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Help Phong get through 3 hard months with three children under 9
A single parent in Melbourne needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Phong retrains.
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Last August I went through a divorce, and I'm now raising three children under 9 on my own. I work as a care worker, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a web developer 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.
Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts.
Where the $2,650 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,250
• Course fees and exam costs: $550
• Groceries and school meals: $850
Thanks for reading all this.
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Good luck. Looking forward to the next update. Wish I lived closer to Córdoba so I could bring a meal. Love from Varanasi
Thinking of you and your family, Phong. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.
Wishing you the best. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Melbourne.
Hope things get better soon, Phong. This could happen to any of us. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Cairo.
Sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. It's not much but it's yours. Love from Hubballi!