Support Event

2024 Stand Up / Stand Down for Homeless Veterans

September 28, 2024

08:00 AM - 03:00 PM CDT

St. Louis Platoon

Event overview

On any given night, according to the Office of Veterans Affairs, about 131,000 veterans are sleeping on the streets or in shelters across the United States. The purpose of a Stand Down is to provide struggling veterans with resources such as housing, food, clothing, health screenings, benefits counseling, job counseling, and referral services, giving them a hand up, without providing handouts. The Greater St. Louis Veteran Leadership Committee has worked diligently to supply resources that meet the needs of the veterans it serves. The St. Louis Platoon will be helping with various support tasks to ensure every veteran who shows up is served, honored, and cared for in the best way possible.

Type

Support Event

What To Wear

TMC blues

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible site and bathrooms;Handicap Parking available;Jobs available for persons with limited mobility

Who's Invited

Adults (18+)

Event Contact

event contact
Kenric Lynn
kenricslynn@localnoon.com (520) 220-6503

When and where

Date

September 28, 2024

Time

08:00 AM - 03:00 PM (CDT)

Location

Soldier's Memorial

1315 Chestnut St.
St. Louis, MO

Parking Information

Street Parking near Venue

TBD

Who We Are

The Mission Continues is a national non-profit that empowers veterans to continue serving in our nation’s under-resourced communities, giving veterans the opportunity to keep serving even after the uniform comes off, right here at home. Our programs deploy veterans and volunteers to work alongside nonprofit partners and community leaders to improve educational resources, tackle food insecurity, foster neighborhood identity, and more.  

Who should volunteer?

Our service projects are for all veterans with a desire to continue their service and for all non-veterans that want to be part of a nationwide movement to transform communities. Please note, age and accessibility accommodations can be made at any project. There is room for everyone to make an impact. 

How to volunteer 

Click “Attend” to fill in simple volunteer information. You will get an email confirmation and updates about this event through your choice of email and text messages. 

What is a Service Platoon? 

Service Platoons are your opportunity to engage and connect with veterans and community members while generating community impact in a real and tangible way. Led by veteran volunteer platoon leaders, each platoon works with dedicated community partners and volunteers to provide the manpower and support that they need to help them do their work more effectively. 

We currently have service platoons in more than 40+ cities across the country that are having events at least once a month. Everyone is invited to serve, regardless of veteran status: a service platoon is for you if you have a passion for service. 

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