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Help Gustavo get back to civilian life: housing deposit and training
After six years of service, Gustavo is raising funds for a trained service dog and handler course.
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I served six years in the engineering corps and was discharged in 2024 with hearing damage and PTSD. I have been waiting eleven months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place.
I have a plan: a trained service dog and handler course. The quote I have comes to $5,650.
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 $5,650 goes:
• Housing deposit and first month: $2,200
• Training provider fees: $2,850
• Essential household items: $600
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
Updates from Gustavo
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- Luke Carr 🇺🇸 · $1,000
- Shafiq Mondal 🇧🇩 · $100
- Grace Comfort Yakubu 🇳🇬 · $100
“God bless. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Lagos”
- Étienne Florian Renaud 🇨🇦 · $100
- Silas G. Johnston 🇺🇸 · $100
“Good luck. - Reading”
- Anonymous 🇮🇩 · $100
“Hope this helps. - Denpasar”
- Wyatt Park 🇨🇦 · $75
“Hope the October deadline works out. - Ottawa”
- Sathi Shapla Bose 🇧🇩 · $62
“Wishing you the best. Gave what I could this week. - Dhaka”
- Tammy A. Sims 🇺🇸 · $53.50
- Nahid Rakib Molla 🇮🇳 · $50
“Sending love - Nashik”
- Hani Zahra Simanjuntak 🇮🇩 · $35
“Keep your head up. Thought of Gustavo all day after reading this.”
- Nikom Kittisak Phetcharat 🇹🇭 · $30
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $25
- Sami Anwar Siddiqui 🇺🇸 · $25
- Tejas D. Zaveri 🇮🇳 · $25
- Anonymous 🇦🇷 · $25
- Yves Henri Olivier 🇫🇷 · $22
- Samir Idris Farouk 🇫🇷 · $20
- Francisco C. Carrillo 🇺🇸 · $20
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Is there anything that isn't money that would help Gustavo?
Thank you. If you're in Seattle I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. It helps to be asked.
hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. God bless.
Take care, Gustavo. Looking forward to the next update. God bless.
Best of luck. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Thinking of Seattle.
What's already covered and what's the $5,650 for?
You're not alone, Gustavo. Hope you get there.
How is Gustavo doing now?
Hope it all works out, Gustavo. Hope you get there. I hope October is when things finally get easier. Blessings
Rooting for you. I hope things turn around soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Thanks for sharing this, Gustavo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Jinja.
Sending love, Gustavo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Minneapolis.
You're not alone. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My husband and I read this together
Praying for you. Hope you get there. We're a small family in Ekurhuleni but we're thinking of you. Blessings
Sending strength, Gustavo. Hope you get there. Take care
Take care. Your post was clear and honest. Put this on a community board in London this morning!