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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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  • Sérgio Diego Nascimento 🇧🇷 · $500

    “Take care of yourselves. Shared with friends too. - Curitiba”

  • Shivam H. Tiwari 🇮🇳 · $250

    “Get well soon. Shared with friends too. - Prayagraj”

  • Francisca Tatiane Correia 🇧🇷 · $250
  • Paula A. Mendoza 🇪🇸 · $200

    “Keep your head up - San Sebastián”

  • Olumide Garba Anyanwu 🇳🇬 · $200
  • Walker J. Munoz 🇨🇦 · $100
  • Antonio A. Torres 🇺🇸 · $100

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

  • Corinne Blanc 🇫🇷 · $100

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

  • Bhavani J. Varadarajan 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Akash N. Shukla 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Rebecca Yaa Gyamfi 🇬🇭 · $100

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

  • Jack N. Hansen 🇺🇸 · $100

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

  • Rosângela Isabela Sampaio 🇧🇷 · $100

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

  • Adhiambo Aisha Musyoka 🇰🇪 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Jade all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Riley Payne 🇬🇧 · $77.50
  • Shrijana Poudel 🇳🇵 · $75

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

  • Emanuele Rizzo 🇮🇹 · $75
  • Mick C. Burns 🇮🇪 · $75

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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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