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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A is now the legal guardian for her two grandchildren, as requested by the Home Office. The children relocated abroad over four years ago, but their parents became unable to care for them and both children now have mental health issues. A has received the children's element of Universal Credit, but has numerous unexpected expenses. She requires help to buy a blazer and sweatshirts for the younger child (the school are helping with other items) and suitable non uniform clothes for both.
Still £130 left to donate
Total needed £200This lady, who is in a very difficult relationship, is an asylum seeker who has nothing. A vacuum cleaner and a fan is really needed as she lives in a very small studio flat with no carpet, and a very young child who is now crawling.
Still £125 left to donate
Total needed £125A, who has three children, aged fourteen, seven and five, recently found out that she is pregnant, but has faced complications that have left her unable to walk for a while, resulting in two hospital stays. This situation has affected A's mental health, and she has also fallen behind on her electricity bill, adding to her stress. She would greatly benefit from assistance with her outstanding electricity bill, allowing her to save money for summer activities for the children, and gradually prepare for the new baby.
Still £155 left to donate
Total needed £170S is a single father with two children, aged four and nine. Due to genetic and health factors, the children suffer from incontinence at night which necessitates one child needing a new mattress and another child needing a full new bed. Father, who is not able to work and is on benefits, struggles with his finances and is receiving help to sort these out, and also support with budgeting. S can purchase these items from a local charity shop and would appreciate any help. Thank you.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120X, a single parent with three children, is trying to overcome much adversity, including family suicides and debt. One of her children, with autism and Tourette's Syndrome, is bullied and often refuses to go to school. Mum, who is also supporting a parent with a terminal illness, suffers from mental and physical health. X is reliant upon benefits and only gets a limited amount of financial support from the children's school towards school uniforms when they start back in September. Please help if you can.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £200S, who is suffering from anxiety and stress, is in temporary accommodation. The family are not eligible for the local welfare provision fund and are waiting for benefits to be processed. The property is over-crowded and mum and baby are sleeping on a sofa air bed with a puncture, causing sleepless nights. The bedding is worn and torn. The family are hoping to be housed soon.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200T is struggling financially and physically. Unfortunately, when delivering her son, the epidural went wrong six times so she now has a lot of back pain. T does not know if she can go back to work part-time after maternity leave, as it's too excruciating to stand for lengths of time. She is having trouble lifting a stroller that was gifted to her, as it is heavy and her physio has recommended getting a lightweight stroller. All the second-hand strollers that have been seen are all heavy or the wheels are bowed. T's son is also desperately in need of a cot, as he has outgrown the Moses basket earlier than expected.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150This lovely family have had a very challenging year that has been fraught with difficulties. Dad has had his working hours reduced, through no fault of his own, and mum continues to struggle with complex health issues, affecting her ability to work. They are in receipt of limited benefits and are reluctant to ask, but would be so grateful for your help to purchase new school uniform and new school shoes for their daughter aged eight.
Still £60 left to donate
Total needed £80E, who has mental and physical health difficulties, is a single parent of three children. The family was subject to a no fault eviction from their private rented home and were housed in their current accommodation by the council. They are dependent on Universal Credit and mum was recently sanctioned, due to not having access to her Universal Credit journal. E's washing machine is broken and she needs help to buy a new one.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200Dad is a single parent looking after his four children. Safe Families are working alongside dad to complete general maintenance around the home and improve the conditions. The family, who are struggling financially, would really benefit from a replacement fridge freezer, as the current one is spilling water out at the bottom and leaking all over the kitchen floor. The freezer door is icing over and sticking shut so the family are unable to access their food. Please could you help?
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200Safe Families are supporting a newly blended family who have had to adjust really quickly to sudden changes as they have become a family of ten. The family are living in a three bedroom property and the youngest child, aged two, is sharing a bed. The family are struggling financially and we would like to support them by providing the youngest child with a new toddler bed, mattress and bedding. Please could you help? Thank you so much.
Still £105 left to donate
Total needed £165Dad is a single parent looking after his four children. Safe Families are working alongside him to complete general maintenance around the home and improve the conditions. This family, who are struggling financially, have two key stage 2 aged children who have an increasing amount of homework, with no technology to revise or research academic work within the home. They would benefit from a tablet to share between the girls. Please could you help this family? Thank you.
Still £125 left to donate
Total needed £125This client is a lone parent with three children under the age of ten. Mum became homeless when her relationship broke down and she was told to leave the property. She has spent the past two years sofa surfing, which has been very unsettling for her and the children. This client has now been offered an unfurnished tenancy. She is in receipt of Universal Credit and Child Benefit so cannot afford to meet the cost of setting up her new home. Your help with the cost of a cooker would be most appreciated.
Still £190 left to donate
Total needed £200A is a single dad to three children aged ten, twelve and fourteen. He has always worked until a nasty fall has made it currently impossible to work. Dad is self-employed and is quickly running out of his savings. He will have no way of affording the children's school uniforms and shoes, and there are no items that can be handed down. The eldest two also need new blazers. Dad is at his wits end as to what to do. Please could you take some pressure off A, who is doing a great job?
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200This lady, who is struggling financially, has no disposable income as her husband is working, but they only receive enough to just make ends meet. She looks after her six year old granddaughter, who is in need of school uniform. This lady's Housing Support Worker has encouraged her to apply for Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment, because she has poor mobility and anxiety. Please would you help her to buy school uniform and pay some bills? Thank you.
Still £140 left to donate
Total needed £150This single mum has a three year old son who has outgrown his current pushchair, which is too low, and he is dragging his feet on the floor. Mum has to sit him up in the pushchair every few minutes. The child has autism spectrum disorder, along with severe global developmental delay. Mum is in desperate need of another pushchair, as the child has no sense of danger and needs to be kept safe when out and about. This lady would struggle financially to buy one, as she is on benefits.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £200C is an amazing mum to two children. She is awaiting a Disability Living Allowance decision (a wait of fifteen to twenty weeks) regarding caring for her child. Currently, her child is only able to access school for one hour each day, due to mental health, and mum is not getting any additional support around this. She has now had to stop all her work and volunteering. This is putting a huge strain on the family's finances, as C is not able to access free school meals, and is having to fund additional transport and activities for her daughter.
Still £185 left to donate
Total needed £200N, a teenage mum-to-be with a baby due in October, is currently living with her parents and siblings, but will be living independently in supported accommodation once the baby is born. The father of the baby has absconded so N has only her family's support, but they are on low wages and are struggling financially so cannot purchase essential items for the baby. N currently has no income, due to her age, and is desperate to get a travel system for the baby so that she is not isolated at home.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200K and her family, who are on a low income and struggling with debt, have had a problem with flees in her home. Their beds have had to be destroyed and they are currently sleeping on the floor. K, who has learning difficulties, did not ask for help as she thought she would be in trouble because of the poor living conditions. The school have been providing help, but please could we help with two beds?
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200Our applicant's mum died by suicide in November 2023 and her two siblings have subsequently been cared for by dad, who relocated from another area of the country in order to care for them. He had minimal parental responsibility prior to the bereavement, therefore, has had to quickly take on the role of a full-time single parent and has had to make adaptations. Our applicant and siblings are due to start senior school next term and your support would help buy new uniforms. Dad is unemployed at present so is unable to afford this expense. He would also appreciate some money towards food supplies over the school holidays.
Still £200 left to donate
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