Skip to content
HelpBLESS
Join free
Browse needsPeopleFeedDonationsHow it worksPost a needSign in
MoneyVeterans & serviceUrgent

Christopher served twelve years; now needs help to get home

An engineering corps veteran in Los Angeles needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with a back injury.

Anywhere in the world5,876 views
Christopher H. Fowler
Email verifiedPassport verified
Los Angeles
Sophie served twelve years in the engineering corps and was discharged in 2024 with a back injury. She has been waiting nine months for support, and meanwhile is sleeping at a brother's place. The plan: a vocational welding course and tools. The quote comes to $5,850. Sophie is receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and is committed to recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces. Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly. Where the $5,850 goes: • Training provider fees: $3,500 • Housing deposit and first month: $1,500 • Transport to appointments: $310 • Essential household items: $540 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself. - Christopher
#veterans#service#recovery

Updates from Christopher

  1. Thank you all. We're at 33% now ($1,931). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward essential household items.

  2. Small update. $3,766 so far, the first invoice got paid this week.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Jacob L. Bates 🇺🇸 · $609

    “Praying for you. From Brooklyn with love.”

  • Hamza Rashid Gill 🇵🇰 · $250
  • Deepak A. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Kevin O'Reilly 🇮🇪 · $100

    “Hang in there. Hope the November deadline works out. - Kilkenny”

  • Gloria Yamoah 🇬🇭 · $100
  • Waweru Victor Massawe 🇺🇬 · $100

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Sophie all day after reading this. - Kampala”

  • Salim Wafula Otieno 🇹🇿 · $100
  • Gabriel Fábio Moreira 🇧🇷 · $100
  • Lina Krämer 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Nitin M. Shinde 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Florence Mary Ssebuliba 🇰🇪 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Wishing you the best. Gave what I could this week. - Detroit”

  • Mateus Samuel Castro 🇧🇷 · $79.50

    “Happy to help. Thought of Sophie all day after reading this. - Guarulhos”

  • Lakmal Suranga Amarasinghe 🇱🇰 · $76
  • Teresa Malinowski 🇵🇱 · $75.50
  • Moritz Marcel Schäfer 🇩🇪 · $75
  • Ife Sade Abdullahi 🇳🇬 · $75
  • Ellie W. West 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Angel P. White 🇺🇸 · $75

Reviews

Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.

No reviews yet.

Questions & comments

Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.

Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.

  • Muhammad Bayu Susanto

    Rooting for you, Christopher. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Blessings

    • Wilfredo E. Lacson

      Sending good thoughts, Christopher. Shared this with my family. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Blessings.

      • Rodrigo W. Ramos

        Praying for you, Christopher. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Los Angeles!

        • Emma Sophie Deschamps

          thanks for sharing this, Christopher. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Blessings!

          • Lovely L. BautistaPhoto verified

            Sending strength, Christopher. I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted.

            • Ivy C. Gayle

              Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Ciudad de México.

              • Arianna A. Pena

                Sending good thoughts, Christopher. This could happen to any of us. God bless.

                $5,703 raised of $5,850

                Give

                More people who need help