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Help Frank get through 3 hard months with four children
After a sudden redundancy, Frank is raising four children alone and needs $3,700 to stay afloat for 3 months.
🇨🇦 Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada3,310 views
Last August I went through a sudden redundancy, and I'm now raising four children 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.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $3,700 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,800
• Childcare and after-school care: $740
• Groceries and school meals: $480
• Course fees and exam costs: $680
Thanks for reading all this.
- Frank
Updates from Frank
Small update. $1,324 so far, the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled.
We're at 26% thanks to 17 of you. we've started the first stage. More news soon.
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Wishing you peace, Frank. Your post was clear and honest
Hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. We're a small family in Nairobi but we're thinking of you.
Thinking of you, Frank. Shared it with a few friends. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. All the best.
Wishing you the best, Frank. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. God bless
Hope it all works out, Frank. This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Lyon.
Thanks for sharing this, Frank. It takes guts to ask. Well done.
Hope you get there. Greetings from Johannesburg!
Hope things get better soon. Shared this with my family. I'll check back for the next update. Take care.
So sorry you're going through this, Frank. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope November is when things finally get easier. Thinking of Sydney.
Stay strong. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.
Wishing you peace. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Lucknow.
good luck. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Badagry.
This could happen to any of us. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of Sydney
So sorry you're going through this, Frank. Shared this with my family. Greetings from Malang.
So sorry you're going through this, Frank. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Put this on a community board in Faisalabad this morning. God bless
Hope it all works out, Frank. Shared this with my family. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Greetings from Columbus
Keep going, Frank. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double!
sending strength, Frank. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings.