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Rubén served fourteen years; now needs help to get home

An air force veteran in Los Angeles needs help with a vocational welding course and tools after leaving service with hearing damage and PTSD.

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States2,960 views
Rubén T. Arias
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Los Angeles
Josefa served fourteen years in the air force and was discharged in 2023 with hearing damage and PTSD. She has been waiting fourteen months for support, and meanwhile is sleeping at a brother's place. The plan: a vocational welding course and tools. The quote comes to $4,950. Josefa is receiving counseling through the veterans' clinic and is committed to recovery. Structure and a stable place to live are the missing pieces. Money will be paid to the training provider and the landlord directly. Where the $4,950 goes: • Training provider fees: $2,200 • Housing deposit and first month: $1,950 • Transport to appointments: $570 • Essential household items: $230 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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    I was struggling and didn't know where to turn. This person stepped in without hesitation and provided exactly what I needed. Their compassion and expertise made all the difference in my life.

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  • Phương DaoID verified

    Best of luck, Rubén. Hope you get there

    • Fitzroy S. Lewis

      Wishing you peace, Rubén. This could happen to any of us. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. All the best.

      • Mahesh P. TripathiAddress verified

        Thinking of you, Rubén. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted. Love from Nakhon Ratchasima

        • Idris Samir Badawi

          hope it all works out. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Kakamega but we're thinking of you. Blessings.

          • Todd Bennett

            Wishing you peace, Rubén. Hope you get there. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

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