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Michelle is a single parent of twin daughters - help us after a house fire
After a house fire, Michelle is raising twin daughters alone and needs $3,950 to stay afloat for 3 months.
🇺🇸 Yonkers, New York, United States4,663 views
Since a house fire in June, I'm now raising twin daughters on my own. I work as a retail cashier, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as an electrician 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 $3,950 goes:
• Groceries and school meals: $1,150
• Childcare and after-school care: $630
• Rent top-up: $2,170
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
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- Thabisa T. Fourie 🇿🇦 · $200
“Wish I could do more. Thought of Michelle all day after reading this. - Johannesburg”
- Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $200
- Everett F. Ayala 🇬🇧 · $100
“God bless. Thought of Michelle all day after reading this. - Birmingham”
- Eko Iwan Rahman 🇮🇩 · $100
“Hang in there. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Semarang”
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $100
- Abigail Abena Tetteh 🇬🇭 · $100
- Nam Pham 🇻🇳 · $80
“Good luck. Thought of Michelle all day after reading this.”
- Filippo Valerio Rossi 🇮🇹 · $75
- Sorin Constantin 🇷🇴 · $75
“Hope this helps. Small amount but sent with love. - Timișoara”
- Lucas Turner 🇺🇸 · $75
- Isaac B. Castro 🇺🇸 · $75
- Hannah Sanders 🇨🇦 · $50
“Hope it all works out. Hope the October deadline works out. - Brampton”
- Bappy Anisur Das 🇮🇳 · $50
- Fasil Hailu Ayele 🇪🇹 · $50
- Heru Wawan Simanjuntak 🇮🇩 · $50
- Bunga Anisa Tampubolon 🇮🇩 · $50
- Talha Asad Gill 🇵🇰 · $50
- Mahin Asif Sultana 🇧🇩 · $50
- Eduardo H. Pacheco 🇺🇸 · $50
- Julian Patel 🇺🇸 · $50
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I hope your landlord gives you a bit more time while this comes together. Don't give up. Love from Auckland
Hope it all works out, Michelle. Looking forward to the next update. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust. Take care.
stay strong. A secure home matters so much. Hope you're settled soon. After 6 years in teaching I know how hard it's to ask for anything. God bless.
Sending good thoughts. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. I hope October is when things finally get easier.
Keep going, Michelle. Hope this works out for you. We're a small family in Malmö but we're thinking of you.
Hang in there, Michelle. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier.