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Help Aileen get through 3 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school

After a divorce, Aileen is raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school alone and needs $650 to stay afloat for 3 months.

🇵🇭 Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines907 views
Aileen Rodriguez
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Quezon City
Last July I went through a divorce, and I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school 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 medical coder in the evenings, which will triple my income by October, 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 $650 goes: • Rent top-up: $310 • Course fees and exam costs: $130 • Childcare and after-school care: $210 I hope life is good to you.

Updates from Aileen

  1. Small update. $199 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

  2. Small update. $159 so far, the plan for course fees and exam costs is now scheduled.

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  • take care. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Thinking of Quezon City.

    • Hang in there, Aileen. Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double

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