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Help Shefali get back to civilian life: housing deposit and training
After ten years of service, Shefali is raising funds for a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment.
🇮🇳 Salem, Tamil Nadu, India620 views
I served ten years in the navy and was discharged in 2023 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 deposit on a one-bedroom apartment. The quote I have comes to $550.
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 $550 goes:
• Training provider fees: $195
• Housing deposit and first month: $260
• Transport to appointments: $40
• Essential household items: $55
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Shefali
Quick update: $350 raised so far (64%). we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Receipts coming as soon as I have them. - Shefali
Good news. Because of your gifts ($150 in total) I met with the provider and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Geeta L. Kohli 🇨🇦 · $100
- Olga Inna Alexeev 🇺🇦 · $75
“Thought of Shefali all day after reading this. - Kharkiv”
- Ana Francisca Soares 🇧🇷 · $57
- Alexander Dmitry Semenov 🇺🇦 · $50
- Julián A. Ibarra 🇦🇷 · $50
“Blessings. Thought of Shefali all day after reading this. - Mendoza”
- Audrey Edwards 🇺🇸 · $50
- Noah E. Mason 🇺🇸 · $50
“Hope it all works out. Thought of Shefali all day after reading this.”
- Nikhil D. Tandon 🇮🇳 · $25
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Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Shefali!
It's all in the list in the story. training provider fees is the big one at $195, I'll post a receipt when it's paid. Let me know if you want more detail.
Praying for you, Shefali. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless.
good luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money.