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Back on our feet: Tian and four children in Los Angeles

A single parent in Los Angeles needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Tian retrains.

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Tian Dong Zhou
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Los Angeles
Last August I went through a long illness, and I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a cleaner, 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 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. Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown. Where the $4,750 goes: • Rent top-up: $2,000 • Childcare and after-school care: $950 • Groceries and school meals: $1,300 • Course fees and exam costs: $500 Thank you so much. - Tian
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Tian

  1. Small update. $345 so far, I made the first payment toward rent top-up.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($962 in total) the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,287 in total) the plan for course fees and exam costs is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Rohan L. Chavan 🇮🇳 · $140
  • Esther Aliyu 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Ella H. Thomas 🇨🇦 · $100
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  • Lorenzo W. Aguilar 🇦🇷 · $100
  • Shirley A. Lucas 🇺🇸 · $100
  • Nathan Olivier Louis 🇫🇷 · $100

    “Praying for you. Hope the November deadline works out. - Rennes”

  • Emmanuel Papa Frimpong 🇬🇭 · $57

    “Hope things get better. Only $57 but hope it helps. - Madina”

  • Kayode Lanre Oyelaran 🇳🇬 · $55
  • Imran Faruk Miah 🇧🇩 · $53
  • Ife Efe Mba 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Luciana Ferreira 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope the November deadline works out. - Maringá”

  • Ana K. Cordero 🇪🇸 · $50

    “Thought of Tian all day after reading this. - Móstoles”

  • Zlata Medvedev 🇷🇺 · $50

    “Happy to help. My brother told me about this one. - Saint Petersburg”

  • Sofía H. Soto 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Sending love. Only $50 but hope it helps. - Peoria”

  • Cláudio Antônio Cavalcanti 🇧🇷 · $38

    “You got this. Saw your post and had to give. - Olinda”

  • Orlando P. Magsaysay 🇵🇭 · $30
  • Isabella C. McBride 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Best of luck. Small amount but sent with love. - Cambridge”

  • Githinji Paul Ngowi 🇹🇿 · $30
  • Jameson Watkins 🇺🇸 · $30

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  • Harold A. Vasquez

    Hope things get better soon, Tian. Shared this with my family. God bless.

    • Yan Yao

      Thinking of you, Tian. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. My neighbor in Glasgow donated after I showed her your page

      • Dương Duy Chau

        Good luck, Tian. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Faisalabad.

        • Nghĩa Quang Lam

          Sending strength, Tian. Hope you get there. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Thinking of Los Angeles.

          • Cora L. Wood

            Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Put this on a community board in East London this morning. God bless

            • Vikash D. Reddy

              hope things get better soon. Hope you get there. Greetings from Makati

              • Tatiane Vieira

                Hang in there. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Glasgow

                • Victoria B. Stephens

                  Rooting for you, Tian. Shared this with my family. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

                  $1,817 raised of $4,750

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