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 (10)
- Food and Heating (15)
- Ill Health (16)
- Unemployment (11)
- Children (8)
- Fresh Start (31)
- Housing (17)
- Struggling with Bills/Debt (58)
- Benefit Delays/Sanctions (2)
- White Goods and Furniture (67)
- People with Disability (10)
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers (20)
- Technology (8)
- Domestic Abuse (17)
- Warmer Homes (12)
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S is an asylum seeker who lives in a hotel and receives £8.00 per week plus food, however, the food provided by the hotel is not suitable for her and the hotel does not provide the special diet she needs. S has had major heart surgery at the Royal Brompton Hospital and been treated at Hammersmith Hospital for a long time. As well as food, S also needs money for travel, clothes, telephone and other essentials. Please would you help her? Thank you.
Still £160 left to donate
Total needed £200M is an asylum seeker from Pakistan who suffers with ill health, including heart problems and hypertension, and has had a heart operation. He lives in a hotel where food is provided, and receives £8.00 per week. However, the food is unsuitable for him and his doctor has recommended special food which he cannot afford to buy. M often has to walk to the hospital or to go and see his GP and he needs clothes. Life is very hard for him and he is desperate. Please would you help us to relieve him from despair and poverty?
Still £170 left to donate
Total needed £200This client has fled domestic violence with her three children. Currently, she has no means of preparing meals so a cooker would make a significant difference to the lives of this family. Mum has been looking for a cooker, but would struggle to finance it. Any donations towards one would be greatly valued.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200S is an asylum seeker from India and, due to immigration conditions, he is unable to work or receive benefits. He has applied for the National Asylum Support Service support, but that could take at least a month to be processed. S has to travel to Croydon to sign with the Home Office and attend appointments, or will risk being detained. He can't afford to pay for this travel and has no income to buy food and other essentials, such as toiletries.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150N, who is currently on a low income, lives with her son. She has had the same mattress for well over fifteen years and hasn't been able to afford to replace it. N suffers from multiple physical health conditions and a new mattress would make a massive positive impact on her physical health and overall mobility. Please can you help?
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150C is a young man who has found himself in a very difficult situation and, up until recently, was left to sleep out on the streets. He is currently staying in our Winter Night Shelter and looking to find work and a place to live. His current phone has slowly been breaking down until yesterday when it completely died. C doesn't have enough spare money to buy a phone that will help him in all the way he needs. He needs to use it to find places to rent, look for jobs and email his CVs.
Still £80 left to donate
Total needed £80G is requesting a mobile phone as he does not have one at the moment and cannot afford one. He needs immediate support, due to his limited income. A working phone is essential in today's world, due to its role in communication, access to information and services, emergency preparedness, and its ability to enhance various aspects of daily life and productivity. G needs this, not only to arrange GP appointments, but also to pay bills and arrange his daily life.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £100Our client has had to flee domestic abuse, along with her three children. She is trying to make a safe home for them all, but doesn’t have the funds for larger items. Having a fridge freezer would greatly help her to shop for, and store, healthy foods. Our client would be extremely grateful.