The paperwork is a maze. The waits are long. The process is exhausting. But the care — when you get it — can be life-changing.

• Start at the VA Clinic in Peru or South Bend. Call and ask for a primary care enrollment appointment.

• If you’ve moved or changed addresses, update everything. That alone can delay months.

• Not sure what you’re eligible for? Ask for a benefits navigator. You can also call The Support Cafe — we’ll help you figure out your next step.
  Even if you gave up on it before, it’s worth trying again. You earned it.

• Maybe you’ve never been diagnosed with PTSD. Maybe you have, but it never fit.
  What matters is what’s real:

  • You snap faster than you used to.

  • You can’t sleep — or don’t want to.

  • You hate fireworks, closed spaces, and people coming up behind you.
    

You’re not broken. You adapted to survive.
That means you can adapt again — with help.

August is a licensed therapist who knows this world. There’s no paperwork and no waiting list. You can see her here.

Civilian jobs don’t always make sense. The leadership is a mess. The schedules are loose. People don’t say what they mean.

It’s not that you can’t adjust. It’s that no one gave you the translator.
Some veterans find peace in trade work. Some start their own thing. Some just need a job where they don’t feel watched.

Let’s talk it through. We can help you line up a job — or at least make the one you’ve got feel more manageable.

You might not call it a problem — not out loud.
But if it’s hurting your sleep, your family, your body, or your patience… then it’s worth looking at.
We’re not here to force you into a program.
Just to talk. Honestly. Quietly. No judgment.
Some folks cut back. Some quit. Some change what, where, or why they drink.
You don’t have to decide today. You just have to care enough to stay in the fight.

Veterans carry stories the world doesn’t ask about — and often wouldn’t understand if it did.
This café isn’t therapy. It’s not a meeting.

It’s a space.

Where someone else might get it. Where you’re not watched. Where no one asks if you're okay unless they actually want to know

Come for coffee. Come for quiet.

Come because you don’t want to sit in your truck alone again this week.

We’ll be here.