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Back on our feet: Elise and a toddler and a seven-year-old in Strasbourg
A single mother in Strasbourg needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Elise retrains.
🇫🇷 Strasbourg, Grand Est, France1,040 views
After a sudden redundancy in March, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a hairdresser, 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 June, 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 $2,550 goes:
• Childcare and after-school care: $640
• Rent top-up: $1,650
• Course fees and exam costs: $260
With deep gratitude,
Elise
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take care, Elise. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Greetings from Quezon City
Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Houston this morning. Thinking of Strasbourg.
Sending strength. Shared this with my family. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money
Thanks for sharing this. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Sent it to 32 people at work.
good luck, Elise. Shared it with a few friends. Take care.
Good luck. This could happen to any of us. Wish I lived closer to Riyadh so I could bring a meal. All the best.