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Lucas is a single parent of a toddler and a seven-year-old - help us after a sudden redundancy
Lucas and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after a sudden redundancy.
🇧🇷 Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil544 views
After a sudden redundancy in April, 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 teaching assistant 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.
Every cent is accounted for. I'll share a simple monthly breakdown.
Where the $1,200 goes:
• Rent top-up: $550
• Childcare and after-school care: $380
• Groceries and school meals: $165
• Course fees and exam costs: $105
You're what makes this possible, and I'll never forget it.
- Lucas
Updates from Lucas
Wanted to say thank you properly. 5% funded and I met with the landlord and confirmed the amounts.
Quick update: $15 raised so far (1%). the plan for course fees and exam costs is now scheduled. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.
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hang in there, Lucas. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. God bless
thinking of you and your family. Shared it with a few friends. My neighbor in Stuttgart donated after I showed her your page. Love from Stuttgart.
Sending love. This could happen to any of us. My neighbor in Enugu donated after I showed her your page.
Shared it with a few friends. Love from Quezon City
Wishing you the best, Lucas. Hope you get there. Take care