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Back on our feet: Brooklyn and four children in Townsville
After a sudden redundancy, Brooklyn is raising four children alone and needs $3,450 to stay afloat for 5 months.
🇦🇺 4817, Townsville, Queensland, Australia3,361 views
After a sudden redundancy in March, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a care worker, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a dental nurse 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 $3,450 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,800
• Childcare and after-school care: $580
• Groceries and school meals: $650
• Course fees and exam costs: $420
I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support.
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rooting for you. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Greetings from Ibadan!
Hope it all works out, Brooklyn. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Arlington
rooting for you, Brooklyn. I hope things turn around soon. I'm in accounting myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you.
Praying for you, Brooklyn. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Newport but we're thinking of you.
Hope things get better soon. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Zaporizhzhia.
rooting for you, Brooklyn. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Please keep us posted.
This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Utrecht.
sending love, Brooklyn. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.
You're not alone, Brooklyn. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes
Best of luck, Brooklyn. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
rooting for you, Brooklyn. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless
Stay strong. This could happen to any of us. Put this on a community board in Fresno this morning.
you're not alone, Brooklyn. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Greetings from Accra.
Sending good thoughts, Brooklyn. I hope things turn around soon. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Take care.
Take care, Brooklyn. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Love from Quezon City
So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. My father had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Love from Saint-Étienne.
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Thinking of Townsville.
Sending strength, Brooklyn. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Townsville.
Hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Shreveport.
So sorry you're going through this, Brooklyn. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.
Take care. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.