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Back on our feet: Anna and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school in Buffalo
Anna and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school need a bridge to stability after a house fire.
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Last August I went through a house fire, and I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a part-time receptionist, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a medical coder in the evenings, which will triple my income by November, 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 $3,200 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,400
• Groceries and school meals: $750
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,050
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Anna
Updates from Anna
We're at 15% thanks to 16 of you. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
Update from Buffalo: I made the first payment toward childcare and after-school care. We're at 27% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
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Thinking of you and your family, Anna. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.
Keep going, Anna. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Kathmandu
Hope things get better soon. Shared it with a few friends. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Love from Lahore
Keep going. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. My husband and I read this together