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Help Stijn get through 3 hard months with four children
A single mother in Haarlem needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Stijn retrains.
🇳🇱 Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands2,791 views
Since a sudden redundancy in August, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a care worker, 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 $3,000 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,350
• Groceries and school meals: $430
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,220
Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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is there anything that isn't money that would help Stijn?
hang in there, Stijn. Looking forward to the next update. Sent it to 6 people at work.
Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Stijn
The list at the bottom is the whole picture. rent top-up is the biggest at $1,350. It helps to be asked.
Thinking of you and your family. This could happen to any of us. I have a 15 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.
keep going, Stijn. I hope things turn around soon. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. Thinking of Haarlem.
So sorry you're going through this, Stijn. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Love from Belém
Rooting for you. Hope this works out for you. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Blessings!