This gentleman was referred to us by sister organisations with concerns for his mental health due to rough sleeping. He has struggled since he was released from prison ten years ago, with periods of homelessness and addiction. He regularly attends an addiction support group and has engaged well with our team. We have worked with other agencies to secure this gentleman accommodation but would like to fund four nights in a bed and breakfast and a food voucher, as the risk to his mental is high if he returns to the streets in the interim.

We are supporting a man from Afghanistan who has come to the UK seeking sanctuary. During his journey across the Channel, his phone got wet and is now no longer working. He is having to borrow friends' phones to keep in contact with his family. This is not really a long term solution as he needs to access the information that he needs, and keep in touch with family and other people who can support him. The gift of a phone would give him quite a boost at this very strange and unsettling time.

M is coming to terms with being a single mum, after tragically losing her husband. His sudden passing has had a huge impact on her and her young daughter's life, and money has sadly become a real worry, with debts mounting. M has had to decrease her working hours and we are assisting her to make sure she is getting all the help she is entitled to. Please can you help this mum and daughter with a shopping voucher so that they can buy food and essentials whilst we help them get their finances on track?

Please can you help J with £200 to repair her boiler? She is a carer for her severely disabled son and is without hot water or heating. J is on benefit income, but has been working well with Christians Against Poverty for a number of years. However, she has just had to have her dog of fifteen years put to sleep, so the small amount of savings she had has gone and she cannot afford this new emergency. J would be so relieved to have the boiler repaired and so very thankful, especially given her son's struggles with incontinence.

M is a single dad with a seventeen year old son in education. Dad is unable to work currently due to health issues which also made them homeless and living in a bed and breakfast for over a year. The family has now got its own social housing flat but it is unfurnished. M has spent all of his basic benefits and savings on moving, and cannot afford the essentials for his new home. He does not have a bank account so cannot access funding streams usually available to him. M desperately needs a cooker to cook meals.

We have known A about a year, after he came to us whilst living in temporary accommodation. He is a refugee and came to the UK fleeing extreme violence in his home country. A has used our food drop-ins, attended English as Speakers of Other Languages classes, and taken part in our guest trainee programme, serving guests and helping with practical jobs. He is currently going to college part-time,and recently got word that he has been given a tenancy. It would be lovely to be able to help A with a living room carpet which would make a huge difference.

F, an asylum seeker who arrived in our area two months ago, having left his family in Kuwait, receives £9 per week in financial support. This client has engaged with our organisation, attending different activities such as English language classes, chess club and lunch, sport and cultural events each week. F needs help to buy clothes as he doesn't have any, and would be very grateful for your support.

My client has been left with irreversible damage following chemotherapy. Her life has been changed forever and she is unable to work. We have been trying to help get her Personal Independence Payment increased to the higher limit, sadly without success and she is struggling to get by on her benefit only income. She has had to pay out to get a new hob, which has left her short and she is also in need of clothes having lost a lot of weight. Please could you help this lovely lady with a voucher for clothing and some food?

Through no fault of her own this lady and her young children, who were living in London, were made homeless. They were moved to our area and put into temporary accommodation. When the support worker visited, the family had nothing except one mattress. We would like to help the family and provide a double bed and mattress as a priority.

A young family have just moved into a flat. It is their first home, and first time living independently. Mum is 20 and a care leaver and has additional learning needs. Dad is 21 and also has a learning disability. They have a one year old son. When they moved in, their home had no carpet. This would support their child's comfort whilst in early stages of development while he explores his home on the floor.

S is a seventy nine year old lady with a brain tumour. It has caused her eyesight to deteriorate to such an extent that she requires AI smart glasses to verbally read out small writing on things like her medication labels. S is on benefits and a low income, so can only afford to pay part of the cost of these clever artificial-intelligence linked glasses

This couple have completed their financial plan with Christians Against Poverty and repaid their debts. They are under pressure at the moment, facing some long-term health problems and money has become stretched. Whilst supporting them, we discussed how a food shop voucher would reduce some pressure both financially and mentally at the moment. Thank you for your help.

B is an asylum seeker who arrived in our area three weeks ago, having left his family in Kuwait, and receives £9 per week in financial support. This client has engaged with our organisation, attending different activities such as English language classes, chess club and lunch, sport, fitness and exercise, English communication sessions, digital programmes, CV writing sessions and cultural events each week. B needs help to buy a refurbished laptop as he want to strengthen his language.

R has recently been left by her partner of twenty years and has severe anxiety. Part of this anxiety gives her a phobia of being on her own at night. She has tried to get funding and support to help with this but has been denied. Please can you help R to have some nights in her own home?

E is a refugee from Syria who left because of the war and also to be reunited with her husband who was already in the UK. She then became the victim of domestic abuse and separated from her husband. E has recently been housed and feels she is starting her life again. She is in need of clothes and shoes suitable for the British weather as well as basic clothing, as she was not able to take everything with her when she left her husband. E also needs a suitcase to keep her possessions in.

S has a number of disabilities which make mobility difficult. She is unable to work and is on Universal Credit and incapacity benefit. S has moved from a flat to a bungalow, which is more suitable for her needs. She was unable to bring many items from her last home and is using an old shower stool to sit on. S has used her council grant to buy kitchen items and now needs an upright chair for herself, and a sofa for any visitors. She would be very grateful for donations to enable her to get these.

J is on benefits and living in shared accommodation. The freezer is broken, the landlord won’t fix it, and others in the property are also on benefits and are unable to purchase one. The fridge is also faulty. J is reluctant to buy fresh food as it goes off quickly. She also has no family to support her. Any help in obtaining a much needed fridge freezer would be gratefully appreciated.

We have a young female person currently in semi-supported accommodation. After spending the last six years in temporary foster care and residential placements, they are making amazing progress and are hopeful to progress into work or an apprentice role to gain a trade qualification. This young person would like to start to drive to open up the options available to them to progress into a positive lifestyle.

M, who has requested help in obtaining a toaster and microwave, is on a low, fixed income consisting of Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit. They have no savings, and have been suffering with severe mental health issues, getting overwhelmed quickly. They have recently been released from prison and are currently trying to sort their current living situation. They are unable to replace basic appliances including a toaster and a microwave.

Our client is currently living in temporary accommodation as a potential survivor of trafficking. He reports feeling isolated and lonely, and a television would help him a lot to keep his mind off things. The money will go onto a Tesco voucher to be used for the television.