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Back on our feet: Claudia and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school in St. Petersburg

After a divorce, Claudia is raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school alone and needs $3,250 to stay afloat for 5 months.

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Claudia B. Herrera
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St. Petersburg
After a divorce in June, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a web developer in the evenings, which will triple my income by October, 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. Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown. Where the $3,250 goes: • Rent top-up: $2,000 • Childcare and after-school care: $890 • Course fees and exam costs: $360 You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it. - Claudia
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Claudia

  1. Thank you all. We're at 33% now ($1,061). I'm honestly stunned. the plan for rent top-up is now scheduled.

  2. We're at 21% thanks to 12 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

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  • Alice P. Wheeler 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Léa Monique Roussel 🇫🇷 · $28.50
  • Adaeze Khadija Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Blessings. Thought of Claudia all day after reading this. - Kano”

  • Lyudmila Oksana Nikolaev 🇷🇺 · $50
  • Galina Maryna Yakovlev 🇺🇦 · $10
  • Wanjiru Akoth Tumusiime 🇰🇪 · $5
  • Chai Dusit Thammasat 🇹🇭 · $75

    “Take care of yourselves. Been where you're, it gets better. - Khon Kaen”

  • Uchenna Adebayo 🇳🇬 · $10
  • Carol G. Carpenter 🇺🇸 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Sophia Wong 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Gustavo J. Medina 🇺🇸 · $100

    “You got this. Thought of Claudia all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

  • Bongani L. Adams 🇿🇦 · $9

    “Hope the October deadline works out. - Gqeberha”

  • Sachin E. Dubey 🇮🇳 · $100

    “Blessings. From Gaya with love.”

  • Rashid G. Mokoena 🇿🇦 · $15
  • Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $5.50
  • Sébastien Marc Deschamps 🇫🇷 · $25
  • Andrew J. Hill 🇦🇺 · $10
  • Andi Reza Sutanto 🇮🇩 · $15

    “Stay strong. Hope the October deadline works out. - Semarang”

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  • Nafula Caroline Githinji

    Take care. I hope things turn around soon. My husband and I read this together. Thinking of St. Petersburg

    • Ethan C. Garza

      Thinking of you, Claudia. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

      $1,728.50 raised of $3,250

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