Success Stories
The following are some of the success stories.
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Washing Machine & Bedroom Carpet
The local church met this young man through their Foodbank as he was suffering from mental health issues, homeless and sleeping in his car! He did manage to get supported housing and came to volunteer as a driver and gradually started getting his life back on course. He is now well enough to have a flat of his own and the £100 from Acts 435 for a washing machine and bedroom carpet was the icing on the cake. He is so thankful and grateful - this was so needed!
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Mattress arrives just in time for Christmas
A couple called into one church's drop-in centre needing help with a government grant form. We did help but the couple were unsuccessful. We also completed an Acts 435 application form and the money soon came in. We called the couple asking them to drop in, when we told them the news, she cried and said "nothing good ever happens to us". We ordered the mattress and despite the heavy snow, it arrived just in time for Christmas, again the lady called in and said thank you "it's the best Christmas present we've ever had!"
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£100 for a Happy Christmas
Thanks to Acts 435 donors, a family with no means of support, waiting for the mother's leave to remain in the country, received £100 that helped them have a special time at Christmas.
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£100 to keep a family off the streets
Seth and his family received £100 on the day they were literally without a roof over their heads. After one night in a hotel, they were given temporary accommodation, and can look for a flat.
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Young carer has opportunity to learn to drive
This young lady has lots of balls to juggle including school work, caring for her sick mum and now driving lessons thanks to Acts 435! Living in a village location is never easy, but for this young carer things may be about to get a little easier as she now has the opportunity to learn to drive thanks to £100 from Acts 435.
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Joy in first flat.
The recipient was thrilled to be able to start furnishing her first flat with the money received from Acts 435. She was touched by the generosity of donors.
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Wonderful to have a fridge/freezer that works!
An Acts 435 donation for a working fridge/freezer has made all the difference to one applicant's life as she can now save money by buying more food in bulk.
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New Glasses at Last!
Thanks to an Acts 435 donation, an applicant now has new spectacles so she can read easily and get around comfortably in her daily life. This has made a big difference to her and is much appreciated.
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Money needed for coal
A young couple with a small child were struggling to cope with bills, even though the father works full-time. With rocketing fuel prices, they needed help to get in a stock of coal for the winter. The family want to say thank you. A donation of £100 from Acts 435 really helped them when they were struggling in the very cold weather and made a huge difference.
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Double Bed, following death of partner
An elderly lady was living in pretty poor conditions, her partner/husband died back in February 2010 and she was still sleeping on her very poor old mattress. When the advocate visited her home to assess her situation, her toilet wouldn't flush, her heating had packed up and she was was sitting round an electric heater. Age UK got involved to get the necessary repairs carried out to make her situation more bearable. With an Acts 435 donation the advocate was able to purchase a new mattress for her, deliver it and take away the old one. Needless to say, she was extremely happy!