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Ricardo is a single parent of a toddler and a seven-year-old - help us after a divorce
Ricardo and a toddler and a seven-year-old need a bridge to stability after a divorce.
🇧🇷 Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil1,084 views
After a divorce in September, I'm now raising a toddler and a seven-year-old on my own. I work as a retail cashier, but my income doesn't cover rent, childcare and groceries.
I'm retraining as a teaching assistant in the evenings, which will triple my income by December, 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 $1,000 goes:
• Childcare and after-school care: $200
• Course fees and exam costs: $155
• Rent top-up: $645
Whatever you can give, even just sharing this page, means a lot.
- Ricardo
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Good luck, Ricardo. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Thinking of Petrópolis.
Hope it all works out, Ricardo. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. I went through something like this 6 years ago and strangers helped me out. Blessings.
Sending love, Ricardo. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings.