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Kylie served six years; now needs help to get home
An engineering corps veteran in San Jose needs help with a first month of rent and transport to job interviews after leaving service with hearing damage and PTSD.
🇺🇸 San Jose, California, United States3,818 views
I served six years in the engineering corps and was discharged in 2025 with hearing damage and PTSD. I have been waiting nine 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 $5,000.
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 $5,000 goes:
• Training provider fees: $2,150
• Housing deposit and first month: $2,100
• Transport to appointments: $260
• Essential household items: $490
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
Updates from Kylie
Thank you all. We're at 54% now ($2,685). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.
We're at 33% thanks to 27 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
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“Thought of Kylie all day after reading this. - Gujranwala”
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“God bless. Thought of Kylie all day after reading this. - Kampala”
- Karan H. Kashyap 🇮🇳 · $75
- Mulyadi Teguh Siahaan 🇮🇩 · $20
“Thought of Kylie all day after reading this. - Bandung”
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“Keep your head up. My mother told me about this one. - Perth”
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Thinking of you and your family, Kylie. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Hubballi.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Greetings from Springfield.
gave what I could, wish it was more. Wish I lived closer to Mandaue so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Jaipur!
Hope this works out for you. After 22 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings
Sending good thoughts, Kylie. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Kingston.
So sorry you're going through this, Kylie. Shared this with my family.
Hope it all works out, Kylie. This could happen to any of us. Don't give up. Greetings from Guarulhos
sending love, Kylie. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings.
Keep going, Kylie. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Houston
shared this with my family. Love from Islamabad
Sending love, Kylie. Hope this works out for you. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Sapporo.
Shared this with my family. Greetings from Katowice.
I hope things turn around soon. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Nakuru.
Hope things get better soon, Kylie. It takes guts to ask. Well done!
Stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. My neighbor in Augusta donated after I showed her your page. God bless.
Shared it with a few friends. Greetings from Agra.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Galle donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.
Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 13 years ago and strangers helped me out. Love from Bakersfield.
I hope things turn around soon. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Love from Augsburg