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Back on our feet: Quinn and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school in Rochester
A single father in Rochester needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Quinn retrains.
🇺🇸 Rochester, New York, United States1,268 views
Last July I went through my partner leaving, and I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a driver, 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 October, 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 $4,450 goes:
• Rent top-up: $2,050
• Childcare and after-school care: $620
• Groceries and school meals: $1,150
• Course fees and exam costs: $630
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
Updates from Quinn
We're at 13% thanks to 11 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.
- Derek P. Grant 🇺🇸 · $100
- Luiz Ronaldo Vasconcelos 🇧🇷 · $100
- Yewande Aisha Jimoh 🇳🇬 · $100
- Sophia C. Peterson 🇳🇿 · $100
- Sevgi Aktaş 🇹🇷 · $75
- Mateo A. Ríos 🇨🇴 · $75
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $56
- Ryota Tomoya Miyamoto 🇯🇵 · $50
- Ramesh T. Soni 🇮🇳 · $49
- Sita T. Bansal 🇺🇸 · $45
- Athumani Rashidi 🇰🇪 · $41
- Mandla M. Molefe 🇿🇦 · $25
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $25
“Get well soon. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Lafayette”
- Reem Lubna Hamdan 🇸🇦 · $20
- Gabriel Mateus Nascimento 🇧🇷 · $20
“Wish I could do more. Small amount but sent with love. - Rio de Janeiro”
- Marina Petrenko 🇺🇦 · $10
“Sending love. Hope the October deadline works out. - Kyiv”
- Sơn Dương Vo 🇺🇸 · $10
- Bukola Damilola Alabi 🇳🇬 · $10
“Get well soon. Thought of Quinn all day after reading this. - Gwagwalada”
- Paraskevi Ioanna Theodorou 🇬🇷 · $10
- Anonymous 🇰🇷 · $10
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Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Wish I lived closer to Hyderabad so I could bring a meal
Best of luck, Quinn. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. God bless.
Sending love. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Love from Thane
Stay strong. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Rochester.
Thinking of you. Your post was clear and honest. Don't give up. Blessings.
So sorry you're going through this. Looking forward to the next update. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Love from Medellín.