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Meena is a single parent of a teenage son and a daughter in primary school - help us after a divorce
A single mother in Gatineau needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Meena retrains.
🇨🇦 Gatineau, Quebec, Canada484 views
Last February I went through a divorce, 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 web developer in the evenings, which will triple my income by May, 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 $4,400 goes:
• Rent top-up: $2,250
• Childcare and after-school care: $930
• Groceries and school meals: $530
• Course fees and exam costs: $690
Thank you for reading my story.
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Hope things get better soon, Meena. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My husband and I read this together. God bless.
Sending love, Meena. Hope this works out for you
Hope this works out for you. Thinking of Gatineau.
Keep going. Looking forward to the next update. Put this on a community board in Minneapolis this morning.
This could happen to any of us. Greetings from Wellington.
Praying for you, Meena. I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it.
Stay strong, Meena. Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Love from Gdańsk
Thinking of you, Meena. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I have a 5 year old who wants to send good wishes too. Thinking of Gatineau