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Help Isabelle get through 4 hard months with two young children
After a divorce, Isabelle is raising two young children alone and needs $4,100 to stay afloat for 4 months.
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After a divorce in August, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a care worker, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a bookkeeper in the evenings, which will triple my income by December, 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 $4,100 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,100
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,350
• Groceries and school meals: $1,050
• Course fees and exam costs: $600
I hope life is good to you.
Updates from Isabelle
Small update. $1,567 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.
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“Wishing you the best. Thought of Isabelle all day after reading this. - Eldoret”
- Marina Nina Marchenko 🇷🇺 · $100
- Melanie Burns 🇺🇸 · $100
- Khoa Duy Quach 🇻🇳 · $100
- Rubel Babu Parvez 🇮🇳 · $100
- Elke Elisabeth Huber 🇩🇪 · $100
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Isabelle all day after reading this. - Regensburg”
- Nghĩa Thắng Hoang 🇻🇳 · $75
- Daniel Barasa Njoroge 🇰🇪 · $72
- Mariko Keiko Kojima 🇯🇵 · $50
- Venkat A. Rajan 🇮🇳 · $50
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $50
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“Happy to help. Please keep us posted. - Dodoma”
- Suthep Suksawat 🇹🇭 · $50
“Get well soon. Hope the December deadline works out. - Bangkok”
- Jagath Pradeep Kumarasinghe 🇱🇰 · $50
- Aparecida Larissa Moreira 🇧🇷 · $50
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Take care, Isabelle. Looking forward to the next update. Don't give up. All the best.
Thinking of you and your family, Isabelle. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.
It takes guts to ask. Well done. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. Thinking of Syracuse.
Shared this with my family. After 30 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Love from Paarl.
Gave what I could, wish it was more. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best
Good luck. Hope you get there. Greetings from Rennes
rooting for you, Isabelle. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Sent it to 40 people at work. Greetings from Bekasi.