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Aaliyah is a single parent of a teenage son and a daughter in primary school - help us after a sudden redundancy
After a sudden redundancy, Aaliyah is raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school alone and needs $3,950 to stay afloat for 5 months.
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Since a sudden redundancy in May, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a driver, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a bookkeeper in the evenings, which will triple my income by July, but I need to bridge the gap until then.
Some weeks I skip meals so my children can eat. I have never asked anyone for help like this before, and I'm doing it for them.
Once I finish my course, I'll pay it forward.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $3,950 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,250
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,150
• Groceries and school meals: $890
• Course fees and exam costs: $660
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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how is Aaliyah doing now?
wishing you peace, Aaliyah. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out
Stay strong, Aaliyah. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
Praying for you, Aaliyah. This could happen to any of us. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Nottingham.
Good luck, Aaliyah. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Put this on a community board in Guarulhos this morning.
Hope things get better soon, Aaliyah. It takes guts to ask. Well done
I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. After 8 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from Moscow