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Help Elias get through 5 hard months with three children under 12

After a long illness, Elias is raising three children under 12 alone and needs $3,900 to stay afloat for 5 months.

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Elias E. Berry
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Birmingham
After a long illness in July, I'm now raising three children under 12 on my own. I work as a retail cashier, 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 September, 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. Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown. Where the $3,900 goes: • Rent top-up: $1,150 • Childcare and after-school care: $980 • Groceries and school meals: $1,100 • Course fees and exam costs: $670 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people. - Elias
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Elias

  1. Update from Birmingham: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 76% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  2. Update from Birmingham: I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. We're at 37% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

  3. Thank you all. We're at 18% now ($716). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Petro IvanovID verified

    Sending love, Elias. It takes guts to ask. Well done. God bless!

    • Ashwin W. Menon

      Rooting for you, Elias. This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. God bless.

      • Yuri Yevhen Sorokin

        I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. We're a small family in Kediri but we're thinking of you!

        • Walter P. Lewis

          Best of luck, Elias. Hope you get there. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected.

          • Ngozi Efe Adebayo

            Shared this with my family. We're a small family in Rawalpindi but we're thinking of you. All the best.

            • Jorge Ramón Arias

              Thanks for sharing this, Elias. This could happen to any of us.

              • Luke K. ReynoldsPhoto verified

                Thinking of you and your family, Elias. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better.

                • Kévin Nathan Renard

                  Sending strength, Elias. Hope you get there. Greetings from Heliopolis.

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