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 (19)
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- Struggling with Bills/Debt (110)
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- 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!
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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?
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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 £150Our client is a young woman with only one debt, but it needs to be cleared by means of a Debt Relief Order so that she can prove financial stability and keep her family together. Please could you help her by paying the £90 fee. Her only income is Universal Credit and she is budgeting well, but cannot afford the fee on such a low income. Many thanks!
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Total needed £90This 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.
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Total needed £150This young, single mum has two very young children and is suffering from post-natal depression. Due to a failed relationship and her poor mental health, she has accrued debts that she can't afford to pay back. With support, she is making progress in dealing with bills and benefits but a Debt Relief Order would give her the fresh start she needs. Would you facilitate this by donating the £90 fee? Thank you.
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Total needed £90N is a single parent who has struggled to keep up with bills as she only works part time. Her mental health has been affected over the years and she has finally come for help to sort her debts. She needs to go through a Debt Relief Order and has no way of getting £90 for the fees. Please would you consider helping this lovely lady to finally be debt free and have that fresh start?
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Total needed £90N, a single lady with two teenagers, is in need of new school uniforms. She is really struggling on such a low income and unable to buy her children all they need. Please would you consider helping this lovely lady and her children to have what they need?
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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 £150M came to us having lost her home and ended up living in temporary accommodation, following a relationship breakdown. She has numerous health issues and was really struggling with debts that she had built up. M was in such a bad way when she first came to us, but we are working with her to find a solution to her debt issues.
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Total needed £90A single mum in Nottingham recently got granted the care of her daughter after showing Social Care that she deserved a second chance. She has worked really hard to get suitable accommodation and has now been offered a house that she can move into shortly. She doesn’t have anyone who can help her with the cost of a van to move her belongings. Please could you help her with this, to help give her daughter a positive and stable home to live in?
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Total needed £150C lives in Loughborough and was working full time when she was expecting her first child. Her bills are now unaffordable and she is attending the local Foodbank. Childcare costs are more than her rent and she has no other support. C cannot afford to pay her electricity bill. Please can you help?
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Total needed £150This 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.
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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.
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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?