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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Please can you help this lady who has a long term illness and is physically disabled? Her only income is her benefits. She lives in a ground floor flat and has been a victim of anti social behaviour over the past three years. This has had a considerable impact on her mental health, and her wellbeing is now in crisis. She is so relieved to have found a bungalow to rent in another nearby town, but cannot afford to pay for removals. Thank you for your help!
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150K has recently moved into her own property with her nine month old son. She is a recovering alcoholic and previously had her children removed from her care. She was living with her sister, which was Court ordered. K has done remarkably well and is now able to care for her son on her own, but has nothing and is currently sleeping on a blow up bed. Please can you help her?
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 £60My client has been struggling with depression since the passing of his wife twelve months ago. This has had a devastating impact on himself and his three teenage children. C is struggling financially with the cost of living rising, and is unable to purchase a bed for his daughter, who is currently sleeping on the sofa. I have helped C with a family food parcel and it would be so nice to help him further by getting a bed for his daughter. All support will be greatly appreciated.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £100M and her three children were abandoned without any explanation. The children and six, four and eighteem months old. Mum has been receiving letters from Creditors and came for help to sort things out. She has been left with a large debt for items she never purchased, or received, and a Debt Relief Order has been recommended. With this she can make a fresh start, as the debt is affecting her health and well-being. Please could you help to raise the fee for this lady?
Still £90 left to donate
Total needed £90N 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?
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150L has moved area, but a debt has been raised in her name for gas at her previous address. Her ex partner left at the same time, but will not contribute or discuss this issue, and her new provider will not allow her to set up an account, due to the listed debt. This money will pay off that debt in full and ensure gas is on at the property. Please would you help this lady in need?
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Total needed £100Our amazing Grandmum came into the Social Supermarket asking if we could supply her with a free food voucher, as she has to save up for the new school uniform for her grandson who she has custody of. He starts his new school in September. This poor child has been through so much over the last year, watching his mum in a bad place. Let us help him reduce the stress of going to a new school, which can be daunting when he already knows some of the children. This is a fresh start for him- let's make him happy!
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150J has been unable to manage her financial situation for sometime and has fallen behind with payments towards her bills. She suffers from severe mental health problems and has had to live with family to help her care for her baby. She is seeking a Debt Relief Order, as this will clear her debts and assist with her poor mental health. J is struggling to meet the full amount of the fee, but has paid 50% towards the fee.
Still £45 left to donate
Total needed £45J is nineteen years of age and has spent a few years homeless before being housed by ourselves. He started working full time several months ago, while in Supported Accommodation and; unfortunately, in the change from benefits to work, the intervening period left him short of money and in arrears for that rent payment. He so he needs to be able to address this to have an opportunity to move on into his own tenancy, through the Local Authority.