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Help Katarzyna get through 4 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school

A single mother in Katowice needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Katarzyna retrains.

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Katarzyna Oliwia Wróbel
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Katowice
Since a divorce in July, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a retail cashier, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as an electrician in the evenings, which will triple my income by November, 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 $1,900 goes: • Rent top-up: $910 • Childcare and after-school care: $300 • Groceries and school meals: $420 • Course fees and exam costs: $270 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.

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    “Get well soon. Thought of Katarzyna all day after reading this. - Nashik”

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    “Hang in there. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Stuttgart”

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  • Keep going, Katarzyna. This could happen to any of us. We're a small family in Tokyo but we're thinking of you. Take care

    • Good luck, Katarzyna. Your post was clear and honest. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

      • How is Katarzyna doing now?

        • Hang in there, Katarzyna. It takes guts to ask. Well done. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. All the best

          • Is there anything that isn't money that would help Katarzyna?

            • Thank you. If you're in Katowice I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Thanks, that means a lot.

          • Stay strong, Katarzyna. Gave what I could, wish it was more. We're a small family in Toronto but we're thinking of you

            • Sending love. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of Katowice

              • is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Katarzyna.

                • The list at the bottom is the whole picture. rent top-up is the biggest at $910. Happy to explain more.

              • Sending love, Katarzyna. Hope you get there. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

                • Thinking of you, Katarzyna. Looking forward to the next update.

                  • Sending strength, Katarzyna. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I hope November is when things finally get easier.

                    • wishing you peace, Katarzyna. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes

                      • So sorry you're going through this. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Rio de Janeiro

                        • I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

                          • Hang in there, Katarzyna. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better.

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