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Help Teresa get through 4 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school

After a sudden redundancy, Teresa is raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school alone and needs $800 to stay afloat for 4 months.

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Teresa M. Macías
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Palmira
After a sudden redundancy in December, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a retail cashier, 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 April, 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 $800 goes: • Rent top-up: $360 • Childcare and after-school care: $130 • Groceries and school meals: $230 • Course fees and exam costs: $80 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Teresa

  1. Quick update: $751 raised so far (94%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. Good news. Because of your gifts ($515 in total) we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  3. Small update. $347 so far, the plan for groceries and school meals is now scheduled.

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    “Best of luck - Kandy”

  • Aisha Bola Adebayo 🇳🇬 · $66
  • Joy Arif Sheikh 🇧🇩 · $50

    “Good luck. I'm in Rajshahi, thinking of you. - Rajshahi”

  • Benjamin B. Cunningham 🇬🇧 · $30
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  • Manuela Raquel Medeiros 🇧🇷 · $25

    “Sending love. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Londrina”

  • Patience Rebecca Gyamfi 🇬🇭 · $22

    “Be well. Only $22 but hope it helps. - Accra”

  • Sebastián G. Cabrera 🇲🇽 · $20

    “You got this. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Ciudad de México”

  • Florian Paul 🇨🇦 · $20

    “Stay strong! - Burnaby”

  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $19
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    “You got this! - Regensburg”

  • Günter Moritz Graf 🇩🇪 · $10
  • Florence Namukasa Lubega 🇰🇪 · $10

    “Stay strong. Thought of Teresa all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇲🇦 · $10
  • Mary Grace D. Tolentino 🇵🇭 · $10

    “Wish I could do more. I'm in Taguig, thinking of you.”

  • Fernando R. Díaz 🇪🇸 · $10

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  • Saanvi K. Sood

    So sorry you're going through this, Teresa. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Belém this morning.

    • Nyambura Namukasa Wekesa

      Good luck, Teresa. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted

      • Uche Khadija Chukwu

        Sending love, Teresa. Shared it with a few friends. All the best.

        • Nuria J. Montes

          Take care. Looking forward to the next update. My neighbor in Rawalpindi donated after I showed her your page. Blessings

          • Kevin B. Tomas

            Hope things get better soon, Teresa. I hope things turn around soon.

            • Everly R. Rivers

              thinking of you and your family, Teresa. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day.

              • Michael L. Nash

                Gave what I could, wish it was more. My cousin had a similar thing happen so this one hit home. God bless

                • Esther Comfort Bankole

                  I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. After 30 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Take care.

                  • Amal Jamila Taha

                    Sending good thoughts. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. I went through something like this 9 years ago and strangers helped me out. All the best.

                    • Hadi Mazen Taha

                      thinking of you, Teresa. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

                      $859.50 raised of $800

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