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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- Ill Health (60)
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- Children (55)
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- Housing (31)
- Struggling with Bills/Debt (104)
- Benefit Delays/Sanctions (8)
- White Goods and Furniture (93)
- People with Disability (16)
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This client suffers from learning disabilities and has been brought up in Foster Care. She is vulnerable to being taken advantage of, has been a victim of domestic violence in the past and has an appointee to assist with financial matters. She has been homeless, but has recently been offered an unfurnished flat. Your assistance towards the cost of a bed would be most appreciated, as she is in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance and has no spare income. Thank you!
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150M is currently going through the process of a difficult divorce. She will now become a single mum, and is being forced to move. On top of this, her ex-husband has made the sharing of belongings and finances incredibly difficult. M is in need of £150 towards a single mattress for her daughter to use in their new home. Please could you help?
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150This seventy two year old client lives alone and is struggling to manage financially on her State Retirement Pension. She suffers from diabetes, a heart condition, back pain and hypertension. Her fridge has broken beyond repair and she cannot afford to replace it, which is causing her a lot of anxiety. Your help would be very much appreciated. Thank you!
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Total needed £150This gentleman had a mental breakdown and had a stay in hospital. When he was discharged, he was moved to new accommodation, but it is unfurnished and he does not have a washing machine. The gentleman only receives the basic sickness benefits, as he cannot work, and this leaves him with very little to live off.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150R, a regular Foodbank user, has four children aged sixteen, fifteen, four and two years of age, all living with her. She is a single mum, living on Universal Credit and struggling to make ends meet with these ever increasing costs. R is looking for your kind generosity in helping her to replace her broken fridge freezer. Thank you!
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Total needed £150L and her eleven year old son have had to move into temporary accommodation because of raw sewage flooding their flat. L is in a wheelchair and the new property has a step, but no ramp. Her mobility scooter has a puncture which needs repairing. L is in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance and has no other income for her, only for her son. She had to purchase new bedding and furniture because of the flooding to her property and has been left with no spare cash. Any assistance would be most appreciated.
Still £60 left to donate
Total needed £80This client is a young, single parent with a two year old son who fled from her parental home where she was a victim of domestic violence. She has been offered an unfurnished property, but has no funds with which to set up her new home. She is reliant upon Universal Credit and Child Benefit, which barely covers her regular outgoings. Your help is very much needed to provide her with a fridge freezer.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150This client is a single mother to two dependent children and suffers from many mental and physical health conditions. She is on a low income and is in desperate need of a fridge freezer, to be able to store food items. Your generosity is appreciated.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150This gentleman has just been released from a Psychiatric Ward after making several attempts to take his own life after the sudden death of his baby son, aged seven weeks. He previously had his own business and was doing well. The death of his son, a year ago, has impacted greatly on his mental health and he is currently really struggling, but is trying to stay optimistic for the future. He has been helped to get a flat, but has nothing in it. His first priority is a fridge freezer. Please would you consider helping him?
Still £130 left to donate
Total needed £150S is a single lady who cannot work, due to disability, and is on a very tight budget. She only has a second hand fridge freezer that someone gave her out of a tip, and this has stopped working. Please would you consider helping this lovely lady to get something that works?
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150C is a Foodbank user and said today that his bed has broken. She has a number of debts and some of these have included going to Court to arrange payments. C doesn't work and is claiming Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment. She is looking for your kind generosity to help with replacing her bed.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150J has recently fled domestic violence and is moving into an unfurnished flat with her ten month old. She is on Universal credit and was just able to afford a bed and washing machine, but now has no spare cash. She needs help equipping the property and would hugely appreciate your help towards providing an electric cooker.