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Shivam served six years; now needs help to get home
After six years of service, Shivam is raising funds for a deposit on a one-bedroom apartment.
🇨🇦 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada1,374 views
I served six years in the navy and was discharged in 2023 with hearing damage and PTSD. I have been waiting fourteen 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 $4,900.
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 $4,900 goes:
• Training provider fees: $2,400
• Housing deposit and first month: $1,350
• Transport to appointments: $570
• Essential household items: $580
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
Updates from Shivam
14% there. I made the first payment toward essential household items. Thank you.
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5
- Jericho F. Salazar 🇵🇭 · $15
- Michelle H. Navarro 🇵🇭 · $10
- Liliana P. Marshall 🇺🇸 · $10
“Best of luck. - Kansas City”
- Budi Teguh Halim 🇮🇩 · $28
“Happy to help. Gave what I could this week. - Jakarta Barat”
- Omkar W. Mehta 🇮🇳 · $100
“Good luck. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Mangaluru”
- Hazel F. Martinez 🇵🇭 · $20
“Wishing you the best. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Quezon City”
- Ronnie Galang 🇵🇭 · $10
“Good luck. - Bacolod”
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $10
- Jae-won Gun-woo Kwon 🇰🇷 · $100
- Bennett C. Campbell 🇨🇦 · $50
“All the best. I'm in Toronto, thinking of you.”
- Tika Putri Hakim 🇮🇩 · $5
- Elias N. Quincy 🇬🇧 · $10
“Happy to help. Thought of Shivam all day after reading this.”
- Ionuț Sorin Popescu 🇷🇴 · $5
- Mohammed Zakaria Nasser 🇪🇬 · $50
- Paolo Enrico Negri 🇮🇹 · $50
“God bless! - Catania”
- Fatuma Aisha Shayo 🇰🇪 · $25
- Sônia Cláudia Batista 🇧🇷 · $100
- Julian H. Gomez 🇺🇸 · $100
- Anonymous 🇵🇱 · $5
“Be well. I'm in Poznań, thinking of you. - Poznań”
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Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Nottingham.
how is Shivam doing now?
gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Makati.
Hope you get there. After 24 years in construction I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Blessings
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Victoria.
Thank you. If you're in Victoria I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks for asking.
praying for you. Hope you get there. All the best.
Sending strength, Shivam. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
sending love, Shivam. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. All the best.