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Help Tommaso get through 5 hard months with a teenage son and a daughter in primary school

Tommaso and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school need a bridge to stability after a sudden redundancy.

🇮🇹 Lazio, Italy3,489 views
Tommaso Fiore
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Rome
Since a sudden redundancy in July, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a hairdresser, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a medical coder in the evenings, which will triple my income by October, 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 $3,000 goes: • Rent top-up: $1,550 • Childcare and after-school care: $520 • Groceries and school meals: $480 • Course fees and exam costs: $450 I hope life is good to you. - Tommaso
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Tommaso

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,519 in total) the plan for childcare and after-school care is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Small update. $564 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.

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    “Hope this helps. Thought of Tommaso all day after reading this. - Brescia”

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    “From my family to yours. Thought of Tommaso all day after reading this.”

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  • Jericho C. Lacson

    Hang in there. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. After 10 years in engineering I know how hard it's to ask for anything. All the best.

    • Tahmina Runa Sikder

      wishing you the best. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless

      • Xia Yuan

        thinking of you and your family, Tommaso. Shared it with a few friends. All the best

        • Chebet Ruth SalimID verified

          praying for you, Tommaso. Looking forward to the next update.

          • Ife Sade Coker

            you're not alone, Tommaso. Shared this with my family. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Love from Cleveland.

            • Brooks R. SandersQuestion

              how is Tommaso doing now?

              • Roberto P. Guerrero

                Sending love. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. After 25 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything.

                • Hugo Gonzalez

                  sending good thoughts. Shared this with my family. Take care.

                  • Aaron B. KnightPhoto verified

                    So sorry you're going through this, Tommaso. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

                    • Tarun P. Chauhan

                      Hope this works out for you. After 29 years in construction I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of Rome.

                      • Étienne Rousseau

                        Thanks for sharing this, Tommaso. It takes guts to ask. Well done.

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