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Help Janet get through 5 hard months with four children

A single parent in Leicester needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Janet retrains.

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Janet Berry
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Leicester
Since a sudden redundancy in July, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a dental nurse in the evenings, which will triple my income by September, 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 $3,400 goes: • Rent top-up: $1,000 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,100 • Groceries and school meals: $540 • Course fees and exam costs: $760 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Janet

Updates from Janet

  1. We're at 17% thanks to 15 of you. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. More news soon.

  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $5

    “You got this. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Dundee”

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    “Stay strong. Please keep us posted. - Sakai”

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    “Good luck. Only $10 but hope it helps. - Knoxville”

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    “Good luck. Saw your post and had to give. - Hamilton”

  • Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $50

    “Thinking of you. From Embakasi with love.”

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    “God bless. Thought of Janet all day after reading this. - Manchester”

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    “Hope it all works out - Durham”

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    “Sending love. Hope the September deadline works out. - Manila”

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    “God bless. - Thiruvananthapuram”

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  • You're not alone, Janet. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. It's not much but it's yours.

    • can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Leicester.

      • Janet BerryOwnerAnswer

        Thank you. If you're in Leicester I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Fair thing to want to know.

    • Hang in there, Janet. Your post was clear and honest. My neighbor in Iztapalapa donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Iztapalapa.

      • You're not alone. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon.

        • Good luck. Looking forward to the next update. Thinking of Leicester

          • Thinking of you, Janet. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Greetings from Richards Bay.

            • Praying for you, Janet. This could happen to any of us. I went through something like this 7 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best

              • Kartika Hesti LiePhoto verified

                Hang in there. Hope you get there. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Take care.

                • Sending love, Janet. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. I went through something like this 8 years ago and strangers helped me out. Greetings from Córdoba.

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