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 (13)
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- Struggling with Bills/Debt (100)
- Benefit Delays/Sanctions (5)
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- People with Disability (14)
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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 £120K 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!