Programs Department

AMVETS NATIONAL PROGRAMS

National Pro­grams Depart­ment Mis­sion State­ment:
To pro­vide depart­ment and post level sup­port that will cul­mi­nate in vibrant and effec­tive pro­grams serv­ing vet­er­ans and this nation’s citizens.

Qual­ity pro­grams exe­cuted by your local post are the vehi­cle that AMVETS uses
to deliver on our promise of pre­serv­ing free­doms secured by America’s armed forces and enhanc­ing the qual­ity of life for all vet­er­ans and our nation’s cit­i­zens. Effec­tive pro­grams drive our abil­ity to ensure the preser­va­tion of our Amer­i­can demo­c­ra­tic way of life, and to train our youth to become pur­pose­ful cit­i­zens in that democ­racy. We encour­age you to get involved!

If your post con­ducts only one pro­gram of sig­nif­cance dur­ing the course of the year, it should be a pro­gram that serves our vet­er­ans. If your post raises only a lim­ited amount of money that can be donated for wor­thy causes, make cer­tain the money is used on behalf of our vet­er­ans or the active mil­i­tary. Vet­er­ans who are attracted to join AMVETS, your post, because they align with AMVETS stated objec­tives of ser­vices that improve the qual­ity of life for all cit­i­zens, will soon become dis­il­lu­sioned if all your post offers is a place to social­ize. AMVETS, at that point, becomes just another club. We all need oppor­tu­ni­ties to socially inter­act and there are many of them avail­able. Social­iza­tion should be the by-product of an active AMVETS post that is truly engaged in ser­vice to vet­er­ans, not the sole pur­pose for exist­ing. In Addi­tion, younger vet­er­ans, that we must attract, need much more than just another social oppor­tu­nity. If you have not taken the time to view/read the results of the National Sym­po­sium for the Needs of Young Vet­er­ans, hosted by AMVETS, you should make this a priority.

Please take a minute to read some of the feed­back we’ve received about AMVETS pro­grams and see how they make a dif­fer­ence in the lives of so many peo­ple across the country.

With all of the many dif­fer­ent pro­grams we believe you will find one that matches your inter­est and the needs of your com­mu­nity. Many AMVETS mem­bers involve their entire fam­i­lies as they work together to make a dif­fer­ence. There is some­thing for every­one. Do not wait to be asked, get involved with an ongo­ing pro­gram. There is no limit to the num­ber of pro­grams that a post may imple­ment. If you have a pas­sion for a pro­gram that is not cur­rently on your posts cal­en­dar, why not vol­un­teer to chair that pro­gram and invite oth­ers, who share your pas­sion, to join you.

Through qual­ity pro­grams that your post con­ducts, AMVETS is able to pro­vide con­t­less hours of ser­vice that make a dif­fer­ence. Our mem­bers are par­tic­u­larly effec­tive in this role because they are “mis­sion” dri­ven and have skills to coop­er­ate, coor­di­nate and com­mu­ni­cate bet­ter than any other local com­mu­nity vol­un­teer group.

The ter­rain may be dif­fer­ent from com­mu­nity to com­mu­nity, but every bat­tle to over­come an issue and ful­fill a human need is as impor­tant as any we have
ever fought. As vet­er­ans, we have served and will con­tinue to serve our coun­try because we care deeply about its future.