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Help Samuel get through 3 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school

After the death of my husband, Samuel is raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school alone and needs $1,050 to stay afloat for 3 months.

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Samuel Gustavo Brito
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Campinas
Since the death of my husband in August, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a care worker, 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 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 $1,050 goes: • Rent top-up: $250 • Childcare and after-school care: $290 • Groceries and school meals: $250 • Course fees and exam costs: $260 Glad we found this place.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Samuel

  1. Thank you all. We're at 26% now ($270). I'm honestly stunned. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit.

  2. Update from Campinas: the plan for childcare and after-school care is now scheduled. We're at 50% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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    “Hope things get better. I'm in Buenos Aires, thinking of you. - Buenos Aires”

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    “Thought of Samuel all day after reading this. - Ciudad de México”

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    “God bless. Thought of Samuel all day after reading this. - Dhaka”

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    “You got this! - Polokwane”

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    “Stay strong. From St. Petersburg with love. - St. Petersburg”

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  • Neha W. Kelkar

    your post was clear and honest. Please keep us posted.

    • Pamela C. Tillman

      Shared this with my family. After 6 years in customer support I know how hard it's to ask for anything

      • Oonagh Burke

        Hang in there. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps.

        • Ekkachai Vichai Udomsak

          So sorry you're going through this, Samuel. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Blessings.

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