Hello Teresa – The Mission Continues does have a Memorial Day event (placing flags in cemeteries); more information is at bit.ly/2EcEPpe. For other events, please check the Mission Continues Houston’s Facebook page or check https://missioncontinues.org/events. You can enter your zip code to see what is happening near you. Thank you for getting involved!