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Help Eleanor get through 5 hard months with two young children

After a house fire, Eleanor is raising two young children alone and needs $3,300 to stay afloat for 5 months.

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Eleanor H. Collins
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Since a house fire in February, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a care worker, 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 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 $3,300 goes: • Rent top-up: $1,300 • Childcare and after-school care: $870 • Groceries and school meals: $830 • Course fees and exam costs: $300 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Eleanor

  1. We're at 23% thanks to 25 of you. I made the first payment toward rent top-up. More news soon.

  2. Small update. $639 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Update from Newcastle upon Tyne: I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. We're at 8% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Hope things get better. Hope the June deadline works out. - Gulu”

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    “Thought of Eleanor all day after reading this. - Los Angeles”

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  • Lata P. Awasthi

    Good luck, Eleanor. Hope you get there. My neighbor in Bengaluru donated after I showed her your page.

    • Lawrence S. Wood

      so sorry you're going through this, Eleanor. Hope this works out for you. My neighbor in Kampala donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Kampala.

      • Everly H. BowmanPhoto verified

        I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. I'll check back for the next update. Take care

        • Megan T. Calloway

          Keep going, Eleanor. Gave what I could, wish it was more. It's not much but it's yours. Take care.

          • Kazuo Morita

            Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Newcastle upon Tyne.

            • Kalyani A. Varma

              Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Newcastle upon Tyne

              $1,371.50 raised of $3,300

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