"I am looking forward to my next adventure"
During the Covid pandemic, R from Calderdale managed a Testing Centre which has since been closed. He has struggled to find work since and now has to leave his home as the Landlord is selling the property. R is now moving out of his home, but he has virtually nothing to take with him. Amongst other things, he needed a fridge. R has has no family who he can offer him support, but had managed to save a little towards the other items he needed for his new home.
The local Advocate let R know the good news that Acts 435 donors had fulfilled his need for a fridge, and this is what R said:
"Words cannot express my thanks for helping me buy a fridge. I got lucky and was able to buy a few bits of food too! A month ago I had no idea where my life was taking me but because of so much kindness I am looking forward to my next adventure in my new home and in my new job. I cannot believe it - thank you so much!"
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£200 needed for bed and breakfast accommodation and a food voucher
This gentleman was referred to us by sister organisations with concerns for his mental health due to rough sleeping. He has struggled since he was released from prison ten years ago, with periods of homelessness and addiction. He regularly attends an addiction support group and has engaged well with our team. We have worked with other agencies to secure this gentleman accommodation but would like to fund four nights in a bed and breakfast and a food voucher, as the risk to his mental is high if he returns to the streets in the interim.
£90 needed for a phone
We are supporting a man from Afghanistan who has come to the UK seeking sanctuary. During his journey across the Channel, his phone got wet and is now no longer working. He is having to borrow friends' phones to keep in contact with his family. This is not really a long term solution as he needs to access the information that he needs, and keep in touch with family and other people who can support him. The gift of a phone would give him quite a boost at this very strange and unsettling time.
£150 needed for a voucher for food and toiletries
M is coming to terms with being a single mum, after tragically losing her husband. His sudden passing has had a huge impact on her and her young daughter's life, and money has sadly become a real worry, with debts mounting. M has had to decrease her working hours and we are assisting her to make sure she is getting all the help she is entitled to. Please can you help this mum and daughter with a shopping voucher so that they can buy food and essentials whilst we help them get their finances on track?
£200 needed for repairs to a gas boiler
Please can you help J with £200 to repair her boiler? She is a carer for her severely disabled son and is without hot water or heating. J is on benefit income, but has been working well with Christians Against Poverty for a number of years. However, she has just had to have her dog of fifteen years put to sleep, so the small amount of savings she had has gone and she cannot afford this new emergency. J would be so relieved to have the boiler repaired and so very thankful, especially given her son's struggles with incontinence.
£200 needed for an electric cooker
M is a single dad with a seventeen year old son in education. Dad is unable to work currently due to health issues which also made them homeless and living in a bed and breakfast for over a year. The family has now got its own social housing flat but it is unfurnished. M has spent all of his basic benefits and savings on moving, and cannot afford the essentials for his new home. He does not have a bank account so cannot access funding streams usually available to him. M desperately needs a cooker to cook meals.
£200 needed for supplying and fitting a living room carpet with underlay
We have known A about a year, after he came to us whilst living in temporary accommodation. He is a refugee and came to the UK fleeing extreme violence in his home country. A has used our food drop-ins, attended English as Speakers of Other Languages classes, and taken part in our guest trainee programme, serving guests and helping with practical jobs. He is currently going to college part-time,and recently got word that he has been given a tenancy. It would be lovely to be able to help A with a living room carpet which would make a huge difference.
£120 needed for clothes
F, an asylum seeker who arrived in our area two months ago, having left his family in Kuwait, receives £9 per week in financial support. This client has engaged with our organisation, attending different activities such as English language classes, chess club and lunch, sport and cultural events each week. F needs help to buy clothes as he doesn't have any, and would be very grateful for your support.
£150 needed for a shopping voucher for food and clothing
My client has been left with irreversible damage following chemotherapy. Her life has been changed forever and she is unable to work. We have been trying to help get her Personal Independence Payment increased to the higher limit, sadly without success and she is struggling to get by on her benefit only income. She has had to pay out to get a new hob, which has left her short and she is also in need of clothes having lost a lot of weight. Please could you help this lovely lady with a voucher for clothing and some food?
£200 needed for a double bed and mattress
Through no fault of her own this lady and her young children, who were living in London, were made homeless. They were moved to our area and put into temporary accommodation. When the support worker visited, the family had nothing except one mattress. We would like to help the family and provide a double bed and mattress as a priority.