Ashford Town Parish

M is an asylum seeker from Afghanistan who has fled her home country with her husband and four teenage children. Her family are Sikh and were threatened with being shot unless they converted to Islam. The family is now staying in Home Office accommodation, but their circumstances have taken a toll on M's husband's mental health. We would like to buy six packs of underwear, six pairs of shoes and six coats.

J is an asylum seeker from Afghanistan who fled his home country with his wife and son, aged sixteen. The family are Sikh and were threatened with death unless they converted to Islam. They do not have suitable coats and shoes for our climate. They also need a second-hand phone so that they can be contacted by the Home Office and keep in touch with their family in Afghanistan (as they are deeply concerned for their safety).