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Help Ximena get back to civilian life: housing deposit and training
After eight years of service, Ximena is raising funds for a first month of rent and transport to job interviews.
🇺🇸 Fresno, California, United States1,199 views
I served eight years in the air force and was discharged in 2023 with a traumatic brain injury. I have been waiting seven months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place.
I have a plan: a first month of rent and transport to job interviews. The quote I have comes to $4,200.
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 $4,200 goes:
• Training provider fees: $1,450
• Housing deposit and first month: $1,750
• Transport to appointments: $300
• Essential household items: $700
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Ximena
Updates from Ximena
Good news. Because of your gifts ($102 in total) the plan for training provider fees is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $25
- Kamrul Jahid Talukder 🇧🇩 · $76
“Keep your head up. Hope the April deadline works out. - Dhaka”
- Usha F. Sandhu 🇮🇳 · $10
- Kemi Adaeze Ogunbanjo 🇳🇬 · $50
- Genet Wegayehu Assefa 🇪🇹 · $25
- Gabriela Simone Cardoso 🇧🇷 · $10
“Get well soon. I'm in Contagem, thinking of you. - Contagem”
- Nattaya Malee Srisai 🇹🇭 · $100
“Stay strong. Thought of Ximena all day after reading this. - Bangkok”
- Aria Calloway 🇬🇧 · $10
- Ngozi Titilayo Obi 🇳🇬 · $20
- Sylvie Gautier 🇲🇦 · $12
- Nathalie Dominique Garcia 🇨🇦 · $50
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Ximena all day after reading this. - London”
- Chukwuemeka Bolaji Uzor 🇳🇬 · $10
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gave what I could, wish it was more. Sent it to 32 people at work. Take care.
Take care, Ximena. Shared this with my family.
Keep going, Ximena. Gave what I could, wish it was more. After 29 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything.
Your post was clear and honest. Sent it to 27 people at work. Blessings!
Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. Love from Riyadh.