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Help Víctor get through 3 hard months with four children

After a house fire, Víctor is raising four children alone and needs $1,250 to stay afloat for 3 months.

🇲🇽 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico1,819 views
Víctor F. Arias
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Mexicali
Since a house fire in April, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a hairdresser, 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 July, 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 $1,250 goes: • Rent top-up: $340 • Childcare and after-school care: $330 • Groceries and school meals: $370 • Course fees and exam costs: $210 Thanks for reading all this.
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Víctor

  1. Wanted to say thank you properly. 31% funded and I made the first payment toward rent top-up.

  2. We're at 29% thanks to 16 of you. we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. More news soon.

  3. Wanted to say thank you properly. 8% funded and the plan for rent top-up is now scheduled.

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    “You got this. From Varanasi with love.”

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    “Thought of Víctor all day after reading this. - Kingston”

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    “Wishing you the best. Thought of Víctor all day after reading this. - Fresno”

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    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Víctor all day after reading this. - Bangkok”

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    “Every little bit. Hope the July deadline works out. - Kikuyu”

  • Kartika Indah Ramadhan 🇮🇩 · $250

    “Thought of Víctor all day after reading this. - Jakarta”

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    “Wish I could do more. Thought of Víctor all day after reading this. - Osaka”

  • Gustavo Alexandre Santana 🇧🇷 · $71.50

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  • Sani Musa Bankole

    Keep going, Víctor. Your post was clear and honest.

    • Pratik P. Naik

      Wishing you the best, Víctor. Your post was clear and honest.

      • Teresa M. Delgado

        Wishing you peace, Víctor. This could happen to any of us. Blessings

        • Jayanthi Niluka BandaraID verified

          wishing you peace, Víctor. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Blessings

          • Douglas M. Armstrong

            Hope it all works out. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I went through something like this 10 years ago and strangers helped me out

            • Iwan Gunawan Hutapea

              Thinking of you. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Greetings from Kampala

              • Jameson D. McCoy

                Thinking of you, Víctor. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. Blessings

                • Beatriz J. Tapia

                  a colleague of mine might know someone for this in Baja California. I'll ask around and let you know.

                  $1,412 raised of $1,250

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