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Help Ezekiel get through 4 hard months with a toddler and a seven-year-old
Ezekiel and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after a sudden redundancy.
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After a sudden redundancy in August, 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 pharmacy technician 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 $2,600 goes:
• Groceries and school meals: $570
• Rent top-up: $1,100
• Childcare and after-school care: $930
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Ezekiel
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Keep going, Ezekiel. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did.
So sorry you're going through this, Ezekiel. Hope this works out for you. I'm in social work myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you
Keep going, Ezekiel. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of Colorado Springs
I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 8 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Colorado Springs.
Rooting for you, Ezekiel. I hope things turn around soon. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Thinking of Colorado Springs.