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.
This couple, who have been together for over nineteen years, have saved up to get married. £150 will go towards the essential wedding cost in the chapel. This is the third time they have attempted to organise a wedding, but due to lack of funds etc., it hasn’t happened. They are registered disabled so are a low income family. Any help would be very gratefully received.
Still £50 left to donate
Total needed £150M, who has been living in sheltered accommodation and sofa surfing for several years, has been given an unfurnished flat. She has managed to get some furniture, but is desperate for a fridge freezer. M loves cooking and is going on a course to help her which is organised by a charity. She is waiting on benefits to be arranged so she can buy food in the sale and freeze it. M suffers from depression and cooking is a therapy for her. Please can you help?
Still £10 left to donate
Total needed £200M, who has been homeless for a long time, has finally got a place to call home. He has a single bed, which was gifted, but no bedding. He has no kitchen items, except a fridge which was already there when he moved in. M is waiting for his benefits to be arranged and is relying on food banks and friends to feed him. He has been given clothing donated by church, which he is using as bedding. Please can you help?
Still £55 left to donate
Total needed £200M and her husband, who have been homeless for a while, were recently offered temporary shared accommodation and have now moved in. M says that when they moved in, all they had was a bed and nothing else. She is struggling financially to purchase kitchen utensils, a wardrobe and chest of drawers, an armchair to ease her back pains, some bedding, and a dining table and chairs.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200K and his wife, who have two children, are not working at the moment and have no recourse to public funds. K has managed to find a job and is due to start as soon as all the checks and insurance paperwork is clear. He is currently struggling financially to top-up his gas and electric, which has made him go into arrears. K is also struggling to provide food for his family. He needs help to put food on the table, clear his gas and electric arrears, and top-up for now as he waits to start work.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200A is in need of a double bed, due to the family having been rehoused and having to leave everything behind. They are currently sleeping on the floor. The family speaks very little English and is being supported by a Social Worker and Health Visitors. Their living conditions are very poor and they have no family to help them. A charity has donated children’s beds, but please can you help us to provide A with a double bed?
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200A is in need of two double wardrobe for her family, as they have no storage at all and are currently living out of bin bags. They are waiting for their benefits to be arranged, as they had to be moved into other accommodation, due to living in very poor conditions. A charity has donated beds for the children, but please can you help with two double wardrobes? They have no family to help and speak very little English.