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Help Declan get through 3 hard months with a toddler and a seven-year-old

Declan and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after the death of my husband.

🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada2,899 views
Declan G. Lucas
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Toronto
Since the death of my husband in September, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a driver, 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 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 $3,550 goes: • Childcare and after-school care: $1,200 • Groceries and school meals: $550 • Rent top-up: $1,800 I hope life is good to you. - Declan
#single-parent#family#stability

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  1. Quick update: $1,586 raised so far (45%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $62

    “Only $62 but hope it helps. - Fort Worth”

  • Fitri Hani Effendi 🇮🇩 · $50

    “Praying for you. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Depok”

  • Ratul Rafiq Roy 🇧🇩 · $20
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  • Kirit S. Jain 🇮🇳 · $50

    “Thought of Declan all day after reading this. - Pune”

  • Sandra Kelly Siqueira 🇧🇷 · $30

    “All the best. I'm in Curitiba, thinking of you. - Curitiba”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $30

    “Blessings. Thought of Declan all day after reading this.”

  • Geeta N. Jain 🇮🇳 · $15

    “Praying for you. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Saket”

  • Anonymous 🇪🇸 · $50
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    “Sending love. Hope you get the rest soon. - Jalandhar”

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  • Lorenzo S. Estrada 🇲🇽 · $25

    “You got this. - Celaya”

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    “Hope things get better. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Springfield”

  • Andrew Shaw 🇺🇸 · $5

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  • Andrés H. Ochoa

    Wishing you the best. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. After 18 years in public service I know how hard it's to ask for anything

    • Omolara Yewande Popoola

      Hang in there, Declan. Hope you get there. After 13 years in logistics I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Love from Melbourne.

      • Rose Zawadi Kessy

        Sending strength, Declan. Hope you get there.

        • Ananya W. Negi

          hope things get better soon, Declan. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Sent it to 28 people at work. Thinking of Toronto

          • Bea N. Legaspi

            Your post was clear and honest. After 10 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Greetings from São Paulo.

            • Nilesh R. Vyas

              Sending love, Declan. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Toronto

              • John Paul L. Salvador

                Hang in there. Hope you get there. Thinking of Toronto.

                • Julian Lopez

                  Hang in there, Declan. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Riyadh so I could bring a meal. Love from Envigado.

                  $2,474 raised of $3,550

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