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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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Violet C. Lucas
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Los Angeles
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.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Violet

  1. Thank you all. We're at 31% now ($969). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. 14% there. I made the first payment toward childcare and after-school care. Thank you.

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  • Komal M. Mishra 🇮🇳 · $200
  • Naliaka Mary Mwakyusa 🇰🇪 · $200
  • Everett G. Allen 🇺🇸 · $78

    “Keep your head up. Hope the November deadline works out. - San Antonio”

  • Gifty Diana Owusu 🇬🇭 · $75

    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Violet all day after reading this. - Accra”

  • Renata Figueiredo 🇧🇷 · $50
  • Helena Lewandowski 🇵🇱 · $50
  • Matthew T. Henderson 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Nathan M. Clark 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Liliana C. Rios 🇬🇧 · $50

    “From my family to yours. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Liverpool”

  • Hailey Stanley 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Rooting for you. Hope you get the rest soon. - Dundee”

  • Hathai Nattaya Panyarachun 🇹🇭 · $39

    “Every little bit. Gave what I could this week. - Bang Khen”

  • Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $25
  • Paolo C. De Leon 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Tanvir Abdul Ahmed 🇧🇩 · $25
  • Ye-eun Ye-jin Yang 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Rizky Santoso 🇮🇩 · $25
  • Cornelis Willem Peeters 🇳🇱 · $25
  • Jocelyn B. Warren 🇺🇸 · $25
  • Loan Ho 🇻🇳 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $25

    “Hope this helps. Been where you're, it gets better. - Santa Rosa”

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  • Carolina N. Flores

    Rooting for you. Looking forward to the next update. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.

    • Eko Yoga SuryadiVerified organization

      Good luck. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Los Angeles.

      • Viktor Komarov

        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

        $1,430 raised of $3,100

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