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 (1)
- Children (1)
- Fresh Start (2)
- Housing (1)
- Struggling with Bills/Debt (4)
- White Goods and Furniture (6)
- Domestic Abuse (2)
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This couple, who are unable to work, due to various health issues, are in receipt of benefits and are paying off rent and Council Tax arrears. We are providing Food Bank help with groceries and personal hygiene items. They are washing clothes by hand, as their washing machine has broken down beyond repair and needs replacing. With your kind donations we want to help.
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Total needed £200This couple, who are unable to work, due to various health issues, are in receipt of benefits and are paying off rent and Council Tax arrears. We are providing Food Bank help with groceries and personal hygiene items. The springs in their second-hand settee have gone and it needs replacing. With your kind donations we want to provide a comfortable and sturdy high seated sofa.
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Total needed £200This couple, who are unable to work, due to various health issues, are in receipt of benefits and are paying off rent and Council Tax arrears. We are providing Food Bank help with groceries and personal hygiene items. Their second-hand electric cooker is not working and needs to be replaced. With your kind donations we want to provide a replacement cooker.
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Total needed £200S is a nurse who has come to the UK from India on a sponsored work visa. Like others, she was promised work and accommodation, but this promise has not been fulfilled. S has managed to find work for herself, as a carer, and will take the steps needed to continue her career as a nurse in the UK. She has found an unfurnished flat, and is thankful for the amazing support given her by the community. S would be grateful for help to buy a fridge freezer, as she makes a new home for her family.
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Total needed £150Our client left her family home, due to her husband’s controlling behaviour, which was increasingly becoming worse and was leading towards her having dark thoughts. The only person she knew in the end was her husband and she wanted to take her own life. Our client left her home and now have a flat she is moving into next week with her fifteen year old son. Mum would love to be able to buy some bedding, duvets and kitchen items, such as a microwave and kettle as she only left with a suitcase of clothes.
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Total needed £200Mum is a care leaver who has recently had to move home, due to severe damp in the old property, and is having start over again with furnishing their new property. Mum is finding it very difficult financially and is looking for support to fund a toddler bed for their child, whose current bed has been affected by mould. We would love to help to make this toddler's room more of a bedroom and safe space.
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Total needed £170We are working with the parents of two young children who are trying to establish some good boundaries and routines. One of these is to have meals around a dining table, but they don't have a table to sit at. We would love to provide a dining table and chairs for this family and allow them to encourage and enjoy appropriate meal times together. They are struggling financially and aren't able to buy this for themselves.
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Total needed £150This lady and her son left their family home, due to the husband being controlling and starting to get violent with her. They have now got a flat to move into and start their new life. They walked away with very little and we would like to be able to get them a fridge freezer to start them off. Please can you help?
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Total needed £200A is a gentleman in his fifties who has serious health issues, including emphysema. He is very weak and frail, and is wheelchair bound. Sadly, A's marriage has ended and he has been left with nowhere to stay. He has no access to his benefits, as he doesn't have a bank account, due to his wife being in receipt of his benefits and their communication becoming strained. We are helping A to gain financial independence and are in touch with Social Services about finding him suitable accommodation. Please can you help him with food, clothing and toiletries?