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)
- Benefit Delays/Sanctions (7)
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- People with Disability (16)
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This person is seeking Asylum and only receives £8.05 per week. Having survived extreme human cruelty in a previous country, this person is now in the UK, learning English, and would really benefit from a laptop to complete homework. This person is taking Creative Writing classes, has a real knack for them, and would love to be able to practice writing more freely, using a laptop. Please can you help?
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This person, who has survived extreme human cruelty in a former county, is seeking Asylum and only receives £8.05 per week. He is learning English and would really benefit from a laptop to do his homework. He is a keen photographer and would love to store and edit his photos on a laptop. Please can you help?
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This person is starting college in September and needs a laptop to study. She is an Asylum seeker, fleeing the war, and only receives £40.85 per week. A laptop will be a huge support to her. Please can you help her?
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This person is a Refugee who has been homeless and is just about to move into Supported Housing. He is at college, and starting to build his life together. He would like a laptop to help him with his English homework for college, and to apply for jobs
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This person is an Asylum Seeker fleeing persecution. He receives only £8.05 per week and would like a laptop to help him keep up to date with technology, study English and find information. He used to be a Mechanic and Electrician and wants to retrain to do the same in the UK. A laptop would be really useful.
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This person is an Asylum seeker, fleeing persecution in her country, who receives only £8.05 per week. She would really like a laptop to help her study English at College, access information and participate in online social activities run by charities. Please can you help her?
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120It is hard to lose your home at any age, but this young man is only twenty and has been thrown out of the family home. He has been awarded permanent secure housing and a small grant by the Council. However, the property is unfurnished and he desperately needs a fridge freezer, especially in this period of unprecedented temperatures, but also generally, to help him live as economically as possible.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150It is hard to lose your home at any age, but this young man is only twenty and has been thrown out of the family home. The local Council have provided permanent, secure accommodation and a small grant, but the property is completely unfurnished. He requires a cooker to enable him to settle into independent living and manage his limited income as economically as possible.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150Ten years ago, W developed severe mental health problems, lost his business and became homeless. Several years later, he was supported by family into a new home, went back into work and started to have support for his mental health. Unfortunately, over the years he developed a large debt and, due to the pandemic, lost his job. A donation of £150 will enable him to apply for bankruptcy, which will give him a fresh start financially and should reduce the enormous pressure his debts are putting on his mental health. Thank you!
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150K is a single mum with four young children, one of whom has significant health problems. She had to quickly flee her property, due to the risk of violence against the family, and is now in temporary accommodation. She is in need of many items, but particularly a laptop to help her eldest two children with their school work. K is off sick from work and claiming Universal Credit. It would be really helpful if she could obtain this item to help the children. Thank you!
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150H lost all his possessions in a house fire. He is on a low income and struggling to replace the essential items he lost in the fire. He has a small block phone to use for the time being, but this makes it difficult to communicate with Universal Credit. We would be grateful for your help to buy a new Smart phone for him so that he has access to the internet again in his temporary home. Thank you!
Still £90 left to donate
Total needed £90N is an Asylum Seeker who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover. He arrived in the UK in March, after crossing the channel in a small boat. He is not currently receiving any Government Asylum support, which takes months to process, and is not allowed to work. He has lost everything, is destitute, and desperately needs support to buy food and basic supplies, as well as for travel to register with the Home Office, and to his solicitor for the Asylum application. Please can you help?
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £100A is an Asylum Seeker from Guinea, living in temporary hotel accommodation. He has strong connections with the former Government that was overthrown by a military coup. His brothers and father have been arrested and lost contact. This happened whilst A was at a conference the UK and he is unable to return. as he has lost his income sources. He is undertaking an online Masters, but the WiFi at the hotel is poor. Please can you help him to get membership at the Stony Brook University Library so that he can use their resources to complete his course?
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150M is in her early fifties and has not had it easy in life: having to adjust to living with a Colostomy bag and scheduling Dialysis sessions in between work has not stopped her. Unfortunately, she broke her ankle recently and now the steady stream of income through work has stopped and she has found herself with no recourse to public funds. M has reached out, and gets help from a charity to change her status in the UK, but that will take time. She is in need of food vouchers so that she can keep her special diet.
Still £105 left to donate
Total needed £125P and her son are from Cameroon and are being housed in temporary accommodation. They do not have a washing machine, and cannot afford to go to the Launderette, so are having to wash their clothes by hand. Please could you help them to purchase a washing machine so that they can wash their clothes?
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150S is seventy two years of age, has been diagnosed with Cancer and is receiving Chemotherapy treatment at a London hospital. The Housing Association have provided him with permanent accommodation; however, it is unfurnished. This means that he cannot move in until certain basic items are in place. A cooker is an essential item to enable him to start settling down, which in turn will help him move forward after his medical treatment.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150S, a seventy two years old man, has been diagnosed with cancer and is receiving Chemotherapy treatment at a London hospital. The Housing Association have provided him with permanent accommodation; however, it is unfurnished. This means that he cannot move in until certain basic items are in place. A washing machine is an essential item to enable him to start settling down, which in turn, will help him move forward after his medical treatment.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150I have just had a very nice chat with B, who has recently been moved into permanent accommodation which is unfurnished. She is in receipt of Universal Credit and has a low income after paying her rent. She is paying back some deductions and is unable to afford to buy a divan bed frame. B is currently sleeping on the floor and a bed will be the first item in her new place, and the beginning of the settling in process.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150I have just had a very nice chat with B, who has recently been moved into permanent accommodation which is unfurnished. She is in receipt of Universal Credit and has a low income after paying her rent. She is paying back some deductions and cannot afford to buy a double mattress. B is currently sleeping on the floor and a mattress, to go with a bed frame, will be the first items in her new place and the beginning of the settling in process.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150I have just had a very nice chat with B, who has recently been moved into permanent accommodation which is unfurnished. She is in receipt of Universal Credit with a low income after paying her rent. She is paying back some deductions and cannot afford to buy a fridge freezer. This will be much appreciated as an essential item in her kitchen. Thank you for reading this.