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Help Hélène get through 4 hard months with four children
Hélène and four children need a bridge to stability after a sudden redundancy.
🇫🇷 Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France3,619 views
After a sudden redundancy in May, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a part-time receptionist, 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 August, 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 $1,750 goes:
• Groceries and school meals: $560
• Rent top-up: $960
• Course fees and exam costs: $230
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Hélène
Quick update: $778 raised so far (44%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
- Lauren P. Burke 🇦🇺 · $10
“Thinking of you. My father told me about this one. - Sydney”
- Kavitha F. Swamy 🇮🇳 · $5
“All the best. Gave what I could this week. - Nashik”
- Raghavan F. Venkatesh 🇮🇳 · $50
- Elias S. Douglas 🇬🇧 · $5
- Rohan K. Sandhu 🇮🇳 · $10
- Samuel L. Marquez 🇵🇭 · $10
“All the best. Please keep us posted. - Manila”
- Michael Gregory 🇬🇧 · $55
- Rui Tang 🇺🇸 · $37.50
“Happy to help! - Mesa”
- Gabriel H. Galindo 🇺🇸 · $25
- Nolan N. Evans 🇳🇿 · $20
- Javier A. Fuentes 🇺🇸 · $30
“Thinking of you. Small amount but sent with love. - Corpus Christi”
- Talha Farhan Baig 🇵🇰 · $20
- Dewi Firmansyah 🇮🇩 · $15
- Evelyn L. Bryant 🇺🇸 · $24
- Kiprop Ssebuliba Ssemwogerere 🇺🇬 · $16
- Susanne Mia Sauer 🇩🇪 · $10
“Stay strong - Duisburg”
- Usman Obinna Falana 🇳🇬 · $10
- Anonymous 🇨🇴 · $25
“Wishing you the best. Only $25 but hope it helps. - Palmira”
- Harper M. Rivera 🇺🇸 · $25
“Keep your head up. Saw your post and had to give. - Arlington”
- Mizanur Rafiq Rashid 🇬🇧 · $47
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Best of luck, Hélène. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Take care. I hope things turn around soon. I hope August is when things finally get easier. Take care.
Hang in there, Hélène. Your post was clear and honest. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Love from Mansoura