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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 States2,246 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

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

    • 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.

    • 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.

      • 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.

        • 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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