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Back on our feet: Jamal and a toddler and a seven-year-old in Kingston

A single parent in Kingston needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Jamal retrains.

🇯🇲 Kingston, Kingston, Jamaica2,179 views
Jamal W. Henry
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Kingston
After a sudden redundancy in March, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a school kitchen assistant, 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 July, 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 $1,050 goes: • Childcare and after-school care: $450 • Groceries and school meals: $210 • Rent top-up: $390 Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot. - Jamal
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Jamal

  1. We're at 79% thanks to 14 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.

  2. Quick update: $774 raised so far (74%). I made the first payment toward groceries and school meals. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($156 in total) the plan for childcare and after-school care is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

Donations

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  • Akinyi Adhiambo Simiyu 🇰🇪 · $200
  • Rocío R. Domínguez 🇺🇸 · $75
  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $33
  • Opio Ssebuliba 🇰🇪 · $39.50
  • Meena F. Mehra 🇮🇳 · $10
  • Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $10
  • Wyatt G. Lane 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Teodoro N. Magsaysay 🇵🇭 · $10
  • Mehul Karandikar 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Best of luck. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Kozhikode”

  • Juan G. Marquez 🇵🇭 · $17
  • Ksenia Milena Ilyin 🇷🇺 · $10
  • Michael Stein 🇩🇪 · $30
  • Jameson Nelson 🇨🇦 · $10

    “Every little bit. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Gatineau”

  • Andrzej Henryk Zakrzewski 🇵🇱 · $10

    “Keep your head up. Hope the July deadline works out. - Kraków”

  • Víctor G. Ruiz 🇺🇸 · $5
  • Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $15

    “Thought of Jamal all day after reading this. - Bursa”

  • Shireen W. Williams 🇿🇦 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $30
  • Eduardo H. Pacheco 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Blessing Ifeoma Uzor 🇳🇬 · $25

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  • Everton E. Francis

    Best of luck, Jamal. I hope things turn around soon.

    • Kumar Chettiar

      You're not alone, Jamal. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

      • Viviane Antônia Prado

        take care, Jamal. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust.

        • Senthil G. Gowda

          Sending love, Jamal. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Tema.

          • Mutua Mutua Mollel

            Wishing you peace, Jamal. I hope things turn around soon. God bless!

            • Maliha Taslima ParvezPhoto verified

              Thinking of you and your family, Jamal. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too

              • Autumn N. Navarro

                So sorry you're going through this, Jamal. It takes guts to ask. Well done. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry

                • Lungile F. Van Wyk

                  Rooting for you, Jamal. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.

                  • Rolf Magnus Nilsson

                    sending love, Jamal. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. All the best

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