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Oliver is a single parent of twin daughters - help us after a sudden redundancy

A single mother in Hialeah needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Oliver retrains.

🇺🇸 Hialeah, Florida, United States1,169 views
Oliver M. Howard
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Hialeah
Since a sudden redundancy in February, I'm now raising twin daughters on my own. I work as a part-time receptionist, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a medical coder 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 $4,100 goes: • Rent top-up: $1,700 • Childcare and after-school care: $760 • Groceries and school meals: $1,100 • Course fees and exam costs: $540 With deep gratitude, Oliver
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Oliver

  1. Thank you all. We're at 8% now ($325). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

  2. Small update. $214 so far, the plan for childcare and after-school care is now scheduled.

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  • Esther Ifeoma Shittu 🇳🇬 · $250

    “Keep your head up. Hope the May deadline works out. - Epe”

  • Anonymous 🇬🇭 · $68.50

    “Hang in there. Been where you're, it gets better. - Tamale”

  • Liam K. Ferguson 🇺🇸 · $62
  • Naomi Stephens 🇬🇧 · $51.50

    “From my family to yours. Hope the May deadline works out. - London”

  • Lata B. Panwar 🇮🇳 · $50
  • Seung-hyun Do-yoon Na 🇰🇷 · $50
  • Bruno N. Santos 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Best of luck! - Saint Paul”

  • Rashed Nazrul Khan 🇧🇩 · $50
  • Harini S. Warrier 🇮🇳 · $39
  • Khoa Quang Tong 🇻🇳 · $30
  • Levi J. Lewis 🇺🇸 · $25

    “Rooting for you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Macon”

  • Yana Lidia Makarov 🇷🇺 · $25
  • Josiane Valentina Rodrigues 🇧🇷 · $25
  • Dusit Lertchai Charoenpol 🇹🇭 · $25

    “Rooting for you. Thought of Oliver all day after reading this. - Bang Khen”

  • Brooks D. Webb 🇬🇧 · $25

    “Thinking of you. My mother told me about this one. - Southampton”

  • Yuna Yamashita 🇯🇵 · $25
  • David Larson 🇺🇸 · $20.50
  • Aaron N. Powell 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Carmela W. Castro 🇵🇭 · $20
  • Basil D. Hylton 🇯🇲 · $12

    “Hope it all works out. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Kingston”

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  • Ryan W. Patterson

    So sorry you're going through this. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. My neighbor in Mumbai donated after I showed her your page. Greetings from Mumbai.

    • Vino Rizky Budiman

      It takes guts to ask. Well done. I hope May is when things finally get easier. God bless.

      • Mubashir Fahad ChaudhryID verified

        So sorry you're going through this, Oliver. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

        • Matilde Donatella Romano

          I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Greetings from Quezon City

          • Usman Godwin Coker

            best of luck, Oliver. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like.

            • Florina Ramona Mocanu

              So sorry you're going through this, Oliver. Shared it with a few friends. I went through something like this 5 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.

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