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Gabriela is a single parent of two young children - help us after a divorce
After a divorce, Gabriela is raising two young children alone and needs $1,000 to stay afloat for 3 months.
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After a divorce in August, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a medical coder 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 $1,000 goes:
• Course fees and exam costs: $200
• Rent top-up: $600
• Groceries and school meals: $200
Thanks for reading all this.
Updates from Gabriela
Thank you all. We're at 50% now ($501). I'm honestly stunned. I made the first payment toward groceries and school meals.
- Fionn K. Quinn 🇮🇪 · $50
- Mercedes S. Jiménez 🇲🇽 · $50
- Rohit K. Bhavsar 🇮🇳 · $50
- Elaine Edilene Rezende 🇧🇷 · $50.50
- Nadia Tannous 🇪🇬 · $50
- Gianna C. Willis 🇨🇦 · $45.50
- Anonymous 🇳🇵 · $5
- Aarón M. Mendoza 🇨🇴 · $25
“Hope it all works out. Hope you get the rest soon. - Envigado”
- Hüseyin Mehmet Aydın 🇹🇷 · $10
- Viviane Fernanda Duarte 🇧🇷 · $35
- Gleb Anton Orlov 🇺🇦 · $200
- Chang-min In-ho Ha 🇺🇸 · $10
“Hang in there. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Salem”
- Layla Lubna Ghanem 🇬🇧 · $25
- Kamol Nattapong Buranasiri 🇹🇭 · $50
“God bless. Small amount but sent with love. - Khon Kaen”
- Shahid Fahad Sandhu 🇵🇰 · $10
- Carter F. Navarro 🇺🇸 · $10
- Axel B. Washington 🇳🇿 · $10
“God bless. Thought of Gabriela all day after reading this. - Auckland”
- Sumon Tareq Barua 🇧🇩 · $10
- Zenaida E. Abad 🇵🇭 · $25
“Sending love. Thought of Gabriela all day after reading this. - Manila”
- Cristiane Josiane Araújo 🇧🇷 · $20
“Sending love! - Maringá”
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Rooting for you. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best.
Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Coyoacán.
your post was clear and honest. Thinking of San Cristóbal de las Casas!
best of luck, Gabriela. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together.