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Back on our feet: Ana and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school in Cluj-Napoca

A single mother in Cluj-Napoca needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Ana retrains.

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Ana Lavinia Stan
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Cluj-Napoca
Since the death of my husband in January, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a retail cashier, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a teaching assistant in the evenings, which will triple my income by May, 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 $1,500 goes: • Rent top-up: $440 • Childcare and after-school care: $510 • Groceries and school meals: $320 • Course fees and exam costs: $230 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Ana

  1. We're at 64% thanks to 33 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($631 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 24% now ($355). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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  • Kavitha Hegde 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Emery H. Perez 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Manuel L. Ibarra 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Hope things get better. Hope the May deadline works out. - Savannah”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Iwona Emilia Adamczyk 🇵🇱 · $75

    “Blessings. Been where you're, it gets better. - Radom”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $60.50
  • Paul Lukas Brandt 🇩🇪 · $50
  • Amparo K. Ortiz 🇪🇸 · $50
  • Ngọc Ngân Cao 🇻🇳 · $50

    “Sending love. Thought of Ana all day after reading this. - Hồ Chí Minh City”

  • Daniela P. Martínez 🇪🇸 · $50
  • Theodore N. Curtis 🇦🇺 · $50

    “Thinking of you. Shared with friends too. - Brisbane”

  • Alejandro K. Castillo 🇦🇷 · $50
  • Théo Guillaume 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $50

    “You got this. Thought of Ana all day after reading this. - Quezon City”

  • Karolina Rutkowski 🇵🇱 · $50

    “Thinking of you. Thought of Ana all day after reading this. - Kraków”

  • Tammy G. Wang 🇬🇧 · $50
  • Eda Gül Çelik 🇹🇷 · $50
  • Shefali Jannat Alam 🇧🇩 · $39

    “Keep your head up. Only $39 but hope it helps. - Comilla”

  • Liliana A. Wells 🇺🇸 · $36
  • Anjali F. Pandey 🇮🇳 · $32

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  • Antônia Cristiane Teixeira

    Hope things get better soon. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Greetings from Austin

    • Kumara Isuru GunawardenaPhoto verified

      Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Birmingham.

      • Xuân Ngọc Ly

        Wishing you the best. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Thinking of Cluj-Napoca.

        • Geneviève Louise Chevalier

          Thanks for sharing this, Ana. I hope things turn around soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day!

          • Samuel Wells

            Best of luck, Ana. I hope things turn around soon

            • Liam T. Hoffman

              So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from The Hague.

              • Viraj Chaminda Tennakoon

                Hope things get better soon. Your post was clear and honest. Don't give up. Love from Arusha.

                • Murugan C. Rathnam

                  Hang in there, Ana. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Cluj-Napoca.

                  • Aurora S. VazquezAddress verified

                    hope it all works out, Ana. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Thinking of Cluj-Napoca.

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