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 (5)
- Food and Heating (14)
- Ill Health (15)
- Unemployment (9)
- Children (13)
- Fresh Start (28)
- Housing (13)
- Struggling with Bills/Debt (23)
- White Goods and Furniture (53)
- People with Disability (6)
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers (21)
- Technology (3)
- Domestic Abuse (18)
- Warmer Homes (8)
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This lady, who has Lymph Node cancer and back problems, is incontinent and has to pay a carer to come into the home to help with home maintenance. She has lots of washing and is struggling to pay gas and electricity bills. She receives benefits, but has no spare money as her bills are very high. Please would you help this lady? Thank you.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150This lady, who is really struggling to make ends meet, receives benefits, but is struggling to pay bills, especially gas and electricity. She also has debts that need to be repaid. Please would you help her? Thank you.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150RA is a twenty five year old Christian who has fled Iran and is seeking asylum in the UK. His solicitor believes that the grounds for refusal of asylum are mistaken, but an appeal will cost £350. Asylum seekers cannot work and RA lives on £48 per week in a hostel in Liverpool. His church can raise half the sum needed but Acts 435 is asking for donations to match that sum. Before RA fled Iran, he was imprisoned and experienced harsh treatment. Return to Iran would endanger his life, as he can't renounce his faith.
Still £160 left to donate
Total needed £175This family, who has joined the church, are in need of help and support to buy beds, since they have moved from North Wales to Chorley in Lancashire. They need a bed for their ten year old daughter and also one for themselves. Due to the cost of moving house, living in hotels since leaving North Wales, and the costs of the new house, bills etc., money is very tight and they are struggling to buy the beds so any support is greatly received.
Still £195 left to donate
Total needed £200C has been referred to us by her Health Visitor, due to her and the children surviving only on benefits and struggling to make ends meet. Mum has a washing machine which is now at the end of it's life. It has been repaired previously, but now the bearings have also gone. C would really appreciate your support in helping to purchase a replacement washing machine. Many thanks.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200L and her young son were referred to us by the school. Mum has health issues and receives benefits. She bought a washing machine on Facebook sales, but it broke fairly quickly and she has now been without a washing machine for nearly a year. L cannot always get to a launderette so she tries her best to hand wash items in the bath. Mum would really appreciate your support in helping to purchase a washing machine.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200This gentleman, who is fighting and ongoing, fourteen year battle with cancer, and has undergone surgery again last week for skin cancer, is in need of your help please. He has had a lot of worries and anxieties, due to multiple health appointments, and these worries, compounded by his poor general health, have been all consuming recently. This has meant that he has now missed some payments for his electricity and he is now in arrears, adding to his worries and further impacting his mental health.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200J and her husband have recently moved to the UK from India and J is pregnant with twins. Although both are working, they are on low wages and J is now on maternity leave, but is not entitled to benefits. They are living in one room in a multi-occupancy house, but are shortly due to move to a private flat. J and her husband have no savings, as all of their money is spent on bills and the house move. The church has helped with many baby items, but they desperately need a double buggy to enable the babies to go out.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150B, who is on a low income, receives some benefits, but still struggles to make ends meet. He uses the local foodbank and was referred to Acts 435 by them. Recently, his vacuum cleaner has broken and he has no money to replace it, so it is becoming difficult keeping the floors clean. B would very much appreciate any help to purchase a replacement.
Still £85 left to donate
Total needed £85This family would really benefit from your support. There are seven children in the household, ranging in age from a one year old to a fifteen year old, and mum is currently eight months pregnant. As you might expect, the household finances have been and still are under immense pressure from rent and energy costs etc., along with day to day issue of shoes, clothing and food costs. An air fryer and microwave will at least ensure the children can have a hot meal every day.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £130G and his daughter have been living in a temporary accommodation for over a year. They have now moved in their new home and, as much as they are excited to move in after a long wait, they are struggling financially to furnish their house. G is receiving a basic benefits and has no savings to purchase a fridge freezer, a washing machine and a lamp. He will be grateful for any support.
Still £195 left to donate
Total needed £195Our client, a newly granted refugee who receives Universal Credit, has recently moved into rented private accommodation. He needs your generous donation to afford a washing machine. With the moving costs and getting other essential furniture for his house, he could not afford to purchase a washing machine. With the increase in energy bills, he is struggling to handwash and dry his clothes. Your donations will be massively helpful to him.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200V is a single mum of two children, aged six and seven, the youngest of whom has learning difficulties. Mum has just been diagnosed with stage four breast cancer and secondary cancer in the liver. She is struggling financially to afford food, as her benefits are not yet in place and she has just lost her job, due to illness and not being there long enough. V needs financial help to buy food for her and the children, and also top-up her gas and electric. Your support will make a huge difference.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £200N needs to have official documentation to open a bank account, enabling payment of his benefits and to obtain a provisional driving licence. He has just been moved into permanent accommodation with his partner and baby, and is looking to make a fresh start.
Still £85 left to donate
Total needed £85This mother and daughter have recently been moved from a women's refuge into their own accommodation. A local company has kindly donated carpets for the living room and bedrooms, and this funding is requested to pay for the fitting of the carpets. Having the carpets fitted, and a home of their home, will significantly contribute to their fresh start.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200C, a refugee who is disabled and lives alone, receives Universal Credit. She recently got a council home and needs your generous donation to obtain a washing machine. With the moving costs and getting other essential furniture for her house, C could not afford this extra expense. Your donations will be massively helpful for her.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200N, a newly granted refugee, has moved to Leeds from another city and managed to get a self contained, private rented flat. She managed to secure essential appliances, such as washing machine, fridge freezer and cooker, however, she needs your donations to afford a microwave. N lives by herself and is in receipt of Universal Credit, so any support will be massively helpful. Your donations will allow her to have a more comfortable day to day life.
Still £55 left to donate
Total needed £75M, who recently found herself homeless, has found temporary accommodation, but there is no cooker in the property. She has three children, all with special needs, and cannot provide cooked meals at the moment. If M had £175 towards a new cooker she would be able to find the remaining amount through a loan from a friend. Please help in any way you can.
Still £175 left to donate
Total needed £175M is a refugee who recently rented a private house which is unfurnished. He is in low income and cannot afford to buy all the furniture, therefore, he needs your support to purchase a washing machine. Your donation will make a difference to M's day to day life. Thank you.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200S has just moved into his first secure tenancy after being homeless for a period of time. His floorboards are bare and he is looking for carpet for the living room, bedroom and hall. He will pay any excess himself, but has limited money as he is on Universal Credit. We have known S for seven months, having helped him get this flat and the furniture for it. He is attending our support group and a Bible study. S is working towards getting a job soon.