Action Over Silence, End Veteran Suicide

08/24/2026

Fantastic news!

🇺🇸 An Exciting New Chapter for Clothes For Joes! 🇺🇸

We are excited to share an important milestone for Clothes For Joes.

As of August 1, Andrew Messmer officially stepped into the role of full time Executive Director. This transition reflects the growth of our organization and our commitment to expanding the support and services we provide to veterans and their spouses throughout our community.

What started as a simple mission to help veterans has grown into something much bigger. Thanks to our incredible volunteers, donors, supporters, board members, community leaders, and veterans, Clothes For Joes continues to grow and make a meaningful impact every day.

As we look toward the future, our focus remains clear:
• Strengthening relationships throughout our community
• Expanding opportunities to serve veterans and their families
• Building long term sustainability for our mission
• Increasing awareness of the resources available through Clothes For Joes
• Continuing to develop our Veteran Service Center and future programs

The future of Clothes For Joes is bright because of the people who believe in our mission and support the work we do every day.
Whether you volunteer, donate, sponsor our efforts, share our posts, or simply encourage others to learn about our mission, you are helping make a difference in the lives of veterans and their families.

Thank you for being part of this journey. We are excited about what lies ahead and look forward to building an even stronger community together.

❤️🤍💙

08/21/2026

If you've had a su***de loss and you've never attended this before, you should seriously consider it. There are stations with remembrance activities, community resources, a speaker, and it will end with the Rag Tag Bunch singing. Please share!

Did you know our 12th Annual Candlelight Ceremony for Su***de Loss is coming up on Wed, Sept 9th from 6:00-8:00 at Swinney Park West (at the Pavilion)? The ceremony provides a safe, calm, healing space to grieve, remember, and learn. Register through the QR code or this link: https://bit.ly/su***delossceremony2026. Please share with others!

07/23/2026

Know someone who is finding life really challenging? Encourage them to join us for our Alternatives to Su***de group tonight with Stop Su***de Northeast Indiana. It's a safe place to vent, feel listened to/supported, and find connection and acceptance, no matter what you bring. It's via Zoom. Email, text, or call for the Zoom link.

07/23/2026

Excited to post this!

Please help us help the ones that need it the most a donation goes straight to the vets every dollar helps I beg you to please give what you can it will help put clothes on these people‘s backs and food in their bellies. They went to war for us. We need to help them with whatever we can.
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07/10/2026

What a great day yesterday welcoming The Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs' Director Jake Adams and team to OneK9's Forward Operating Base/FOB!

07/09/2026

A supportive space to talk about the hard stuff in life!

Join us this evening (and any Thursday) at 5:30 for our Alternatives to Su***de support group. This is for anyone struggling to find connection, acceptance, and a place to discuss struggles in life with others who have struggled. We meet via Zoom. Text for the link!

07/06/2026

Did you know that the new Forward Operating Base (FOB) has a Coffee Club meeting on Thursdays at 10:30? 2301 Pennsylvania, Fort Wayne, IN 46803. Don't know what the FOB is? Check it out here: https://ourfob.org/

06/30/2026

Have you heard about Northeast Indiana's new Veteran resource center called the Forward Operating Base (F.O.B.)? Spread the word!

06/30/2026

Find common ground with this monthly brain injury support group - for survivors and their family members.

06/29/2026

If you know a Service Member, Veteran, or a family member who needs a gun vacation, please consider our free, temporary Veteran-to-Veteran gun storage!