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Nicole is a single parent of two young children - help us after a long illness
Nicole and two young children need a bridge to stability after a long illness.
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Last August I went through a long illness, and I'm now raising two young children on my own. I work as a retail cashier, 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 November, 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 $3,750 goes:
• Rent top-up: $1,900
• Childcare and after-school care: $810
• Groceries and school meals: $550
• Course fees and exam costs: $490
Glad we found this place.
- Nicole
Updates from Nicole
Good news. Because of your gifts ($131 in total) we've started the first stage. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.
- Sadia Siddiqui 🇵🇰 · $50.50
- Boris Oleg Maksimov 🇷🇺 · $50
“Take care of yourselves! - Kazan”
- Kamol Onsri 🇹🇭 · $50
“Praying for you - Bang Khen”
- Brooklyn M. Barnes 🇺🇸 · $36
“Stay strong. I'm in Raleigh, thinking of you.”
- Intan Rina Kartika 🇮🇩 · $30
- Vasyl Mykola Pavlenko 🇷🇺 · $25
“Take care of yourselves. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Saint Petersburg”
- Salma Hiba Rashid 🇪🇬 · $20
- Moumita Puja Hasan 🇮🇳 · $20
- Anonymous 🇦🇺 · $15
“Get well soon. - Ballarat”
- Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $10
- Jie Jie Pan 🇺🇸 · $10
- Fernando D. Pacheco 🇨🇴 · $5
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Sending good thoughts. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Brooklyn
Rooting for you, Nicole. I hope things turn around soon. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.
You're not alone. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. It's not much but it's yours. Greetings from Grenoble.
Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. All the best.