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

After fourteen years of service, Joyce is raising funds for a first month of rent and transport to job interviews.

🇰🇪 Machakos, Machakos, Kenya1,771 views
Joyce Irene Njoroge
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Machakos
I served fourteen years in the infantry and was discharged in 2021 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 first month of rent and transport to job interviews. The quote I have comes to $850. 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. Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly. Where the $850 goes: • Transport to appointments: $80 • Housing deposit and first month: $330 • Training provider fees: $440 Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure. - Joyce
#veterans#service#recovery

Updates from Joyce

  1. Update from Machakos: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 84% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($508 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely. - Joyce

  3. Quick update: $288 raised so far (34%). I made the first payment toward housing deposit and first month. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Faith Halima Ssemwogerere 🇰🇪 · $100

    “Thought of Joyce all day after reading this. - Kakamega”

  • Ivan Petro Sidorenko 🇷🇺 · $100
  • Sebastian Martin 🇩🇪 · $69

    “Every little bit. Thought of Joyce all day after reading this. - Berlin”

  • Lavanya E. Sivakumar 🇮🇳 · $64
  • Mei Qian He 🇨🇦 · $62.50
  • Nnamdi Godwin Quadri 🇳🇬 · $50

    “Thinking of you. Hope the September deadline works out. - Ikeja”

  • Valentyna Vera Moroz 🇺🇦 · $40
  • Carmen E. Herrera 🇪🇸 · $40
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $30
  • Het K. Gandhi 🇮🇳 · $30
  • Amna Sadia Ali 🇵🇰 · $25
  • Rubel Saif Dutta 🇧🇩 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Thought of Joyce all day after reading this. - Surat”

  • Ping Ming Zhong 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Rubén C. Ruiz 🇨🇴 · $25

    “Blessings. My brother told me about this one. - Bucaramanga”

  • Melvin Sandberg 🇸🇪 · $20
  • Chinedu Tunde Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $20

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Joyce all day after reading this. - Ikeja”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $20

    “God bless. Thought of Joyce all day after reading this. - Ibadan”

  • Kittisak Anan Phetcharat 🇹🇭 · $20
  • Anastasia Nina Kuzmin 🇺🇦 · $20

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  • Gerald K. Foster

    Thinking of you and your family. Hope you get there. Sent it to 34 people at work. Greetings from Epe.

    • Charles A. Dunn

      hope it all works out, Joyce. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Zanzibar City this morning

      • Simone Alice Vidal

        Take care, Joyce. Hope this works out for you.

        • Hamza Waleed El-Sayed

          Best of luck, Joyce. Shared this with my family.

          • Doris J. Young

            I hope things turn around soon. I have a 7 year old who wants to send good wishes too

            $970.50 raised of $850

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