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Help Mateo get through 4 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school
A single mother in Columbia needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Mateo retrains.
🇺🇸 65290, Columbia, Missouri, United States2,750 views
Since the death of my husband in July, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a driver, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a bookkeeper in the evenings, which will triple my income by October, 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 $4,100 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,250
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,250
• Groceries and school meals: $760
• Course fees and exam costs: $840
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Mateo
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thanks for sharing this. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Mexicali.
Thanks for sharing this, Mateo. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.
Sending strength. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Put this on a community board in Kathmandu this morning. Greetings from Kathmandu.
Sending good thoughts. I hope things turn around soon. Sent it to 16 people at work.
Sending love. Shared this with my family. Thinking of Columbia