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Mateo is a single parent of two young children - help us after a house fire
After a house fire, Mateo is raising two young children alone and needs $4,550 to stay afloat for 6 months.
🇺🇸 61154, Rockford, Illinois, United States4,363 views
After a house fire in May, I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a hairdresser, 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 September, 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 $4,550 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,750
• Childcare and after-school care: $1,050
• Groceries and school meals: $1,200
• Course fees and exam costs: $550
Every share and every dollar helps.
- Mateo
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Rooting for you. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Wish I lived closer to Greensboro so I could bring a meal.
Take care, Mateo. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Rockford.
Thinking of you and your family, Mateo. Hope you get there. Take care.
rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. It's not much but it's yours
So sorry you're going through this, Mateo. Your post was clear and honest. I'm in teaching myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you