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Help Patrícia get through 6 hard months with a toddler and a seven-year-old
After a sudden redundancy, Patrícia is raising a toddler and a seven-year-old alone and needs $950 to stay afloat for 6 months.
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After a sudden redundancy in September, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a school kitchen assistant, 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 $950 goes:
• Groceries and school meals: $300
• Rent top-up: $410
• Course fees and exam costs: $240
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
Updates from Patrícia
We're at 24% thanks to 4 of you. the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled. More news soon.
- Grayson T. Duncan 🇺🇸 · $100
- William M. Hansen 🇬🇧 · $100
- Jose Kennedy 🇬🇧 · $50
- Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $37
“Stay strong. Please keep us posted. - Wiesbaden”
- Nalini Naidoo 🇿🇦 · $30
- Sade Mercy Raji 🇳🇬 · $25
- Orville Wint 🇯🇲 · $25
- Wilfredo C. Macaraeg 🇵🇭 · $17
- Victor C. Bautista 🇵🇭 · $15
- Srinivas P. Nambiar 🇮🇳 · $13
“Only $13 but hope it helps. - Varanasi”
- Bola Efe Olawale 🇳🇬 · $10
“Thought of Patrícia all day after reading this. - Epe”
- Fatema Nipa Mahmud 🇧🇩 · $10
“You got this. Thought of Patrícia all day after reading this. - Dhaka”
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Praying for you, Patrícia. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Thinking of São Paulo.
Hope it all works out. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Greetings from Reims
Take care. I hope things turn around soon. Greetings from Paris.
This could happen to any of us. After 12 years in hospitality I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Blessings.