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 (7)
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- People with Disability (8)
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This young man has been referred to the St Vincent de Paul team after serving time in prison. Prior to his incarceration, he endured the loss of both parents, which has deeply affected him. Currently, this young man experiences sleep disturbances and frequent crying spells as he copes with his past traumas. We are seeking your support to provide him with bereavement counselling and to purchase a running kit, which has served as a source of solace for him amidst his grief.
Still £170 left to donate
Total needed £200Our client is a male in his thirties who lives in supported accommodation. He has anxiety, depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and is socially isolated without friends. Our client is also addicted to gambling and supported by statutory and third sector agencies. Without peer or family support, he continues to struggle. He has moved into his current accommodation, from homelessness, with minimal possessions and is very short of clothing. Our client is a large build gentleman which limits the ability to source appropriate clothing for him. Please can you help him?
Still £80 left to donate
Total needed £80K has recently been moved from one shared accommodation to another due to being bullied and abused. Due to the risk elements surrounding her most recent move, she has been unable to collect her belongings and has had to leave everything behind in her last accommodation. She has lost all her clothes and also her mobile phone, which she needs for Universal Credit to contact her. We would really like to buy her another phone and some essential clothes including underwear, with any donations.
Still £140 left to donate
Total needed £150KB. who is from Afghanistan, is an asylum seeker who is living in a hotel where the food provided is unsuitable for her. She has complex health conditions and needs to buy medicines. food and clothes. Please would you donate to help her in this desperate situation? Thank you.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200Z is an asylum seeker from Iraq who is living in a hotel with her husband and their seven year old son. They fled from Iraq, due to being threatened because of a family feud which led to the killing of her father-in-law. Z and her family are in need of your help to buy food and clothes. Please can you support them to relieve their desperate situation? Thank you.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200L fled her home, due to domestic violence, and has been supported into accommodation of her own where she finally feels safe. She was not able to bring any of her possessions with her, and has very little income of her own. L would really value your support in purchasing a few items of clothing, as well as a vacuum cleaner so that she can look after her new flat which she really likes.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150J is a fifty one year old refugee who has fled abuse in her country of origin. Tragically, she lost her three children in a fire and this trauma, as well as health problems and homelessness, has been making life very difficult for her. J is in need of a warm clothing and waterproof shoes, and would be delighted with any help you can give.