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

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

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Raphaël Giraud
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Saint-Étienne
Jade served ten years in the marines and was discharged in 2022 with chronic tinnitus. She has been waiting eleven months for support, and meanwhile is sleeping at a brother's place. The plan: a first month of rent and transport to job interviews. The quote comes to $4,350. Jade is receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and is committed to recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces. I'll post invoices, with personal details hidden. Where the $4,350 goes: • Training provider fees: $2,400 • Housing deposit and first month: $1,500 • Transport to appointments: $260 • Essential household items: $190 With deep gratitude, Raphaël
#veterans#service#recovery

Updates from Raphaël

  1. Update from Saint-Étienne: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 47% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Frank M. Lambert 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Johan C. Naidoo 🇿🇦 · $21.50

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Jade all day after reading this. - Pretoria”

  • Riley Payne 🇬🇧 · $77.50
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Walker J. Munoz 🇨🇦 · $100
  • Antonio A. Torres 🇺🇸 · $100

    “All the best. Thought of Jade all day after reading this. - San Diego”

  • Eliana K. Pickett 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Thought of Jade all day after reading this. - London”

  • Popy Bithi Khan 🇮🇳 · $20
  • Delphine Petit 🇫🇷 · $15
  • Yui Ueda 🇯🇵 · $5
  • Iván J. Guzmán 🇪🇸 · $20

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Jade all day after reading this. - Madrid”

  • Hadi Jamal Maalouf 🇪🇬 · $50
  • Eduardo A. Torres 🇦🇷 · $52
  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $20
  • Rita Ama Asante 🇬🇭 · $10

    “Hang in there. Thought of Jade all day after reading this. - Accra”

  • Luna Robinson 🇬🇧 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $20
  • Rodrigo E. Mora 🇪🇸 · $5

    “Rooting for you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Barcelona”

  • Corinne Blanc 🇫🇷 · $100

    “Hang in there. Please keep us posted. - Marseille”

  • Shrijana Poudel 🇳🇵 · $75

    “Keep your head up. Hope the January deadline works out. - Kathmandu”

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  • Chitra K. Kumar

    So sorry you're going through this, Raphaël. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Amsterdam.

    • Maria Bastos

      Wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Kikuyu so I could bring a meal.

      • Declan W. Lawson

        Wishing you the best, Raphaël. Hope this works out for you. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

        • Thanawat Pichai Laohakul

          Thinking of you and your family, Raphaël. I hope things turn around soon.

          • Andrea Susanne Wolff

            Praying for you. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Cairo.

            $5,203.50 raised of $4,350

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