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Help Emma get through 6 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school
A single mother in Orlando needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Emma retrains.
🇺🇸 Orlando, Florida, United States675 views
Since a divorce in August, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school 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.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $3,600 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,450
• Childcare and after-school care: $840
• Groceries and school meals: $910
• Course fees and exam costs: $400
Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
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Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the next update. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. God bless.
A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Wish I lived closer to Lagos so I could bring a meal.
sending good thoughts, Emma. This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 5 people at work. Take care
Best of luck. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.
Thinking of you and your family, Emma. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Take care
Thinking of you and your family, Emma. Gave what I could, wish it was more
Looking forward to the next update. I'll check back for the next update. Love from Madina
Your post was clear and honest. After 20 years in social work I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care
Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Orlando.
Wishing you peace, Emma. Hope this works out for you.
Rooting for you, Emma. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Please keep us posted. Greetings from León
Best of luck, Emma. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Put this on a community board in Gaziantep this morning. All the best.