MoneyFamily & childcareUrgent
Back on our feet: Jennifer and four children in Allentown
After a divorce, Jennifer is raising four children alone and needs $2,650 to stay afloat for 3 months.
Anywhere in the world1,549 views
Since a divorce in August, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a care worker, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a bookkeeper 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.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $2,650 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,250
• Course fees and exam costs: $680
• Childcare and after-school care: $720
If you're reading this, thank you.
- Jennifer
Updates from Jennifer
No updates yet. Supporters are notified when the owner posts one.
- Cheikh Seydou Sylla 🇫🇷 · $100
“Best of luck. Hope the November deadline works out. - Metz”
- Mukasa Wafula Mutua 🇺🇬 · $500
“Rooting for you. Saw your post and had to give. - Gulu”
- Sari Novi Simanjuntak 🇮🇩 · $25
- Okello Collins Kato 🇹🇿 · $14
- Anonymous 🇹🇷 · $50
- Chidinma Lilian Igwe 🇳🇬 · $50
“God bless. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Ikeja”
- Urvashi N. Sheth 🇮🇳 · $341
“Good luck. Only $341 but hope it helps.”
- Étienne Petit 🇲🇦 · $25
- Liliana W. Castillo 🇨🇴 · $250
- Fitri Maya Lubis 🇮🇩 · $200
“Get well soon. From Ubud with love. - Ubud”
- Omar Omar Sultana 🇮🇳 · $50
- Lillian M. Ray 🇦🇺 · $20
“Hope things get better. Gave what I could this week. - Mandurah”
- Zeynep Bayram 🇹🇷 · $30
- Hadi Faisal Hamdan 🇪🇬 · $100
- Hamza Nadeem Gill 🇵🇰 · $10
“Thought of Jennifer all day after reading this. - Islamabad”
- Chloé Dubois 🇫🇷 · $100
- Gbenga Rotimi Tijani 🇳🇬 · $5
- Sônia Simone Dantas 🇧🇷 · $25
- Aisha Maharaj 🇿🇦 · $20
- Michael S. Fuller 🇺🇸 · $20
Reviews
Only people who gave to this need, or whose offer to help was accepted, can review it.
No reviews yet.
Questions & comments
Ask before you give. Email-verified members can comment and ask questions - no donation needed.
Sign in or create a free account to join the conversation.
Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Aurangabad.
Keep going, Jennifer. Shared this with my family. Wish I lived closer to Rockford so I could bring a meal.
Best of luck. Shared it with a few friends. Put this on a community board in Santos this morning. Thinking of Allentown
sending love. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Malmö
I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Gondar.
Good luck, Jennifer. Shared this with my family. All the best
Sending good thoughts, Jennifer. Shared it with a few friends. Don't give up.