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Back on our feet: Lena and a toddler and a seven-year-old in Hamburg

A single mother in Hamburg needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Lena retrains.

🇩🇪 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany1,316 views
Lena Andrea Meier
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Hamburg
After my partner leaving in February, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a teaching assistant in the evenings, which will triple my income by May, 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 $2,700 goes: • Rent top-up: $1,050 • Childcare and after-school care: $730 • Groceries and school meals: $640 • Course fees and exam costs: $280 Thank you so much. - Lena
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Lena

  1. Thank you all. We're at 11% now ($285). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage. - Lena

  2. We're at 6% thanks to 5 of you. I made the first payment toward rent top-up. More news soon.

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