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Back on our feet: Violet and two young children in Los Angeles
A single mother in Los Angeles needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Violet retrains.
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Last August I went through a house fire, and I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a part-time receptionist, 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 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.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $3,100 goes:
• Rent top-up: $980
• Groceries and school meals: $690
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,430
Ask me anything below before you decide. I'd rather you were sure.
Updates from Violet
Thank you all. We're at 31% now ($969). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
14% there. I made the first payment toward childcare and after-school care. Thank you.
- Luke B. Douglas 🇦🇺 · $20
- Renata Figueiredo 🇧🇷 · $50
- Everett G. Allen 🇺🇸 · $78
“Keep your head up. Hope the November deadline works out. - San Antonio”
- Helena Lewandowski 🇵🇱 · $50
- Matthew T. Henderson 🇺🇸 · $50
- Hathai Nattaya Panyarachun 🇹🇭 · $39
“Every little bit. Gave what I could this week. - Bang Khen”
- Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $25
- Paolo C. De Leon 🇵🇭 · $25
- Garima S. Sethi 🇮🇳 · $15
“Stay strong. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Thane”
- Eric Vincent Adjei 🇬🇭 · $10
- Josiane Vanessa Marques 🇧🇷 · $15
- Eko Candra Suryadi 🇮🇩 · $20
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $10
- Fábio João Almeida 🇧🇷 · $20
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $10
- Kaylee R. Maldonado 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $14
- Ishita C. Mehra 🇮🇳 · $10
- Abhishek S. Seth 🇺🇸 · $20
- Raquel Aparecida Bezerra 🇧🇷 · $15
“From my family to yours. My cousin told me about this one. - Guarulhos”
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Rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.
Good luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Los Angeles.
hang in there, Violet. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. We're a small family in Sacramento but we're thinking of you