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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, Canada2,900 views
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
Updates from Declan
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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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
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.
Sending strength, Declan. Hope you get there.
hope things get better soon, Declan. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Sent it to 28 people at work. Thinking of Toronto
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.
Sending love, Declan. This could happen to any of us. Thinking of Toronto
Hang in there. Hope you get there. Thinking of Toronto.
Hang in there, Declan. Hope you get there. Wish I lived closer to Riyadh so I could bring a meal. Love from Envigado.