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 (19)
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A is a single mother who is registered disabled and is unable to work. She home-schools her teenage son and relies on her car for transportation to educational activities. Facing severe financial difficulties, her car insurance of £218.92 is set to expire in three weeks time. Without this, A risks losing access to essential services and becoming isolated. Any support would help her maintain transportation, ensuring her son's education and preventing further isolation. Thank you for your consideration.
Still £75 left to donate
Total needed £200Having served eighteen months in an open prison, this man was released, only to find himself homeless for two months before a local social housing company secured him a flat. He has literally had to start from scratch to equip it, is making good progress, and pacing the expenditure well. However, our client is finding the £16 charge to wash and dry his clothes at the launderette too great a hit to his small Universal Credit income. He would love his own washing machine instead. Can you help him, please?
Still £185 left to donate
Total needed £200E and her two children are struggling with the rise in the cost of living and finding it increasingly difficult to feed themselves and heat their home, especially as the weather starts to get colder. Mum has accumulated some debt and has now sought help from her local branch of Frontline Debt Advice. Whilst she receives help with her debt and hopefully gets back on track, would you please consider helping this family with some funds towards food and energy? Your help will be much appreciated.
Still £75 left to donate
Total needed £150X, a jobless, single mum who is going through a hard time, has three children, the eldest of whom is sixteen has just had a baby. This sixteen year old had been suspended from college and lost her Universal Credit. Although she is now back in college, the payment has been delayed. Consequently, X cannot afford to pay her gas and electricity bills and needs to walk three miles to get food from a food bank. Please can you help this mum to pay her bills at such a stressful time?
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200Having separated from her partner, S is now a single mum of four children. She discovered that her husband had left her with large debts when bailiffs turned up to remove belongings. Mum got some money together to pay them off, rather than lose her and the children’s belongings, however, this has left her very short of cash. S is currently in the middle of completing teacher training at University so without income and with placements, she needs after school childcare in order to complete her course.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £200L is experiencing feelings of hopelessness, due to struggling with the cost of living. She has amassed some debts, following her husband's fast decline with dementia and eventual death. L has sought help from her local Citizens Advice Bureau, who are assisting to hopefully find the best solution. Please would you consider supporting this lady with some help towards food and energy, whilst she gets the help she needs? Thank you so much.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120L is a busy, single mum of three who is struggling, like many, with the rise in the cost of living. She has a large debt with her energy company and has reached out to the Citizens Advice Bureau for help. Whilst L gets the assistance she needs, would you please consider supporting the family with some funds towards food and energy? Thank you so much.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120E has been unable to work for some time, due to her poor mental health. She is currently pregnant and struggling to get by on her benefit only income. E has amassed some debts, due to being out of work, and is receiving help from her local Citizens Advice Bureau to find the best solution. Whilst E gets the help she needs, please would you consider supporting this young mum-to-be with some funds towards food and energy, to ensure the best start for her little one? Thank you.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150This single mum of a primary school age daughter and is currently unemployed, due to her mental health and living in a private rented flat. She is being helped by Christians Against Poverty to get her out of historic debt, and is on Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments with no savings. Her cooker is broken and, to fix it, needs to find £100 to pay for the call out charge and parts.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £100C suffers with psoriasis, epilepsy and severe depression, and is unfit for work. He receives Universal Credit, but his Personal Independence Payments have been stopped, pending a review. He has monthly debt repayments, leaving him struggling to meet his everyday bills. It will be over two weeks before C receives his next benefits payment. He has little food left and his gas and electricity are running out. Help with these costs, to see him through this difficult time, would be much appreciated.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120L, who suffers with fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is mostly housebound, due to the exhaustion and pain of these illnesses, which means she has now been medically retired. L has been suffering with two broken teeth for several months and, although she is on the NHS list, she simply can't afford the treatment to have them repaired or removed. L is worried, as these teeth are now becoming infected, due to pain in her mouth and jaw. She would be grateful for any help toward this.
Still £105 left to donate
Total needed £120This lady has two grandchildren in her care and has not managed to secure any further financial support/benefits. She is claiming Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment, but is struggling to pay her bills and with the increase in food costs. This grandmother is currently sleeping on a mattress with springs coming through and is getting hardly any sleep throughout the night. This lady would be extremely grateful for funding for a new mattress so that she can get a good night's sleep ready to support her grandchildren each morning.
Still £70 left to donate
Total needed £70We are supporting L, who is in his 40s and facing significant health and financial challenges, including heavy debt from family issues. He works part-time and receives some benefits, but his debt leaves no money for essential medical treatments. L urgently needs chiropody care, as delaying it has affected his ability to walk and work. With NHS wait times being months, he requires immediate help. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200J is a single mum of two children, living on Universal Credit. Her washing machine broke last week and is beyond repair, and she has no savings or disposable income to replace it. She is asking for any support you can give to enable her to buy a new one- with two young children, she is already struggling to keep up with the washing. J is being supported by her local food bank. She would be so grateful for any support you can give. Thank you.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200C is currently off work because of health issues including poor mental health. She has a 16 year old son who has had a growth spurt and outgrown his school uniform, football boots and his current clothing. He is in trouble at school for not having football boots. The washing machine also recently malfunctioned, damaging a full wash of her clothing too. C has just started working with Christians Against Poverty and doesn't have spare money for replacement clothes or size 10 football boots.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120A young man, aged twenty four, has tragically and suddenly died. He was found in a park near his home; the cause of his death is unknown. The family is devastated by this loss, and struggling to come to terms with the grief. The unexpected nature of this tragedy has left the family with limited resources to cover funeral costs. Any contributions toward the funeral costs would be immensely appreciated. Your support would alleviate some of the financial stress and allow the family to celebrate his life.
Still £135 left to donate
Total needed £200M is a single mum to a 15 month old toddler. She lived with her father and brother but due to her dad’s dementia they have all had to find alternate living accommodation. M has found a flat but there is no flooring and she desperately needs this for her toddler’s safety. She is unable to afford this herself as her only income is Universal Credit. M suffers with mental health issues and anxiety and any help towards her flooring fitting would help her to cope with her situation. Thanks.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200Our beneficiary and his family moved to the UK to pursue job opportunities and a more secure future. In the summer months he worked double shifts, but these have now been reduced. His wife who was originally working, albeit with a lengthy commute requiring a car, has experienced ill health, so was unable to work for a lengthy period of time. She is now searching for a position closer to home. The family is asking for help to buy an Air Fryer to enable them to be more energy efficient and to reduce bills.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £100This man has stomach cancer and is living in a caravan off grid. He heats the van with a generator, fuelled by petrol. His generator is using £20 a day to keep him warm. I am requesting your help to supply him with 10 days of petrol to run his generator, so he has money left to put fuel in his car to attend the hospital. I am in conversation with Rural Action Derbyshire about the generator costs and they said they may be able to help. I am worried about this mans health as it gets colder.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200S, a forty six year old single mother, who is a survivor of domestic abuse, has multiple medical problems, physical disabilities and some mental health difficulties. She is the primary carer for her elderly mother. S has been dependent on benefits, but is starting on a path towards returning to work, which starts with an NHS volunteer role. S does not have suitable clothes and shoes for work and a donation would help her to purchase them, hopefully enabling her to return to paid work.