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Kendall is a single parent of three children under 9 - help us after a house fire
A single father in New York needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Kendall retrains.
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Since a house fire in June, I'm now raising three children under 9 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.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $4,150 goes:
• Rent top-up: $2,550
• Course fees and exam costs: $400
• Groceries and school meals: $1,200
Glad we found this place.
- Kendall
Updates from Kendall
Small update. $821 so far, I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.
Good news. Because of your gifts ($546 in total) I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Hannah K. Hayes 🇺🇸 · $75
- Lúcia Lorena Nunes 🇧🇷 · $20
“Keep your head up. Thought of Kendall all day after reading this. - Campinas”
- Zoe G. Vargas 🇨🇦 · $25
- Jorge Daniel Fonseca 🇧🇷 · $50
- Varun Sidhu 🇮🇳 · $100
“Good luck. Been where you're, it gets better. - Rohini”
- Jorge W. Salazar 🇺🇸 · $100
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $20
- Lorenzo P. Herrera 🇺🇸 · $175
- Marcos Heitor Campos 🇧🇷 · $10
“From my family to yours. Thought of Kendall all day after reading this.”
- Edgardo W. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $5
- Daniel Burton 🇺🇸 · $30
- Atul P. Solanki 🇮🇳 · $25
- Meseret Konjit Kassa 🇪🇹 · $10
- Oanh Kim Tieu 🇻🇳 · $25
- Nimra Cheema 🇵🇰 · $59.50
- Amal Basma Al-Farsi 🇺🇸 · $50
- Doris H. Caldwell 🇺🇸 · $10
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $47
- Manuel K. Martinez 🇵🇭 · $50
- Ayesha Fatima Abbasi 🇵🇰 · $25
“Hope things get better. Thought of Kendall all day after reading this.”
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I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Thinking of New York.
Take care, Kendall. I hope things turn around soon
Hope it all works out. Hope you get there. Love from San Diego!