Mission
After Military Service supports the personal and professional success of veterans and their families. AMS is grounded in strategies known to be effective in resource education, increasing resilience, life satisfaction and empowerment of our Nation’s Heroes. Camp Shield’s mission is to empower female veterans - emotionally, socially and physically, to ensure SHE thrives After Military Service.
Ruling year
2018
Founder/Executive Director
Maggie Peterson
Main address
935 Eldridge Rd #1009
Sugar Land, TX 77478 USA
Formerly known as
Camp Shield
EIN
82-2280328
NTEE code
Military/Veterans' Organizations (W30)
Human Service Organizations (P20)
Mental Health Disorders (F70)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Together, After Military Service (AMS) and Camp SHiEld work to address the socio-economic issues that veterans face in America today. After Military Services’ mission is to support the personal and professional success of all military veterans and their families, without prejudice. Camp Shield’s mission, as a division of AMS, strives to empower female Veterans - emotionally, socially, and physically, to ensure she thrives after military service. Overall, our vision is to reduce the risk of veteran homelessness and suicide by providing access to programs and services that will facilitate and promote healing and recovery.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
SHE Thrives Peer Support Groups
Camp Shield’s SHE Thrives Peer Support Groups provide female Veterans with an open, safe,
and secure environment to connect with and learn from fellow Veterans, not only in their local
community, but across the United States of America. These support groups meet regularly for
one-hour sessions. The She Thrives Peer Support Groups have developed a peer-to-peer support
structure model that is replicable across the country.
SHE Thrives Workshops
SHE Thrives Workshops:
Camp Shield’s SHE Thrives Workshops provide female Veterans with the knowledge, tools, and
experiences to achieve and maintain emotional strength, social unity, and physical perseverance.4
These workshops are two to six-hour long learning sessions which can be completed within a
single day or over several weeks. Camp Shield will strive to build strategic partnerships with
other organizations so we can offer SHE Thrives Workshops on a larger scale. A few examples
of these workshops may include “Who am I now?”, “Financial Fitness”, and “Mind-Body
Wellness”. Other workshops will cover leadership training, scuba diving, hiking, fishing/hunting,
women’s self-defense, and firearm education/certification. Workshops are currently offered
monthly with a licensed clinician in attendance or on-call. Childcare is provided, if needed.
Veteran Resource and Partner Referrals
Camp Shield’s Resource Referral Program provides female veterans with local and national tangible services and resources to meet all of their needs. These referrals are provided to female veterans within 48 hours of inquiry.
SHE Thrives Retreats
Camp Shield’s SHE Thrives Retreats provide female Veterans with a multi-day retreat, held at an
off-site facility. The retreats focus on our mission of empowering female Veterans through
emotional strength, social unity, and physical perseverance. By allowing a Veteran’s children to
attend the retreat, we can provide programming specific to family healing and recovery. Our
retreat model is easily updated and modified to provide the latest information and healing
practices, including traditional therapies and holistic health approaches.
SHE Thrives Mastermind Book Clubs
Camp Shield’s SHE Thrives Mastermind Book Clubs, offered quarterly, provide female Veterans
the opportunity to explore “personal growth” oriented books with their peers. These facilitated,
in-depth conversations, are led by qualified volunteers. Participants are encouraged to give
honest feedback, opinions and to create actionable items that they may incorporate into their
lives.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of veterans with PTSD served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Veterans
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
After Military Service (Camp Shield) served a total of 265 veterans through our SHE Thrives programs and resources referrals.
Number of clients referred to other services as part of their support strategy
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Veterans
Related Program
Veteran Resource and Partner Referrals
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This is the total number of veterans served through our resource referral program.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We aim to bring healing and growth to our military/veteran community and to raise awareness of the increasing needs of the veteran population – many of which are currently unmet.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
AMS and Camp SHiEld bring healing to the veteran community through programs, both individually and in group settings. Our collaboration with other organizations, corporations and governmental agencies combine available resources to meet the needs of veterans and their families. We raise awareness for AMS and Camp SHiEld through public events, media outlets, social media, partner service organizations, churches and government agencies.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
As a fourth-year 501c3 organization, we are currently able to accomplish our mission by offering referrals, peer-based support groups, workshops, retreats and other programs/assistance for veterans and their children.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We are currently leading peer-based support groups, workshops, mastermind book clubs and retreats. We are providing resources and additional services on a case-by-case basis. Our next step is to increase our outreach in the community, the frequency of all of our current programs and raise funds to increase the scope of the services that AMS and Camp Shield offers.
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After Military Service
Board of directorsas of 5/17/2021
Melissa Smith
Destinie Mack
Rosalee Davis
Rachel Bromley
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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