Hello, I am Robert Heckler, the Executive Director of The Warrior’s Refuge, a project of Castle Cares Community Ministries. I came to The Warrior’s Refuge in 2021 starting out as a volunteer chaplain and campus pastor. In 2021 as an answer to the call to the ministry I accepted a full-time position as a case manager with The Warrior’s Refuge. I worked my way up through the ranks and was named the Executive Director in April of 2023. I am a US army Veteran serving with the 1st Cavalry Division as an Infantry, after leaving the Military I entered a career in law enforcement and served in that profession until joining the Refuge team. I am honored to serve my fellow veterans everyday and sharing the love of Christ with them and meeting them where they are.

We are a 501c3 Nonprofit ministry serving our nation’s homeless veterans by providing them with transitional housing and many resources to help end homelessness in their lives. Through housing, case management, counseling, training, and employment resources our Veterans have the tools they need to succeed. Founded in 2019, we have gone from starting with 6 veterans and an old nursing home to serving over 50 veterans on any given day in a renovated facility. Starting out primarily serving homeless veterans in our transitional housing facility, we have expanded our services to counseling and employment services for all veterans beyond our walls. We just recently celebrated our fifth year serving veterans, and in this short time, we have seen the lord change the lives of hundreds of veterans. Veterans that have come here and been able to regroup, rebuild, and reintegrate into a happy thriving life and out of homelessness.  We couldn’t do anything we do without our veterans, our team, and our community partners. As a family, we are taking the fight against veteran homelessness and winning.