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

Oliver served twelve years in the air force; $3,950 would cover a trained service dog and handler course.

🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia2,190 views
Oliver J. Reed
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Sydney
I served twelve years in the air force and was discharged in 2024 with a service-related knee injury. 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 $3,950. 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 $3,950 goes: • Training provider fees: $1,750 • Housing deposit and first month: $1,700 • Transport to appointments: $300 • Essential household items: $200 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#veterans#service#recovery

Updates from Oliver

  1. We're at 29% thanks to 32 of you. I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  2. Update from Sydney: I made the first payment toward essential household items. We're at 20% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Be well. Thought of Oliver all day after reading this. - Kyiv”

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  • Fernando C. Serrano

    hope this works out for you. Thinking of Sydney.

    • Akoth Atim Tumusiime

      So sorry you're going through this, Oliver. Hope you get there. Greetings from San Jose

      • Neha K. Deshmukh

        Thinking of you. Looking forward to the next update. My sister had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

        • Fabiana Patrícia Soares

          Shared it with a few friends. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Sacramento.

          • Marisol Romero

            keep going, Oliver. This could happen to any of us. God bless.

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