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Mateo served eight years; now needs help to get home
An air force veteran in Parramatta needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with a service-related knee injury.
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I served eight years in the air force and was discharged in 2023 with a service-related knee injury. I have been waiting nine months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place.
I have a plan: a vocational welding course and tools. The quote I have comes to $4,450.
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 $4,450 goes:
• Essential household items: $580
• Transport to appointments: $540
• Training provider fees: $3,330
I hope life is good to you.
- Mateo
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Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Parramatta
Thank you. If you're in Parramatta I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great.
Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Vancouver.
Wishing you peace. Looking forward to the next update. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.
Hang in there, Mateo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Take care
What's already covered and what's the $4,450 for?
Good luck. Hope you get there. I'll check back for the next update. God bless.
You're not alone. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Accra.
you're not alone, Mateo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Richards Bay.
Hope it all works out, Mateo. Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Nairobi this morning.
Keep going, Mateo. Hope you get there. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.