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Help Joshua get through 4 hard months with three children under 7

A single father in Cebu City needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Joshua retrains.

🇵🇭 Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines1,642 views
Joshua G. Dizon
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Cebu City
Last March I went through a sudden redundancy, and I'm now raising three children under 7 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 teaching assistant in the evenings, which will triple my income by July, 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 $650 goes: • Rent top-up: $350 • Groceries and school meals: $190 • Course fees and exam costs: $110 I hope life is good to you.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Joshua

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($639 in total) I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Small update. $451 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 32% funded and I made the first payment toward groceries and school meals.

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  • Jasmine D. Richards 🇯🇲 · $100

    “Happy to help. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Half-Way Tree”

  • Sajib Shafiq Khan 🇧🇩 · $75

    “Best of luck. Please keep us posted. - Savar”

  • Nasrin Dola Ali 🇧🇩 · $64
  • Ahmed Bilal Benali 🇪🇬 · $50
  • Iris Evi Peters 🇳🇱 · $50
  • Rubina Runa Dutta 🇧🇩 · $50

    “Thought of Joshua all day after reading this. - Comilla”

  • Jose Gonzalez 🇳🇿 · $47
  • Vinod C. Somayajula 🇮🇳 · $25

    “Hope the July deadline works out. - Dwarka”

  • Anonymous 🇦🇷 · $25
  • Jose W. Martinez 🇵🇭 · $25
  • Frida Anna Olsson 🇸🇪 · $23

    “Sending love. Only $23 but hope it helps. - Stockholm”

  • Frank M. Elliott 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Rahim Nahid Roy 🇧🇩 · $20
  • Eugene Vance 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Keep your head up! - Grand Rapids”

  • Héctor K. Álvarez 🇨🇴 · $20
  • Eduardo T. Muñoz 🇪🇸 · $17.50

    “Get well soon. This is from my last paycheck, glad to do it. - Alcalá de Henares”

  • Letícia Vanessa Peixoto 🇧🇷 · $15
  • Hadi Naufal Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $10

    “You got this. Thought of Joshua all day after reading this. - Jakarta Barat”

  • Lena Andrea Wolff 🇩🇪 · $10

    “All the best! - Duisburg”

  • Usman Abubakar Idowu 🇳🇬 · $10

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  • Marta Małgorzata Zakrzewski

    Shared this with my family. After 12 years in farming I know how hard it is to ask for anything. Take care.

    • Roberto P. Peña

      best of luck. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. After 12 years in farming I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings

      • Luana Fernanda MouraQuestionID verified

        Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Joshua!

        • Joshua G. DizonOwnerAnswer

          Rent top-up is $350 of it. Everything else is listed in the story and nothing outside that list comes out of this page. Good question.

      • Bella Fox

        Hope things get better soon, Joshua. Looking forward to the next update. All the best

        • Sebastián P. Sandoval

          Hope you get there. Greetings from Gazipur.

          • Gugu A. Petersen

            Sending good thoughts, Joshua. Your post was clear and honest

            • Allan D. Salvador

              Stay strong, Joshua. I hope things turn around soon. Love from Rome

              • Alamin Bappy KhanAddress verified

                gave what I could, wish it was more. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Take care.

                $776.50 raised of $650

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