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Back on our feet: Douglas and three children under 5 in Raleigh
A single parent in Raleigh needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Douglas retrains.
🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States997 views
Since a divorce in August, I'm now raising three children under 5 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 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.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $5,250 goes:
• Rent top-up: $2,450
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,650
• Groceries and school meals: $690
• Course fees and exam costs: $460
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Douglas
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- Isaiah A. Cook 🇺🇸 · $25
“Thought of Douglas all day after reading this. - San Antonio”
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- Daria Elena Nikolaev 🇺🇦 · $16
- Kai F. Cohen 🇨🇦 · $25
- Murilo Luís Araújo 🇧🇷 · $75
“Be well. Hope the November deadline works out. - Caxias do Sul”
- Anonymous 🇿🇦 · $68
“Take care of yourselves. Thought of Douglas all day after reading this. - Stellenbosch”
- Queen Modupe Nwachukwu 🇳🇬 · $15
“Hope it all works out. My brother told me about this one. - Epe”
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Good luck. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. All the best.
Praying for you, Douglas. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Cairo so I could bring a meal. Take care.
Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. After 22 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.