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Veteran in need: Emma's next mission is stability

An engineering corps veteran in Los Angeles needs help with a trained service dog and handler course after leaving service with a back injury.

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Emma N. Joyner
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Los Angeles
I served eight years in the engineering corps and was discharged in 2024 with a back injury. I have been waiting seven months for support, and meanwhile I'm sleeping at my brother's place. I have a plan: a trained service dog and handler course. The quote I have comes to $4,550. 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 $4,550 goes: • Training provider fees: $2,200 • Essential household items: $570 • Housing deposit and first month: $1,780 Thanks for being kind about this. - Emma

Updates from Emma

  1. Update from Los Angeles: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 70% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Quick update: $2,484 raised so far (55%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Quick update: $925 raised so far (20%). the plan for training provider fees is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  • Bryan C. Pangilinan 🇵🇭 · $100
  • Oliver D. James 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $30
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Vy Thu Ly 🇻🇳 · $5
  • Josiah Brennan 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Joseph Macharia Byaruhanga 🇹🇿 · $5

    “Good luck. Thought of Emma all day after reading this. - Dodoma”

  • Frank E. Hughes 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Sebastián F. Treviño 🇲🇽 · $47.50
  • Abdul Arif Mukherjee 🇮🇳 · $10

    “From my family to yours. Shared with friends too. - Patna”

  • Taghreed Duha Rashid 🇺🇸 · $5

    “Praying for you. Only $5 but hope it helps. - Augusta”

  • Yan Xiang Guo 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Keep your head up. Thought of Emma all day after reading this. - Sacramento”

  • Francisco Anderson Freitas 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Keep your head up. I'm in Maringá, thinking of you. - Maringá”

  • Carmela M. Lopez 🇵🇭 · $25

    “Wishing you the best. My father told me about this one. - Angeles”

  • Radha A. Bansal 🇮🇳 · $25
  • Jabu P. Mokoena 🇿🇦 · $200
  • Amanda Larissa Rezende 🇧🇷 · $27.50

    “Only $28 but hope it helps. - Rio de Janeiro”

  • Beatrice Cristina Messina 🇮🇹 · $10

    “Praying for you. My colleague told me about this one. - Rome”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Kipchoge Otieno Ssemwogerere 🇰🇪 · $50

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  • Good luck. Your post was clear and honest. Love from Adama

    • stay strong. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

      • Omer Zeeshan PashaPhoto verified

        Hope things get better soon, Emma. Hope this works out for you.

        • Keep going. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Los Angeles!

          • Wishing you the best, Emma. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 13 people at work

            • Thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

              • Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Greetings from Hyderabad

                • Hang in there. Shared this with my family. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Los Angeles.

                  • Rooting for you, Emma. Hope you get there. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Los Angeles

                    • Sending good thoughts, Emma. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Grand Rapids so I could bring a meal. Greetings from Mysuru.

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