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Tim is a single parent of three children under 11 - help us after a house fire

A single mother in Utrecht needs help with childcare, groceries and rent while Tim retrains.

🇳🇱 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands1,150 views
Tim Jan Vos
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Utrecht
Last August I went through a house fire, and I'm now raising three children under 11 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 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. Money goes toward rent, groceries, after-school care and the cost of my course. I'll give a monthly update with receipts. Where the $3,700 goes: • Groceries and school meals: $790 • Course fees and exam costs: $640 • Rent top-up: $2,270 Thank you for reading my story. - Tim
#single-parent#family#stability

Updates from Tim

  1. Quick update: $1,071 raised so far (29%). the first invoice got paid this week. Receipts coming as soon as I have them.

  2. We're at 27% thanks to 21 of you. the plan for course fees and exam costs is now scheduled. More news soon.

  3. Update from Utrecht: the first invoice got paid this week. We're at 18% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Every little bit. My neighbor told me about this one. - Cleveland”

  • Long Nam Lam 🇻🇳 · $30

    “Sending love. Thought of Tim all day after reading this. - Thủ Đức”

  • Waylon T. Lawson 🇺🇸 · $241
  • Avery D. Cook 🇺🇸 · $36.50

    “You got this. Thought of Tim all day after reading this. - New York”

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  • Anonymous 🇧🇩 · $100

    “Thought of Tim all day after reading this. - Savar”

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    “Get well soon. Please keep us posted. - Jaffna”

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  • Isa Maud Peeters 🇳🇱 · $75

    “You got this. My colleague told me about this one. - Amsterdam”

  • Greyson Pierce 🇺🇸 · $10

    “Keep your head up. Hope the November deadline works out. - Jacksonville”

  • Isabelle Guillot 🇨🇦 · $75

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  • Salvador N. Pacheco

    Good luck, Tim. Your post was clear and honest. Thinking of Utrecht

    • Antonio Luigi Serra

      you're not alone, Tim. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Blessings

      • Mukasa Samuel Musyoka

        Hope it all works out. I was in a similar spot a few years ago and it did get better. Thinking of Utrecht.

        • Bongani T. Singh

          You're not alone. Rent stress is the worst. Hope this helps. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. Take care.

          • Tiago Caio Soares

            Keep going, Tim. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

            $1,991 raised of $3,700

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