Leaving Civilian Job Means Leaving Paycheck

Summary: A twice-deployed Army Reserve service member was determined to seek treatment for his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), but needed help with the bills while he sought medical care.

Situation: The service member served two tours of duty in Iraq. During the second he survived a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack that left him unconscious with TBI and later, PTSD.

Medically discharged from service, this veteran left his civilian job to receive much needed in-patient treatment that would greatly benefit his wife and two young children, along with himself. The family turned USA Cares for help filling the financial gaps.

Action: USA Cares responded swiftly to the family’s request for help with grants that provided for two months’ worth of household expenses including rent, car payment, utilities and food assistance. In all, USA Cares granted the family over $3,000 in assistance.