Our Fellowships
The Center is seeking to build a network of Citizen Leaders committed to renewing citizen participation in public
life. Fellows and veteran-fellows will become part of the expanding Citizen Leadership network of
individuals committed to developing a culture of responsible citizenship, increasing civic
participation, and broadening understanding through service.
Learn about our current fellows
The Mission Continues Fellowships
In our preliminary conversations with wounded and disabled veterans, we find that veterans still
want a mission. They have served and want to continue to serve. Yet many of them are unsure of
how to continue their service. They feel respected by their communities, yet disconnected from
public leaders, public institutions, and organizations working on pressing problems. As a
community, we have said to them, “Thank you for your service.” What we have not said is, “We still
need you.”
Many of them possess twin strength: not only have they led in combat roles overseas, but
many of them have developed the strength that comes with learning to overcome and live with a
disability. We believe that by engaging veterans in continued service at home, we can lay the
groundwork for the next generation of Citizen Leaders that will help to positively shape our
community.
In order
to help foster such leadership and encourage participation at all levels of the community, we will
work with veterans, volunteers, and students to identify community challenges and devise solutions
together.
Some young veterans we have spoken with have envisioned themselves sitting down at a
table to work on a literacy program with a juvenile in trouble in the justice system. Others have
envisioned serving as coaches with the mentally handicapped, and still others have thought about
working on physical therapy programs with the elderly.
We will create the infrastructure necessary to
build a sustainable model for veterans to connect with youth, community organizations, and other
leaders to address needs in our community. We will host community meetings, generate publicity,
and pay for the first few veterans to spend three months of 2008 working full-time as Citizen-
Leaders in the community.
If you would like more information about The Mission ContinuesFellowship, contact the Center at themissioncontinues@citizenleadership.org.
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