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 (1)
- Food and Heating (2)
- Ill Health (1)
- Struggling with Bills/Debt (4)
- People with Disability (1)
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers (1)
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This lady has had her work hours reduced so she is struggling to make ends meet. She especially needs help to buy food and pay bills, such as gas and electricity. This lady is hoping that her hours of work will be reinstalled, but until that happens, she needs some help. Thank you.
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Total needed £150This lady, who has Lymph Node cancer and back problems, is incontinent and has to pay a carer to come into the home to help with home maintenance. She has lots of washing and is struggling to pay gas and electricity bills. She receives benefits, but has no spare money as her bills are very high. Please would you help this lady? Thank you.
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Total needed £150This lady, who is really struggling to make ends meet, receives benefits, but is struggling to pay bills, especially gas and electricity. She also has debts that need to be repaid. Please would you help her? Thank you.
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Total needed £150J, who was the victim of a violent attack, has depression, anxiety and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and receives Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment. He became isolated after the attack and is currently living with his mum, who is not well. J, who is engaging with the Mental Health team and Housing Support, needs to be able to live independently in local authority (LA) housing. He is worried that, if anything happened to his mum, he will become homeless. J has rent arrears from a previous LA tenancy many years ago and needs to clear these to apply for a new local authority tenancy.