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Ryan is a single parent of a teenage son and a daughter in primary school - help us after a house fire

After a house fire, Ryan is raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school alone and needs $3,250 to stay afloat for 6 months.

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Ryan P. Richards
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Los Angeles
After a house fire in July, I'm now raising a teenage son and a daughter in primary school 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 pharmacy technician 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. Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts. Where the $3,250 goes: • Course fees and exam costs: $690 • Rent top-up: $2,050 • Childcare and after-school care: $510 I hope life is good to you. - Ryan
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Ryan

  1. Quick update: $360 raised so far (11%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

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  • Horace E. Richards 🇯🇲 · $100

    “Get well soon. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Montego Bay”

  • Joyce J. Harper 🇺🇸 · $63

    “Be well. Hope you get the rest soon. - Grand Rapids”

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    “Sending love. From Dresden with love. - Dresden”

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    “Thinking of you. My neighbor told me about this one. - Dublin”

  • Douglas A. Johnston 🇬🇧 · $30

    “Thought of Ryan all day after reading this. - Derry”

  • Anonymous 🇨🇦 · $30

    “Hope it all works out. Only $30 but hope it helps. - Hamilton”

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    “Sending love. Thought of Ryan all day after reading this. - Tokyo”

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    “Thought of Ryan all day after reading this. - Sacramento”

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  • Hitesh E. Pawar

    rooting for you, Ryan. I hope things turn around soon. Put this on a community board in Kano this morning.

    • Andrés Luna

      praying for you, Ryan. Hope you get there. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out.

      • Dong-hyun Jae-hyun Jeon

        wishing you the best, Ryan. This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. God bless.

        • Annabelle D. Campbell

          So sorry you're going through this, Ryan. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Los Angeles

          • Harsh E. Dhawan

            Praying for you, Ryan. Hope this works out for you. Love from Onitsha

            $923 raised of $3,250

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