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Help Babatunde get back to civilian life: housing deposit and training

After eight years of service, Babatunde is raising funds for a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment.

🇳🇬 Ogbomosho, Oyo, Nigeria1,492 views
Babatunde Adewale Mba
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Ogbomosho
I served eight years in the marines and was discharged in 2023 with a back injury. I have been waiting nine 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 $500. 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 $500 goes: • Essential household items: $105 • Training provider fees: $350 • Transport to appointments: $45 I hope life is good to you. - Babatunde
#veterans#service#recovery

Updates from Babatunde

  1. 60% there. I made the first payment toward transport to appointments. Thank you.

  2. Quick update: $174 raised so far (35%). I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Small update. $105 so far, I made the first payment toward training provider fees.

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  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $50

    “Hope things get better. Shared with friends too. - Pasig”

  • Dimas Rizky Tampubolon 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇦🇷 · $25
  • Andrés A. Ibáñez 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. I'm in Portland, thinking of you.”

  • Valentina Simona Bianchi 🇮🇹 · $75

    “Be well. - Turin”

  • Claudia Emilia Hartmann 🇩🇪 · $9

    “You got this - Hamburg”

  • Nazia Laiba Naqvi 🇵🇰 · $20

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Babatunde all day after reading this. - Lahore”

  • Rizky Wahyu Sitompul 🇮🇩 · $10
  • Frank G. Taylor 🇦🇺 · $30

    “Stay strong - Parramatta”

  • Delphine Isabelle Roche 🇫🇷 · $10

    “Get well soon. Gave what I could this week. - Nice”

  • Ayesha Sharmila Majumder 🇮🇳 · $20

    “God bless. Thought of Babatunde all day after reading this. - Nagpur”

  • Kajal T. Modi 🇮🇳 · $75

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  • Zainab Salma Slimani

    Thinking of you and your family. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We're a small family in New Delhi but we're thinking of you. Thinking of Ogbomosho.

    • Ahmed Kamran Syed

      Thinking of you and your family. Hope you get there. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Blessings.

      • Iris De Wit

        Hope it all works out. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 12 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Greetings from Munich.

        • Nancy Zawadi Athumani

          best of luck. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 36 people at work. All the best

          • Nathan R. Maldonado

            hope it all works out, Babatunde. Shared this with my family. My mother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Take care.

            • Moumita Shima Jahan

              Best of luck. Hope you get there. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of Ogbomosho

              • Okta Hesti NasutionAddress verified

                Take care, Babatunde. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings

                $389 raised of $500

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