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Outer Circle F Helping veterans and first responders overcome PTSD, prevent suicide, and build new careers—because no hero should fight alone.

Outer Circle Foundation, founded by Matt and Buffy Payne is a 501c3, non-profit organization that supports our Veterans and first responders, focused on PTSD awareness and resources and suicide prevention.

You don’t have to explain everything to belong in the room.Our free, confidential peer support groups bring veterans, fi...
10/13/2026

You don’t have to explain everything to belong in the room.

Our free, confidential peer support groups bring veterans, first responders, and family members together with people who understand. You can show up as you are, listen, and share only what you’re ready to share. Sometimes, being alongside others who get it makes taking the next step feel a little less hard.

Interested in joining a group in Marietta/Cobb County or Dallas/Paulding County? Send us a message, and we’ll help you learn how to connect.

No Hero Fights Alone. What helps you feel comfortable taking that first step?

What changes when you get a little quiet, and sit with people who understand the weight of service?REBOOT Trauma Recover...
10/13/2026

What changes when you get a little quiet, and sit with people who understand the weight of service?

REBOOT Trauma Recovery Program retreats bring a small group of veterans and first responders together to step away from the noise and focus on care for the body, mind, and spirit. There’s room for peer connection, reflection, and a faith-based element offered gently, not as a requirement, but as part of the care.

Participants join us from Cobb County, including Marietta; Paulding County, including Dallas; and communities across Northwest Georgia. And there’s no cost to participants. Donors make it possible for heroes to take part.

Recovery isn’t a path anyone should have to walk alone. No Hero Fights Alone.

What would help you or someone you care about feel more comfortable taking that first step?

Registration is open for the Georgia Regional Sports Council Veterans Day Golf Classic. Here is everything you need to k...
10/13/2026

Registration is open for the Georgia Regional Sports Council Veterans Day Golf Classic. Here is everything you need to know.

When: Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Veterans Day
Where: Bear's Best Atlanta, 5342 Aldeburgh Dr, Suwanee, GA 30024
Format: Four-person scramble. Registration at 8:30 AM, sh***un start at 10:00 AM
The goal: 100 players and $150,000 raised for Georgia veterans

What your entry includes: range balls, the scoring app, cart signs, and awards food and beverage.

Individual entry: $250 per player
Foursome entry: $1,000

Across the day there is also a Veterans Ceremony, Long Drive and Closest-to-the-Pin contests, and Sponsor Activation around the course.

Why we are sharing it: Outer Circle Foundation provides no-cost, faith-based support to veterans, first responders, and their families, including trauma recovery, peer and family support, crisis intervention and su***de prevention, counseling and specialized therapy referrals, and career transition coaching. Days like this one help fund that work for Georgia's veterans, and they also give us a chance to say thank you in person.

Registration and sponsorship links are in the first comment below.

If you would rather play as a foursome, gather your players this week. The good tee times go first.

Who would you want standing in your foursome? Tell us in the comments.

No Hero Fights Alone.

Service can shape more than one person’s life. It can change the rhythm of an entire family.Spouses, children, parents, ...
10/13/2026

Service can shape more than one person’s life. It can change the rhythm of an entire family.

Spouses, children, parents, and siblings of veterans and first responders may carry questions and challenges of their own. Outer Circle Foundation offers free, donor-funded family peer groups, counseling referrals, REBOOT, and career transition coaching. Our faith-based support is here to help families explore next steps together.

We’re here for neighbors in Marietta and across Cobb County, as well as Dallas and Paulding County. You don’t have to figure it all out alone.

If you or someone close to you is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach trained counselors 24/7. Call 911 for immediate danger.

No Hero Fights Alone. What kind of support would make a difference for your family?

When the holiday table is full, some of the people who serve our communities are still on shift, and their families are ...
10/13/2026

When the holiday table is full, some of the people who serve our communities are still on shift, and their families are waiting at home.

For veterans, military members, first responders, and loved ones, the season can feel heavy. In Marietta and Cobb County, Dallas and Paulding County, and across Northwest Georgia, you don’t have to carry it alone. We believe healing can begin with compassion, faith, and someone willing to listen.

Thanks to our donors, Outer Circle Foundation’s support is free: peer support groups, REBOOT Trauma Recovery, counseling referrals, family support, and 24/7 crisis intervention and su***de prevention. We’re here to support those facing trauma and help them find a way forward.

If someone you care about is working this holiday, reach out and let them know they matter. Share a peer group invitation, and pass this post along to someone who may need support.

If you are in crisis, call or text 988, any hour. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911.

Who will you check in on this season?
No Hero Fights Alone.

Some nights leave you smiling long after the lights come up.On Saturday, October 10, our community gathered at The Town ...
10/12/2026

Some nights leave you smiling long after the lights come up.

On Saturday, October 10, our community gathered at The Town of Y-Not in Dallas, Georgia, for Boots, Buckles & Black Tie: our Blue Jean Ball.

The room glowed beneath the string lights, friends stood shoulder to shoulder, and laughter carried all through the evening. From Marietta and across Cobb County to Dallas and Paulding County, thank you for bringing such a welcoming spirit to a night centered on veterans, first responders, and the families who stand beside them. Together, we strengthen access to PTSD treatment, su***de prevention, and career transition support.

We're grateful for this community and the joy we shared. No Hero Fights Alone.

What moment from the evening still makes you smile?

What if your next chapter isn’t starting over. It’s translating what you already know?The leadership, calm under pressur...
10/12/2026

What if your next chapter isn’t starting over. It’s translating what you already know?

The leadership, calm under pressure, and problem-solving you built through service have a place in civilian work, too. Outer Circle Foundation offers free career transition coaching for veterans and first responders, including résumé and interview support, help exploring what comes next, and connections with local employers.

Whether you’re in Marietta/Cobb County, Dallas/Paulding County, or the wider Northwest Georgia community, you don’t have to have your next step figured out before reaching out. Coaching is free thanks to donor support, and you can also connect with peer support groups, counseling referrals, and REBOOT Trauma Recovery for the parts of transition that aren’t about a job title. With faith, compassion, and community, there is support for the whole journey.

Local employers: interested in partnering to connect with veterans and first responders? Please reach out. And if you’re considering your next chapter, what strengths from service do you want to carry forward?

No Hero Fights Alone.

What does it mean to be surrounded by an Outer Circle? It’s the family, neighbors, and community who come close, so vete...
10/12/2026

What does it mean to be surrounded by an Outer Circle? It’s the family, neighbors, and community who come close, so veterans, first responders, and their loved ones don’t have to carry hard things alone.

That circle is here in Dallas and Paulding County, across Cobb County, and throughout Marietta. It makes free, faith-based support possible: 24/7 crisis intervention and su***de prevention, peer support groups, REBOOT Trauma Recovery, counseling referrals, family support, and career transition coaching.

Healing can begin when someone knows they don’t have to face the next step alone. If you’d like to help strengthen the circle, volunteer, donate, or share this post so someone who needs support can find us.

If you or someone you know is in immediate crisis, call or text 988; call 911 for immediate danger.

How will you step into the circle for a hero or family in your community? No Hero Fights Alone.

What can happen when a community comes together around hope and healing? We felt it in the room at The Town of Y-Not in ...
10/12/2026

What can happen when a community comes together around hope and healing? We felt it in the room at The Town of Y-Not in Dallas, Georgia, on Saturday, October 10, 2026.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Boots, Buckles & Black Tie: Under the Stars of the Frontier. The warmth of neighbors from Marietta and Cobb County, alongside friends from Dallas and Paulding County, made this Blue Jean Ball a meaningful reminder that no one has to face the hard seasons alone.

That sense of community matters every day. Outer Circle Foundation provides no-cost support for veterans, first responders, and their families, including PTSD and trauma recovery, su***de prevention, and career coaching. With faith, compassion, and a community beside them, heroes and families can take their next step toward healing.

No Hero Fights Alone. What moment from the evening reminded you how powerful a caring community can be?

When the hardest part is the first five minutes, finding help shouldn’t take longer. Outer Circle Foundation’s free mobi...
10/11/2026

When the hardest part is the first five minutes, finding help shouldn’t take longer. Outer Circle Foundation’s free mobile app and digital resource library bring support closer. Wherever you are in Northwest Georgia.

Find information on 24/7 crisis support and su***de prevention, peer groups, the REBOOT Trauma Recovery Program, counseling referrals, specialized therapies, family support, and career transition coaching: all in one place. The app helps shorten the distance between needing support and knowing where to turn.

Everything Outer Circle Foundation offers is free to veterans, first responders, and their families, thanks to donor support. Find and download the app through the link in our first comment.

We’re here for neighbors in Marietta and Cobb County, Dallas and Paulding County, and across Northwest Georgia. No Hero Fights Alone.

If you are in crisis, call or text 988, any hour. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 911.

Save this post for a moment when it may help, or share it with someone who might need it. Who could use a little support today?

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