Z has recently moved into her new home, but lacks a wardrobe, vacuum cleaner, and a mattress topper to ease her back pain. She also lives far from family and feels isolated. A small television would give her company and help lift her mood. Receiving these items would greatly improve her comfort, well-being, and ability to feel settled in her new environment.

Supporting this pregnant mum with a supportive mattress would be life-changing. She is sleeping on an old, thin mattress that isn’t suitable or safe for an adult woman, especially one that is pregnant. Better sleep would improve her health, help her rest to parent her toddler, and support her unborn baby’s well-being. Raising her child alone, she puts her children first and has neglected her own well-being. A new, safe and proper mattress will go a long way in supporting mum and her health.

M is a single mum with two children, one of whom is not yet school age. They have had to move council properties to a quieter area, and have not been able to take their gas cooker with them. Mum is not able to work currently, due to childcare, and is struggling to save for a cooker herself on her Universal Credit and Child Benefit. Any help you could give M, so the family can continue to eat healthy meals, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

A, who is an asylum seeker who attends our English classes here in Lancaster, attends regularly and is a keen learner. It is difficult though for him to do all the homework and to access any needed information or additional learning opportunities online, on his old small phone screen. It would make such a difference for A to be able to work on his own laptop. Thank you so much for helping him to progress with his English and learning.

T is an older lady who has had a long stay in hospital with multiple health issues, and has then been made homeless due to a breakdown in family relationships. She now has a council bungalow, but is struggling to set up her new home. Her income is State Pension and Personal Independence Payment. T needs a freezer so she can bulk buy, and she also needs storage for her clothes as they are currently just in bags. She would be very grateful for any help you can give her. Thanks.

K is an asylum seeker from Eritrea who is trying hard to improve his English. He is accessing our English classes here in Lancaster twice a week, but he would love to make use of additional learning opportunities online. Doing this, and his homework, is very challenging with only having a small phone screen. Having his own laptop would make a huge difference to him. Thank you so much for helping K to have a better and easier learning experience and to progress in his life.

L, who is going through a divorce of four years, is unemployed and on benefits at the moment,due to the stress of it all. She has fallen behind in bill payments and owes £378 on her Council Tax bill. The council has agreed that, if she pays this extra payment, she can pay the rest off at £5 extra a month. It would be amazing to take this burden off L

This person we are supporting, who is seeking sanctuary in our country from Afghanistan, is very keen to learn English and has recently enrolled for an English Speakers of Other Languages at his local college. A laptop would enable him to work at this course online and continue learning from his room in the evening. It would be wonderful if his commitment to learn English could be encouraged by the gift of a laptop

L, who has been known to us for many years, has experienced repeated periods of insecure accommodation and homelessness. We have supported her through many highs and lows, including stepping away from addiction and street work, though at times she has returned. L has engaged well with drug and alcohol services and our outreach support, and her and her mother have now secured a council-supported flat. Essential items are needed to make the flat habitable, starting with carpets.

This single gentleman, who came out of prison on Christmas Eve, has been given an unfurnished flat. He is on Universal Credit and has no savings. All of this gentleman's furniture is at his mum's house and needs to hire a van to move it to his flat. Please can you help us support him with £150?

M was homeless and sleeping on the streets. After a spell in a hostel, he has now moved into supported accommodation where he will be helped to become tenancy ready and manage independent living. He is struggling to keep his flat clean as he has no vacuum cleaner. Your help to buy one means that he will be able to keep his flat clean and tidy, helping him to take pride in it. M will be also be able to take it with him to his own flat when he moves.

This single mum, who is struggling with the cost of living and on a low income, needs a bed and mattress for her son and some bedding. Due to night traumas, his bed has been soiled and has had to be skipped. He was sleeping with his mum until recently, but her bed is broken so he is sleeping on the sofa with his mum. Mum is struggling with anxiety, due to the stress. Please can you help?

Our beneficiary is in need of a fridge freezer so he can shop more economically, batch cook meals and store them. He is a recovering alcoholic, and due to other health issues, for which he was hospitalised, has been unable to work for a lengthy period of time. Our beneficiary has limited finances and struggles with his bills, often relying on the food bank. With support from local charities, health and social care, he is, however, feeling very positive about his future and work prospects. Please can you help?

C has been a victim of domestic abuse and fled his old home and town, resulting in him becoming homeless and suffering with mental health problems. He has worked so hard to lift himself up and rebuild his life. C has secured a tenancy, but has limited funds until he finds some local work. He really misses cooking, as at present her only an air-fryer. If we could provide a cooker, some pans and oven trays, he would be able to make homemade meals and bake again.

Our beneficiary needs a washing machine as her current one is beyond economical repair. She has limited mobility, suffers from ill health and has struggled with addictions in the past. Our beneficiary is trying to find a smaller property suited to her needs, due to lack of availability, as she is paying the under occupancy charge on two unoccupied rooms, as her children are in care. Support workers are helping her with a plan to pay off debts, as she is reliant on Universal Credit and Personal independence Payment for income. Please can you help?

T, who is currently receiving Universal Credit, is in desperate need of a new mattress, sheets and pillows. Her second-hand mattress, which is more than twenty years old, is currently falling apart with the springs coming through. T, who is being supported by our food bank, has little money left after she has paid priority debts and bills, but has managed to save a little each week for a duvet and a duvet cover.

This single parent, with two children at school, requires a single bed, mattress and bedding to replace the existing queen size bed. Due to epileptic seizures, she now requires a zimmer frame to aid mobility. Her existing bed is too large for the room to be able to use the zimmer frame. The household is reliant on benefits and this bed will enable hospital discharge, freeing up a hospital bed.

This single mum, who is struggling financially on Universal Credit, has had no cooker since last year when hers broke and could not be replaced. She was using a slow cooker and air-fryer until recently the air-fryer stopped working. Mum really needs an electric cooker, now that the kids are getting older, and cannot cope with just a slow cooker pot. Please can you help?

Y, who is a single mum to her eleven year old son, is unfortunately unable to work due to her mental health caused by her traumatic life experiences. She is surviving on basic benefits with no savings and regularly needs support from food banks to feed herself and her son. Her mum, who was a big source of emotional support, died recently and Y is struggling to get over this loss. Her washing machine is irreparably broken and she has no means of getting a new one or accessing launderette services.

We are trying to support this young man who has come to the UK from Sudan, seeking safety. He is very keen to get ahead of the game and improve his English by participating in online English classes. This young man has an old and not 100% reliable phone which is really not adequate for this, and a laptop would enable him to access more educational resources. We are keen to encourage his commitment to learning English, and a laptop would make a real difference for him.