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Help Maya get through 6 hard months with twin daughters

Maya and twin daughters need a bridge to stability after the death of my husband.

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Maya L. Singh
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Manchester
Last August I went through the death of my husband, and I'm now raising twin daughters on my own. I work as a cleaner, 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 $2,950 goes: • Rent top-up: $1,100 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,100 • Groceries and school meals: $750 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Maya

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,327 in total) the plan for childcare and after-school care is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. We're at 31% thanks to 26 of you. I made the first payment toward groceries and school meals. More news soon.

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    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Maya all day after reading this. - Magelang”

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    “Hope it all works out. Only $75 but hope it helps. - Springfield”

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    “Only $69 but hope it helps. - Paris”

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    “Blessings. Thought of Maya all day after reading this. - Surat”

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  • David M. Garza

    wishing you peace. This could happen to any of us. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Bogor

    • Sofia Stavroula Vasileiou

      Sending good thoughts. Shared it with a few friends. Love from Cardiff

      • Marilyn Russell

        So sorry you're going through this, Maya. Hope you get there. Don't be hard on yourself for asking!

        • Thiago Leonardo Machado

          I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 28 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

          • Shantel E. Francis

            Sending good thoughts. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My colleague had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Greetings from Lansing.

            • Myra K. Panwar

              thinking of you and your family, Maya. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes.

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