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Raymond is a single parent of a toddler and a seven-year-old - help us after a sudden redundancy

A single mother in Fresno needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Raymond retrains.

🇺🇸 Fresno, California, United States2,723 views
Raymond Yates
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Fresno
Since a sudden redundancy in February, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a driver, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries. I'm retraining as a pharmacy technician in the evenings, which will triple my income by April, 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 $2,800 goes: • Childcare and after-school care: $830 • Rent top-up: $1,250 • Groceries and school meals: $720 I never thought I'd be the one asking, and I'm grateful for every bit of support. - Raymond
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Raymond

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($1,184 in total) the plan for childcare and after-school care is now scheduled. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

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  • Genesis D. Hudson 🇺🇸 · $250

    “Every little bit. Thought of Raymond all day after reading this. - San Jose”

  • Ikenna Ifeanyi Uba 🇳🇬 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇬🇧 · $100
  • Tim Wolf 🇩🇪 · $100
  • Timur Komarov 🇺🇦 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇩🇪 · $100

    “Happy to help. My sister told me about this one. - Berlin”

  • Natalia Galina Borisov 🇷🇺 · $100

    “Keep your head up. Hope you get the rest soon. - Saint Petersburg”

  • Anika Sumaiya Karim 🇧🇩 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇧🇷 · $56

    “Take care of yourselves. Thought of Raymond all day after reading this. - São Paulo”

  • Sérgio Wellington Ferreira 🇧🇷 · $50

    “Hope it all works out. My father told me about this one. - Guarulhos”

  • Prabha Lasanthi Bandara 🇱🇰 · $50
  • Liên Phương Le 🇻🇳 · $50

    “Sending love. My neighbor told me about this one. - Thủ Đức”

  • Hudson D. Armstrong 🇺🇸 · $50
  • Iryna Lyudmila Orlov 🇷🇺 · $50

    “Take care of yourselves. Saw your post and had to give. - Yekaterinburg”

  • Peter Moritz Baumann 🇩🇪 · $50
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  • Océane Maëlle Dufour 🇫🇷 · $50
  • Irene D. Medina 🇪🇸 · $50
  • Tammy J. Brennan 🇬🇧 · $50

    “Happy to help. Hope the April deadline works out. - Bristol”

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  • Thomas T. Yates

    Sending strength, Raymond. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. My neighbor in Alexandria donated after I showed her your page.

    • Ivy A. Andrews

      This could happen to any of us. Sent it to 18 people at work. Love from Amsterdam.

      • Aarón R. Duarte

        hang in there, Raymond. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. I hope April is when things finally get easier. All the best

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