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Help Shirley get through 6 hard months with two young children

Shirley and two young children need a bridge to stability after the death of my husband.

🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom2,389 views
Shirley K. Mitchell
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London
Last May I went through the death of my husband, and I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a cleaner, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a pharmacy technician in the evenings, which will triple my income by August, 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 $2,450 goes: • Course fees and exam costs: $420 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,450 • Groceries and school meals: $580 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Shirley
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Shirley

  1. 51% there. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Thank you. - Shirley

  2. Thank you all. We're at 27% now ($651). I'm honestly stunned. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

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  • Weston P. Carter 🇬🇧 · $250
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    “Praying for you. My mother told me about this one. - Red Deer”

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    “Thinking of you. Thought of Shirley all day after reading this. - Nairobi”

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    “Keep your head up. From Santa Rosa with love. - Santa Rosa”

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  • Jewel Abdul Kabir 🇧🇩 · $50

    “Every little bit. Thought of Shirley all day after reading this. - Gazipur”

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    “Hope it all works out. Been where you're, it gets better. - Saint Paul”

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    “Good luck. From Abbottabad with love.”

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  • Lakshmi P. Iyer

    thinking of you, Shirley. Hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Leicester.

    • Trisha S. Enriquez

      This could happen to any of us. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Greetings from Santa Fe.

      • Budi Dimas Pane

        Hope things get better soon, Shirley. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. All the best

        • Ruby B. McBride

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

          • Beau L. Carroll

            I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

            • Leandro Ricardo Costa

              Wishing you the best. Shared it with a few friends. We're a small family in Mumbai but we're thinking of you. Take care!

              • Omondi Victor Kessy

                Best of luck, Shirley. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Petrópolis donated after I showed her your page.

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