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Kaylee is a single parent of a toddler and a seven-year-old - help us after a long illness

Kaylee and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after a long illness.

🇺🇸 Buffalo, New York, United States3,760 views
Kaylee B. Alvarez
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Buffalo
After a long illness in August, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a retail cashier, 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 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. Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown. Where the $4,750 goes: • Rent top-up: $1,950 • Childcare and after-school care: $1,200 • Groceries and school meals: $740 • Course fees and exam costs: $860 Thank you for reading my story. - Kaylee
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Kaylee

  1. 76% there. I made the first payment toward groceries and school meals. Thank you.

  2. 27% there. I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Thank you.

  3. Good news. Because of your gifts ($508 in total) I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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    “Be well. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Varanasi”

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    “Keep your head up. From Gothenburg with love. - Gothenburg”

  • Ife Jumoke Fashola 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Jiro Nakayama 🇯🇵 · $5

    “All the best. Thought of Kaylee all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $30

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

  • Hans Kevin Schubert 🇩🇪 · $20
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    “Thought of Kaylee all day after reading this. - Manchester”

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  • Carolina N. Galindo

    Wishing you the best, Kaylee. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.

    • Atieno Lyimo

      wishing you peace, Kaylee. This could happen to any of us. Blessings

      • Willow H. May

        Wishing you peace, Kaylee. Shared this with my family. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

        • Humaira Maryam Naqvi

          I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. We're a small family in Bursa but we're thinking of you. Take care

          • Roxana Toma

            keep going, Kaylee. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Sacramento donated after I showed her your page. All the best.

            • Hussein Zaid Lotfy

              Hope things get better soon, Kaylee. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Love from Shubra

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