Give to someone in need
Acts 435 is about giving to people directly, to help them bridge the gap when they are facing a financial crisis.
Can you help a specific person in need?
Read stories of the applicants below and give as you feel able. Any amount will make a big difference to someone who is struggling.
You can instead make a general donation and the Acts 435 team will allocate it to the most urgent requests.
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- Clothes (4)
- Food and Heating (14)
- Ill Health (15)
- Unemployment (10)
- Children (13)
- Fresh Start (29)
- Housing (13)
- Struggling with Bills/Debt (23)
- White Goods and Furniture (53)
- People with Disability (6)
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers (20)
- Technology (3)
- Domestic Abuse (18)
- Warmer Homes (8)
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This client has asked for help because her washing machine continually breaks down and she can't afford to buy a replacement. She is a single mother who has five children, aged three to sixteen years old. Mum's eldest daughter went to school in November and ended up in hospital. She was sent home with antibiotics, but died suddenly two days later from silent pneumonia. The family are struggling emotionally and financially, and coping without a washing machine makes things extra difficult. Please can you help?
Still £90 left to donate
Total needed £145S, who is married with three children, has unfortunately broken his knee. He is off work and only receives Statutory Sick Pay which does not cover the household bills. Their fridge freezer has broken and, as they are unable to replace it, are having to buy fresh food everyday at a cost which they cannot afford. The family is finding it very difficult to ask for help, but has no option at this difficult time.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200This single mum, who lives in a two bedroom flat with her daughter, is on minimum income. Her electric cooker has come to the end of its life and mum is finding it increasingly difficult to cook. Ready prepared meals are expensive because she only has the use of a microwave. £200 would allow her to purchase a new cooker. Mum is a good cook and enjoys cooking but, without a working cooker, is finding this difficult.
Still £170 left to donate
Total needed £200Our client, who lives with her son, has a cancer diagnosis and her medical condition leaves her on minimal income, currently unable to work and with no savings. Mum is in desperate need of support to repair the windows in her bedroom. This is a place she spends lot of time in, and the rain is coming into her room, causing her to worry that the windows will fall out. £200 would allow her to pay a carpenter to repair the windows to make them safe.
Still £155 left to donate
Total needed £200K, who suffers from depression, was in a toxic relationship for many years and was a victim of prolonged mental abuse. She also suffers from ill health and had abdominal surgery a few months ago. K lives on her own, but recently was given a notice to vacate a flat she resides in. A removal company will handle the process, however, she cannot afford this unexpected expense, due to being in receipt of Universal Credit, thus living on a very tight budget.
Still £60 left to donate
Total needed £200This lady, who is a single mother with one daughter, has moved from Essex to the North East because of the cost of living in the south, and has found a house to rent in our area. Mum is on benefits and is struggling to cope with living cost debts which she is paying periodically. They have not had a cooker since they moved, about a year ago, and mum would like to cook some healthy meals to promote a healthy diet for herself and her growing daughter. Please will you help?
Still £140 left to donate
Total needed £140This very vulnerable family who we have been supporting, extended their love and home to a dying man. Many years ago, B had been on the streets and involved with drugs. This kind man, who we shall call R, helped him get off the streets and became his surrogate father. R had cancer of the oesophagus and needed care so B and his wife gave up their bedroom so he could be looked after by them. R died a week ago and they are all bereft, and are left with bills to pay for his funeral. Please can you help?
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200This very vulnerable woman, who we have been journeying with, has recently escaped domestic violence and moved to a new home. She has no flooring in her flat and needs a living room carpet which would really help to make it feel more like a home. We have been working with this lady to furnish her living room and the carpet would make it feel much warmer. Please could you help this single mummy and her two girls?
Still £190 left to donate
Total needed £200X, who recently lost her job, is a single parent of three children, one with a diagnosis of sleep apnea at just seven years or age. Mum's parents are ill so she has no help with childcare. She is struggling with all her bills and is becoming desperate. Please can you help X with food and energy bills during this difficult patch in her life?
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200This man is currently street homeless while seeking immigration advice to sort his immigration status. He is sleeping in a friend's abandoned car and so needs warm clothes and money to top-up his phone and to travel to legal and medical appointments. This man has struggled with alcoholism but, for the past eighteen months, has been sober and engaging regularly with professionals supporting him on this journey.
Still £75 left to donate
Total needed £100This Iraqi couple who live in Leeds are expecting a baby in the summer and ask for £120 to purchase a used pram and accessories with a buggy board for their older child. They are getting some help for items from the Leeds Baby Bank, but are unable to resource or afford these items. They are housed in very restricted housing with a large family and desperate to have what they need to take their children to school and manage with a newborn. Please can you help this couple and their children to have what they need, as savings are depleted?
Still £70 left to donate
Total needed £120S came to the UK to study in 2009, but in 2011 she had to put her education on hold, due to an illness,. At present, she stays with her parents, who have a legal status to remain here, and S is in the process of applying for leave to remain in the UK. She has no income at all, as she has no right to claim any benefits. S desperately needs money for clothes, medication and travel expenses to hospital appointments.
Still £195 left to donate
Total needed £200This lady, who grew up in care, has had four children over the last ten years, all of whom are now in the care of relatives, resulting in difficult relationships all round. Mum has not seen any of the children since before Covid. Her Social Worker has referred her to us, as she is now being supported because of domestic violence from her partner. Mum is awaiting a mental health assessment, as she is desperately in need of help. To top it all, her washing machine has failed! Please can you help?
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200The client was referred to us by their Support Worker after they had been struggling in their current accommodation. This individual is an asylum seeker who currently does not have any access to public funds. They are working part-time and struggling to pay for bills, expenses and food, as well as travel expenses. They have been offered a new flat which is much better and more economical. The client has already managed to save most of the deposit, but would be grateful for the remaining £200, which would help them with their fresh start.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £170This client was referred to us for support after they had been living in refugee accommodation over the last twelve months. They have now got a job and are slowly, but surely, managing to integrate into the local community after having to flee their own country, due to war. They have been offered a new flat, however, they are struggling to afford furniture to make their house a home. This support for couches would enable the client to finish furnishing their living room and finally be able to have a fresh start.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200This Iranian asylum seeker who lives in Leeds is asking for £150 to purchase a laptop for college, improving English and for his asylum claim searches. He receives some help from Meeting Point, but no laptops are available. He is desperate to prepare himself to use his vocation to work in the UK, if he receives leave to remain. Due to the very low benefit and cost of living this man cannot save for this item and asks for your help.
Still £125 left to donate
Total needed £150We request £120 to buy clothes for FR, a refugee from Kuwait, who has been in Colchester as an asylum seeker and engages with our charity. The Home Office moved him to Birmingham, where he got his residency, but decided to come back to Colchester. FR is homeless now and they have currently stopped his Universal Credit of £300.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120S, a Christian asylum seeker who is waiting for her asylum to be granted, has moved into a flat and is seeking work. She needs money to repair her bike so she can look for work. S also needs clothing and a pair of shoes, but cannot afford these as she only receives £48 a week from the government to live on. Thank you for your support.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200Grandma has only recently starting caring for her baby grandson, who is seven months old, due to mum being very young and struggling to cope with her baby. Mum wanted her baby to be safe and needed time to work on her mental health. Grandma stepped in to help care for her grandson and has requested some support to buy a highchair and baby monitor, as she is struggling financially. Grandma wants to support her grandson the best she can. Please could you support this family? Thank you.
Still £85 left to donate
Total needed £95We are working with a family who are asylum seekers and have three young children. Our client's phone has recently broken and mum cannot afford to replace it as they receive only £8 a week in asylum support per person. We are asking for assistance to help her purchase a new phone or repair her current one. The children also need some help to buy school bags and some stationery for school.