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Back on our feet: Natalie and a toddler and a seven-year-old in Memphis
A single parent in Memphis needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Natalie retrains.
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After a long illness in January, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a retail cashier, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a medical coder 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.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $4,400 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,500
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,350
• Groceries and school meals: $620
• Course fees and exam costs: $930
Thank you for reading my story.
Updates from Natalie
Quick update: $682 raised so far (16%). we've started the first stage. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $250
- Asher P. Williamson 🇦🇺 · $250
“Thought of Natalie all day after reading this. - Newcastle”
- Ayesha Nargis Akter 🇮🇳 · $200
- Aarti D. Naik 🇮🇳 · $131
“Hope this helps. From Thrissur with love.”
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
- Pongsak Apichart Udomsak 🇹🇭 · $100
- Pankaj G. Kapoor 🇮🇳 · $100
- Zoe S. Welch 🇬🇧 · $100
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $100
“Thinking of you. Small amount but sent with love. - Thrissur”
- Mousumi Fatema Hasan 🇮🇳 · $100
“Thinking of you. Thought of Natalie all day after reading this. - Mumbai”
- Noel R. Pascual 🇵🇭 · $75
- Jae-hyun Seo-jun Shim 🇰🇷 · $67
“Hang in there. Please keep us posted. - Mapo”
- Michelle B. Duran 🇨🇦 · $50
- Gayathri L. Anand 🇮🇳 · $50
- Ga-eun Min-ji Jang 🇰🇷 · $50
- Rohit T. Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 · $50
- Joanna Anna Malinowski 🇵🇱 · $30
- Aarav Mehra 🇮🇳 · $30
“Stay strong. Thought of Natalie all day after reading this. - Aurangabad”
- Priya S. Zulu 🇿🇦 · $25
- Revathi G. Das 🇮🇳 · $25
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wishing you peace, Natalie. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Ann Arbor.
you're not alone. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Memphis
Keep going, Natalie. Looking forward to the next update.
Thinking of you. Hope you get there. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Love from Nottingham.
Praying for you, Natalie. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Campinas
Wishing you peace, Natalie. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. My neighbor in Nashik donated after I showed her your page. Take care
Take care. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Greetings from Regensburg.
hang in there, Natalie. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.