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An engineering corps veteran in San Jose needs help with a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment after leaving service with post-traumatic stress.
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I served eight years in the engineering corps and was discharged in 2025 with post-traumatic stress. I have been waiting fourteen months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place.
I have a plan: a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment. The quote I have comes to $5,000.
I'm receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and am committed to my recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces.
I'd be grateful for any help and will share updates on how I'm doing.
I'll post invoices, with personal details hidden.
Where the $5,000 goes:
• Training provider fees: $1,850
• Housing deposit and first month: $2,500
• Transport to appointments: $470
• Essential household items: $180
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Gabriel
Updates from Gabriel
Small update. $670 so far, I made the first payment toward essential household items.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($498 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
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Your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted. Blessings.
Hope it all works out, Gabriel. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. All the best.
Wishing you peace, Gabriel. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Bekasi
Stay strong, Gabriel. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours.
So sorry you're going through this. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 13 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything.