{"id":182629,"date":"2026-04-02T10:30:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=182629"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:02:38","slug":"community-support-evicted-single-mother","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/people\/community-support-evicted-single-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"A Heartbreaking Update as Hope Still Holds On for Struggling Single Mom and Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a heartbreaking update to a story that, with the help of a community, still has a chance at a happy ending.<\/h2>\n

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Johannesburg, South Africa (02 April 2026)<\/em> \u2013 Last week, we shared the story<\/a> of Rosie, a mother who put out a humble call to her community, hoping to make her daughter’s matric farewell special.<\/p>\n

After suffering a cerebrovascular stroke in 2023, she has been navigating life with a disability, raising two young children alone, and carrying the mounting weight of everything. Still, she kept both children in school, and with the help of the Randburg community, she gave her daughter the matric dance of her dreams last week.<\/p>\n

It was everything she hoped for and more.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Rosie Ramorei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This week, we received heartbreaking news.<\/p>\n

Rosie and her two children, aged eighteen and twelve, have been evicted from their home in Riverside View. She had been struggling to cover rent, taking on freelance work wherever she could and eventually launching a BackaBuddy<\/a> appeal for help. It wasn’t enough.<\/p>\n

At midnight last night, Rosie and her children arrived at the gate of One Small Act of Kindness,<\/a> a moving truck behind them.<\/p>\n

“At around midnight, a truck arrived at our gate with a mom and her two children. She had just been evicted,” OSAOK shared.<\/a> “She’s weak, walking with a crutch, and clearly terrified. The landlord had her belongings loaded up and removed. With no strength or stability to fight it, she had no choice but to leave.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n