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Back on our feet: Elijah and four children in St. Petersburg
Elijah and four children need a bridge to stability after a house fire.
🇺🇸 Florida, United States2,834 views
After a house fire in November, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a driver, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a pharmacy technician in the evenings, which will triple my income by January, 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 $4,050 goes:
• Childcare and after-school care: $660
• Course fees and exam costs: $680
• Rent top-up: $2,710
I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
- Elijah
Updates from Elijah
Small update. $1,188 so far, we've started the first stage. - Elijah
- Mutua David Mbwambo 🇰🇪 · $200
“Thought of Elijah all day after reading this. - Embakasi”
- Raymond Ayala 🇦🇺 · $200
“Happy to help. I'm in Gold Coast, thinking of you. - Gold Coast”
- Anonymous 🇻🇳 · $100
- Mubashir Zeeshan Baig 🇵🇰 · $100
- Davi Samuel Lacerda 🇧🇷 · $80
“Hope this helps. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Salvador”
- Manuel G. Luna 🇦🇷 · $78
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $75
- Jorge M. Santos 🇨🇴 · $75
- Yến Yến Bui 🇺🇸 · $75
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $69.50
- Sagar Krishna Baral 🇳🇵 · $61
- Dong Ping He 🇨🇦 · $59
“God bless. My neighbor told me about this one. - Mississauga”
- Seda Selin Çelik 🇹🇷 · $50
- Courtney S. Wade 🇺🇸 · $50
- Sabina Pooja Thapa 🇳🇵 · $50
- Paul Peter Tembo 🇰🇪 · $50
- Jennifer S. Simmons 🇬🇧 · $50
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $50
“All the best. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Thiruvananthapuram”
- Tayo Okechukwu Igwe 🇳🇬 · $50
- Rowan K. Harris 🇺🇸 · $50
“Hope things get better. Please keep us posted. - Augusta”
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Hang in there, Elijah. Hope this works out for you
Sending strength. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Blessings
I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Cairo!
stay strong, Elijah. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
Thanks for sharing this. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Manila.
A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. We're a small family in Cardiff but we're thinking of you. Take care
Sending strength, Elijah. 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. Blessings.
A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. God bless