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Help Christian get through 6 hard months with three children under 11

A single father in Bristol needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Christian retrains.

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Christian A. Thompson
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Bristol
After a house fire in August, I'm now raising three children under 11 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 pharmacy technician 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 $2,300 goes: โ€ข Rent top-up: $1,050 โ€ข Groceries and school meals: $580 โ€ข Course fees and exam costs: $670 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Christian

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($542 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($263 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $20

    โ€œBe well. Hope the October deadline works out. - Gangnamโ€

  • Rin Mio Hirano ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ยท $5

    โ€œBlessings. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Nagoyaโ€

  • Akash D. Mishra ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $25

    โ€œThought of Christian all day after reading this. - Aurangabadโ€

  • Lan Ying Lin ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $10
  • Giuseppe Sorrentino ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ยท $62
  • Ramon G. Rivera ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $50
  • Elaine Manuela Barros ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $75
  • Alp Cem ErdoฤŸan ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ยท $20
  • Carla T. Pretorius ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $15

    โ€œWish I could do more. Thought of Christian all day after reading this. - Ekurhuleniโ€

  • Salman Umar Mughal ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฐ ยท $55

    โ€œSending love. Hope the October deadline works out. - Multanโ€

  • Allison T. Morris ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $10
  • Bharath Mohan ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $50

    โ€œGet well soon. My cousin told me about this one. - Coimbatoreโ€

  • Angel G. Macaraeg ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $10

    โ€œWishing you the best. From Angeles with love. - Angelesโ€

  • Anand N. Gill ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ ยท $30

    โ€œThought of Christian all day after reading this. - Nizamabadโ€

  • Anonymous ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ยท $30
  • Paloma S. Espinoza ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด ยท $34

    โ€œWishing you the best - Barranquillaโ€

  • Eleanor H. May ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ยท $20

    โ€œOnly $20 but hope it helps. - Miamiโ€

  • Gilbert L. Flores ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ ยท $5
  • Emily W. Zulu ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ยท $100

    โ€œHope things get better. Gave what I could this week. - Durbanโ€

  • Jacob Morrison ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ยท $10

    โ€œThought of Christian all day after reading this. - Newportโ€

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  • Viktor Timur Polishchuk

    so sorry you're going through this, Christian. Shared this with my family. Sent it to 14 people at work. Take care.

    • Alexander B. CunninghamID verified

      Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Bristol.

      • Athina Georgia Stavrou

        wishing you the best, Christian. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Put this on a community board in Adama this morning. Love from Adama.

        • Tsion Fikadu

          Looking forward to the next update. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Nashik.

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