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Help Waleed get through 5 hard months with four children

A single mother in San Francisco needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Waleed retrains.

🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States2,245 views
Waleed Mebarek
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San Francisco
Since a divorce in August, I'm now raising four children on my own. I work as a part-time receptionist, 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 December, 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 $2,950 goes: • Course fees and exam costs: $530 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,400 • Rent top-up: $1,020 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Waleed
#single-parent#family#stability

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  • Kimberly C. Clarke

    Sending love, Waleed. Hope this works out for you. Love from Belém

    • Emilia KamińskiQuestion

      Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Waleed

      • Waleed MebarekOwnerAnswer

        Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. course fees and exam costs comes first ($530) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. Let me know if you want more detail.

    • Idowu Peace Afolabi

      Sending good thoughts, Waleed. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

      • Vivian M. Steele

        wishing you peace. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.

        • Tadeusz WasilewskiID verified

          Take care. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. All the best.

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