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Second Mission Shield
Home
About
  • About SMS
  • Our Team
  • Our Mission
  • Post 9/11 Wars
Explore
  • Forged for the Interview
  • Operation Street Shield
  • Mission Comeback Kitchen
  • ShieldShare Initiative
  • The Forge Hub
  • Mosaic: Family Recovery
  • SMS Peer Support
  • SMS Mentorship
  • The SMS Squad (Volunteer)
More
  • Contact
  • Help Forge Shields
  • Get Involved
More
  • Home
  • About
    • About SMS
    • Our Team
    • Our Mission
    • Post 9/11 Wars
  • Explore
    • Forged for the Interview
    • Operation Street Shield
    • Mission Comeback Kitchen
    • ShieldShare Initiative
    • The Forge Hub
    • Mosaic: Family Recovery
    • SMS Peer Support
    • SMS Mentorship
    • The SMS Squad (Volunteer)
  • More
    • Contact
    • Help Forge Shields
    • Get Involved
  • Home
  • About
    • About SMS
    • Our Team
    • Our Mission
    • Post 9/11 Wars
  • Explore
    • Forged for the Interview
    • Operation Street Shield
    • Mission Comeback Kitchen
    • ShieldShare Initiative
    • The Forge Hub
    • Mosaic: Family Recovery
    • SMS Peer Support
    • SMS Mentorship
    • The SMS Squad (Volunteer)
  • More
    • Contact
    • Help Forge Shields
    • Get Involved
Invest in Long-Term Veteran Stability

Help Build Life After Service

Second Mission Shield supports veterans during the critical space after military service, before crisis, during transition, and through long-term recovery and reintegration.


Your support helps reduce friction, restore stability, and build continuity where most systems stop.

What Your Support Makes Possible

Transition & Reintegration

Transition & Reintegration

Transition & Reintegration

We support veterans during separation and early civilian life by helping them navigate benefits, systems, and next steps before instability takes hold.

Support & Stabilization

Transition & Reintegration

Transition & Reintegration

We address practical barriers such as paperwork delays, system confusion, and access challenges that often cause veterans to disengage.

Recovery & Rebuilding

Transition & Reintegration

Recovery & Rebuilding

We support long-term stability through programs focused on momentum, identity rebuilding, and sustainable recovery beyond emergency response.

Families & Community

Transition & Reintegration

Recovery & Rebuilding

We recognize that recovery impacts families and communities. Support extends beyond the individual to strengthen the systems around them.

Why Donations Matter

Support the work that continues after service ends.

Most veteran support systems are designed to respond at a single point in time. Second Mission Shield exists in the space before crisis, during instability, and through long-term rebuilding. We focus on the gaps where veterans often lose momentum not because of failure, but because systems are fragmented and support drops off too early.


Your support allows us to remain present across the full journey. Not just one referral. Not just one moment. Real continuity.

Donations help us reduce friction, remove barriers, and support veterans and families as they navigate life after service.

Stronger Together, Shield by Shield.

Responsible Stewardship

SMS is a veteran-led nonprofit organization committed to transparency, accountability, and long-term

• Funds support direct programs and operational continuity
• Focused on prevention, transition, recovery, and reintegration
• Built for sustained support, not one-time interventions


We steward every contribution with care, intention, and respect for the trust placed in us.

Second Mission Shield, Inc.

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