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Markus is a single parent of a teenage son and a daughter in primary school - help us after a house fire

Markus and a teenage son and a daughter in primary school need a bridge to stability after a house fire.

🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany2,419 views
Markus Lang
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Berlin
Last December I went through a house fire, and I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school on my own. I work as a school kitchen assistant, 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 March, 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 $1,950 goes: • Childcare and after-school care: $950 • Groceries and school meals: $480 • Course fees and exam costs: $520 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly. - Markus
#single-parent#family#stability

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  • Peter John Macharia

    I hope things turn around soon. Please keep us posted. Thinking of Berlin!

    • Kai G. Russell

      Wishing you the best. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Put this on a community board in Madina this morning.

      • Massimo Lorenzo Gentile

        Praying for you, Markus. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Wish I lived closer to Kanpur so I could bring a meal. God bless

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