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Help Delilah get through 4 hard months with four children

Delilah and four children need a bridge to stability after a sudden redundancy.

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States3,527 views
Delilah R. Peters
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San Francisco
Last February I went through a sudden redundancy, and I'm now raising four children 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 web developer in the evenings, which will triple my income by June, 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 $4,250 goes: • Rent top-up: $1,600 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,250 • Groceries and school meals: $1,050 • Course fees and exam costs: $350 I'll pay this kindness forward the moment I'm able to.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Delilah

  1. Update from San Francisco: I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. We're at 53% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Thank you all. We're at 20% now ($833). I'm honestly stunned. we've started the first stage.

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    “Hope this helps. Thought of Delilah all day after reading this. - Gangnam”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Madina”

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    “Thought of Delilah all day after reading this. - Alexandria”

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    “Blessings. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Stockholm”

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    “Thought of Delilah all day after reading this. - Embakasi”

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    “Stay strong. Hope the June deadline works out. - Bangkok”

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  • Tiffany F. Clark

    Stay strong, Delilah. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

    • Peyton G. Chen

      Good luck, Delilah. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of San Francisco

      • Priscila Mariana Vieira

        Sending good thoughts, Delilah. Hope you get there. Take care

        • Maryam Shazia Orakzai

          Hope this works out for you. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of San Francisco.

          • Gregory T. VasquezPhoto verified

            You're not alone, Delilah. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best!

            • Abhishek W. Kashyap

              Sending love, Delilah. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Take care.

              • Yetunde Chidinma OdukoyaID verified

                Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Leeds but we're thinking of you. Blessings

                • Ishrat Shahana Talukder

                  Sending strength. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Love from Lahore

                  • Rafael R. Robles

                    You're not alone. Hope you get there. Please keep us posted!

                    • Ifeanyi Lanre Popoola

                      Thinking of you and your family, Delilah. This could happen to any of us. I hope June is when things finally get easier.

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