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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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Jennifer R. Guerrero
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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

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  1. Small update. $1,908 so far, we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

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  • Ben Maximilian LudwigID verifiedPhoto verified

    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.

              • Dedi Heru KartikaPhoto verified

                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.

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