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.
M and her husband are asylum seekers living in temporary accommodation with their two children. M has carpal tunnel syndrome so preparing food for the family is difficult and there is no suitable equipment in their hotel. A food mixer, rice cooker and microwave would allow them to eat nutritious food. They have been moved several times and need to travel to the children's school to provide continuity so topping-up their Oyster card will help. Lastly, having warm coats would help them stay well in the winter. Any help would be appreciated.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200E, a homeless asylum seeker in poor health, with two children, has recently been moved into an unfurnished flat and is struggling to manage. She sleeps in one bed with the children, aged seven and nine, and would dearly love them to have a mattress each and bedding. There is a cooker, but no cooking equipment and nowhere to sit and eat. If E could buy some basic pans, plates and cutlery, they would be able to eat more healthily. An oyster top-up would help her with travelling to appointments with advisors.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200I am supporting a wonderful woman who is a refugee and has two children. She is working hard to gain skills to hopefully be able to go into employment. Mum needs a vacuum and a bed for her new home. These items would make life much more comfortable for her and her family.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200Our applicant is an unaccompanied asylum seeking child who is currently in a NASS (National Asylum Support Service) hotel. He urgently needs funding to top-up his Oyster travel card so that he can travel to his solicitors' offices, and a supermarket voucher to buy some food.
Still £80 left to donate
Total needed £80G, her husband and two young children, the youngest being just six months old, live in privately rented accommodation. They have leave to remain in UK, but with no resource to public funds, they are experiencing financial difficulties and struggling to cover rent, bills, and basic necessities. G is currently unemployed, and her husband is employed part-time. They were referred to our food bank by the local refugee and migrant advice centre for food and general advice. They particularly need £200 for a mattress and bedding.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200G, her husband and their two children, the youngest being just six months old, live in privately rented accommodation. They have leave to remain in UK, but with no resource to public funds, are experiencing financial difficulties, and struggling to cover rent, bills, and basic necessities. G is currently unemployed and her husband is employed part-time. They have used the foodbank to help feed the family. A fridge freezer would enable them to shop more economically and eat more healthily.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200J is a forty nine year old stateless migrant who is trying to gain permission to stay in the UK, where he has lived for fifteen years. He is diabetic and has recently undergone eye surgery. J has no recourse to public funds and is homeless. The advice and support he urgently needs is largely dependent on him having a phone, but his phone is broken and it would make a huge difference to him, both in terms of his mental health and his future security, if he was able to be in touch with lawyers and advisers.