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Colette is a single parent of a toddler and a seven-year-old - help us after a sudden redundancy

After a sudden redundancy, Colette is raising a toddler and a seven-year-old alone and needs $2,550 to stay afloat for 6 months.

🇫🇷 Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France, France2,242 views
Colette Amélie Robin
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Boulogne-Billancourt
After a sudden redundancy in April, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a school kitchen assistant, 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 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. Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts. Where the $2,550 goes: • Rent top-up: $720 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,150 • Course fees and exam costs: $680 Every share and every dollar helps.
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    “Hope this helps. Only $250 but hope it helps. - Salvador”

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    “Wish I could do more. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Augusta”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Latina”

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  • Sophie Camille Picard 🇫🇷 · $64

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope the July deadline works out. - Boulogne-Billancourt”

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    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Colette all day after reading this. - Port Harcourt”

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    “Praying for you. Hope the July deadline works out. - Yonkers”

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    “Good luck. Hope the July deadline works out. - Hồ Chí Minh City”

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    “Good luck. Thought of Colette all day after reading this. - Sydney”

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    “Hope it all works out. Hope the July deadline works out. - Mwanza”

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    “Hope the July deadline works out. - George”

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  • Tayyaba Mahnoor Abbasi

    Wishing you the best, Colette. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Boulogne-Billancourt!

    • Joy Rafiq Mahmud

      Hope things get better soon, Colette. This could happen to any of us. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Thinking of Boulogne-Billancourt

      • Maverick M. GibsonQuestion

        is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Colette.

        • Regina Luciana MeloID verified

          Rooting for you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'm in nursing myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. God bless

          • Wanjiru Caroline Mbwambo

            Sending love. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My husband and I read this together

            • Agnès Émilie Huet

              Wishing you peace, Colette. Hope you get there. Greetings from Mysuru.

              • Usha Singh

                Hope things get better soon, Colette. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together.

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