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Eli is a single parent of a teenage son and a daughter in primary school - help us after a long illness
Eli and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school need a bridge to stability after a long illness.
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom665 views
After a long illness in April, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a care worker, 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 August, 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 $1,650 goes:
• Groceries and school meals: $600
• Childcare and after-school care: $770
• Course fees and exam costs: $280
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- Ibrahim Michael Tijani 🇳🇬 · $250
“From my family to yours. Hope the August deadline works out. - Port Harcourt”
- Raymond F. Watts 🇺🇸 · $77
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- Nazrul Zahid Haque 🇮🇳 · $62
“All the best. Thought of Eli all day after reading this. - Mumbai”
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- Emon Arif Sultana 🇧🇩 · $50
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- Taylor Diaz 🇨🇦 · $30
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- Barry Maguire 🇮🇪 · $25
“Hope things get better. Thought of Eli all day after reading this. - Dublin”
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $25
“Wishing you the best. Hope the August deadline works out. - Munich”
- Tharun M. Swamy 🇮🇳 · $20
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- Arthur Ricardo Moraes 🇧🇷 · $10
“Hope this helps. Thought of Eli all day after reading this. - São Paulo”
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“Happy to help. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Jabalpur”
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Sending love, Eli. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Thinking of Birmingham.
Best of luck. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Birmingham
Thinking of you and your family. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
You're not alone, Eli. It takes guts to ask. Well done. It's not much but it's yours.
thanks for sharing this, Eli. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
take care, Eli. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Santa Fe.
So sorry you're going through this. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Birmingham.
wishing you peace. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of Birmingham.
Sending love. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.
you're not alone, Eli. Hope this works out for you. Take care.
Keep going, Eli. It takes guts to ask. Well done. After 13 years in retail I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Birmingham.
praying for you, Eli. This could happen to any of us. God bless.
I hope things turn around soon. After 26 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Birmingham