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Help Ryan get back to civilian life: housing deposit and training
Ryan served eight years in the engineering corps; $3,400 would cover a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment.
🇺🇸 Toledo, Ohio, United States3,566 views
I served eight years in the engineering corps and was discharged in 2022 with post-traumatic stress. I have been waiting eleven months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place.
I have a plan: a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment. The quote I have comes to $3,400.
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 $3,400 goes:
• Training provider fees: $2,500
• Transport to appointments: $360
• Essential household items: $540
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Ryan
Quick update: $1,375 raised so far (40%). the plan for essential household items is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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Thanks for sharing this, Ryan. Hope this works out for you. I have a 11 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Toledo.
Keep going. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
Thinking of you, Ryan. Hope you get there
Thinking of you, Ryan. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Take care, Ryan. Hope you get there. All the best.
you're not alone. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
stay strong, Ryan. This could happen to any of us. Take care
Take care, Ryan. This could happen to any of us.
Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Campinas
sending good thoughts. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Thủ Đức.
this could happen to any of us. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. Love from Quezon City.