Psych 190 Dr Elena Klaw Goals for Today Community service and you Vets and community service The Mission Continues Satisfaction findings Effects What now Partner Interview Activity What role has community service played in your life ID: 247856
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Veterans and Civic Leadership
Psych 190
Dr. Elena KlawSlide2
Goals for Today
Community service and you
Vets and community service
The Mission Continues
Satisfaction findings
Effects
What now?Slide3
Partner Interview Activity
What role has community service played in your life?Slide4
Discussion Questions
What unique strengths do veterans bring to community leadership roles?
How might veterans benefit from community (civic) involvement ?Slide5
The Mission Continues
The Mission Continues is a transition program for
post-9
/11 vets that aims to leverage
military experience, leadership skills, and
service orientation.
The
Mission Continues Fellowship Program provides veterans stipends to serve as volunteers at nonprofit organizations for a period of six months.
It is a nonprofit organization that
challenges post-9/11 veterans to continue to serve their country and communities after their military service has ended.Slide6
The Mission Continues
(See Mathieu et al., 2013)
Participants
serve as a volunteer at a nonprofit organization in their local community for
14
-28 weeks, typically at social service, youth, or veteran’s organizations.
Mission
Continues Fellows were all United States military veterans, discharged after September 11, 2001, and reported having a service- connected disability.
Most were
mostly younger than 35 (67%), Caucasian (67%), and male (83%). Slide7
Satisfaction Findings
(N = 27 of cohort of 52 post 9/11 vets)
95% of fellows
reported high
levels of
satisfaction with providing services to the community and learning about their
organization.
Although slightly
more than 20% of Fellows reported that participating in the
Program
was
stressful, 100% reported that it was
a worthwhile
experience.
Fellows
reported that the fellowship helped them to improve their chances of finding a job (82%), improve their performance on the job (91%), improve their chances of getting a promotion (82%), and make a career change (77%). Slide8
Effects of the Mission Continues Program on Participants
Personal growth through civic
service
82% of participants
reported that the
Program
exposed them to new ideas and ways of seeing the
world.
64
% reexamined their beliefs
about
the “real”
world.
46
% did things they never thought they could
do.
64
% changed some of their beliefs and attitudes.
Self-truths: Values and
beliefs
81
% feel that they have had a good influence on the lives of many people.
Nearly
all program participants
report that others would say they have made a contribution to society. Slide9
Effects on Future Community Involvement
As
a result of completing the Mission Continues Fellowship Program, 100% of Fellows reported that they will probably or definitely stay involved in volunteer activities and public service in the future
.
Participants valued networking opportunities and a “sense of purpose.” Slide10
Social Impacts Reported
All
participants stated that The Mission Continues Fellowship Program allowed them to make a contribution to their communities
.
Over 75%
reported that they felt like part of a community, and
100% said
they believe they made a difference in the life of at least one person.
68
%
stated they are
aware of what can be done to meet the important needs in their community, and 76% try to make a positive difference in their communities.
68% reported a
strong attachment to their communities. Slide11
What Now?
What about domestic national service as an option for those who want to serve?
Service-learning as mandatory or available to all college students?
Can we provide an an i
n
frastructure and support for national service that is as impressive as the structure of the military ?