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 (16)
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- People with Disability (16)
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Safe Families are supporting a single mum who is working part time to try and provide the best she can for her little girl. She is struggling on the amount she is earning and is finding that this is not covering her bills and living costs. Mum and her little girl have recently moved into their first home and have limited furniture. Providing these drawers for the little girl's room will help to make their new house more homely and provide storage for the little girl's clothes.
Still £125 left to donate
Total needed £150Our tenant is a young man who has been without a stable home for the last two years and has been sofa surfing between friends and family, but is no longer able to do so. He has a small child that he has weekend contact with, and having a home would give him a consistent place to parent him. He would be really grateful of your support to help set him up in his new home, as he has no furniture or household items.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150J is currently being supported by our Community Link Advisor. He has severe mental health problems and has been offered alternative accommodation in order to try and live an independent life but; unfortunately, he is in severe hardship and is in desperate need of a fridge freezer. Please can you help?
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120M has recently been released on probation and relocated to the area for a fresh start. Due to lack of funds, he has nothing and is unable to buy many items for his new accommodation, especially to enable him to cook. A cooker would help him so much to be independent and cook decent meals for himself.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150G is in severe hardship and now has no working fridge freezer. He is desperate for a replacement, due to being a diabetic and needing to store his insulin in the fridge. G is getting support from our Support Worker.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150H is a lady with ill health who is very vulnerable. She has just recently been rehoused and has no cooker. H is in serve hardship and is working with our Community Link Advisor regarding benefits.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120Our client is a Looked After young person who has been homeless and sofa surfing for several weeks. She has recently been given a new tenancy in supported accommodation, where she is trying to start a new life with her two year old daughter. She requires support to purchase essential furniture to create a safe and comfortable home with her daughter.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150Safe Families are supporting a dad who really wants to keep his front and back gardens tidy. He struggles with his mobility and has paid a gardener to do this for him, but cannot commit to this cost, as he is on benefits. He wants their garden to be somewhere he and his fourteen year old daughter can spend time in. A light, cordless strimmer will allow him to keep the garden tidy and will hopefully enable him to spend time with his daughter,. creating new positive memories and improving his mental health.
Still £60 left to donate
Total needed £60N was in a coercive relationship for many years, but on her husband's arrest, was able to make a fresh start, which included not working seventy five hours a week. She had to go onto Universal Credit so that she could care for her two children, and scraped together the finances needed to move. Her resources are used up and now her fridge freezer is not working, which is needed for medication storage. Please could you help to raise this amount?