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Help Olivia get through 4 hard months with two young children
After a sudden redundancy, Olivia is raising two young children alone and needs $3,200 to stay afloat for 4 months.
🇺🇸 Louisville, Kentucky, United States1,947 views
Last August I went through a sudden redundancy, and I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a driver, 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 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 $3,200 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,050
• Childcare and after-school care: $730
• Groceries and school meals: $870
• Course fees and exam costs: $550
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Olivia
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This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Buffalo donated after I showed her your page. Blessings.
Can I help in a way that isn't money? I'm near Louisville!
Thank you. If you're in Louisville I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Happy to explain more.
Hope it all works out, Olivia. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. I'm in hospitality myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Greetings from Saint-Denis!
So sorry you're going through this. This could happen to any of us. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust
Stay strong. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. All the best.
hope it all works out, Olivia. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps!
Keep going, Olivia. Hope this works out for you. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. Greetings from Salem.