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Back on our feet: Owen and two young children in Rochester
A single mother in Rochester needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Owen retrains.
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After the death of my husband in May, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a school kitchen assistant, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as an electrician 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.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $3,250 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,150
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,550
• Groceries and school meals: $550
If you're reading this, thank you.
Updates from Owen
We're at 21% thanks to 17 of you. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.
- Ritu R. Jain 🇨🇦 · $67.50
“Wishing you the best. Hope the July deadline works out. - Mississauga”
- Ifeoma Ifeoma Kalu 🇳🇬 · $59
- Elsa Intan Tanoto 🇮🇩 · $30
“Be well. My sister told me about this one. - Surakarta”
- Segun Nonso Yakubu 🇳🇬 · $20
- Supriya J. Shah 🇮🇳 · $15
- Łukasz Piotr Zalewski 🇵🇱 · $21
“Rooting for you. Shared with friends too. - Wrocław”
- Terry Delgado 🇺🇸 · $3.50
“Thought of Owen all day after reading this. - Oakland”
- Awhina Whaanga 🇳🇿 · $20
- Noémie Le Gall 🇨🇦 · $100
- Caterina Guerra 🇮🇹 · $10
- Shinji Suzuki 🇯🇵 · $100
- Ana J. Escobar 🇺🇸 · $13.50
- Anderson Fábio Brito 🇧🇷 · $10
- Nazrul Mukherjee 🇮🇳 · $100
- Paolo H. Enriquez 🇵🇭 · $10
- Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $15
- Noah W. Montgomery 🇬🇧 · $5
“Hope it all works out. I'm in Newport, thinking of you.”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
- Mabel Abigail Addo 🇬🇭 · $5
- Hugo C. Robles 🇲🇽 · $36
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Take care, Owen. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
Sending good thoughts. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Greetings from Nha Trang
praying for you. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. It's not much but it's yours.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. Love from Durham.
praying for you, Owen. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. I hope July is when things finally get easier.
hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Lapu-Lapu so I could bring a meal. Greetings from New York
Thanks for sharing this, Owen. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Greetings from Belo Horizonte.