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Help Jennifer get through 6 hard months with a toddler and a seven-year-old
A single mother in London needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Jennifer retrains.
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Since a long illness in June, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a school kitchen assistant, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a teaching assistant 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 $4,000 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,650
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,300
• Groceries and school meals: $580
• Course fees and exam costs: $470
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
- Jennifer
Updates from Jennifer
Small update. $1,908 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.
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Hang in there. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Newcastle upon Tyne this morning.
Wishing you peace, Jennifer. Hope this works out for you. Don't give up.
Hang in there, Jennifer. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Blessings.
Hang in there, Jennifer. Hope you get there. Love from Setagaya.
Sending good thoughts, Jennifer. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings
I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Love from Munich.
Take care, Jennifer. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. All the best
Shared this with my family. I'm in engineering myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Miami.
Thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. Wish I lived closer to Riverside so I could bring a meal.
Take care, Jennifer. Gave what I could, wish it was more.
Sending love, Jennifer. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.
Praying for you. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. After 10 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything.