Our friends
Acts 435 resources many churches and local charities who are part of other national organisation networks, and Christian denominations, to provide practical help for those they are meeting in their communities.
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) enables churches to run Debt Centres, as well as other support groups scuh as Job Clubs and Life Skills.
Community Money Advice (CMA) is committed to supporting churches and community groups who have a passion to help people overcome their money problems.
Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) run projects, such as Make Lunch, in local churches throughout the UK to provide food for children during school holidays.
Trussell Trust helps to facilitate Foodbanks throughout the UK to provide emergency food.
The Salvation Army is a network of evangelical Christian churches who put their faith into action by offering practical help.
St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) is associated with the Catholic Church, and is a voluntary network dedicated to tackling poverty in all its forms by providing practical assistance to people in need.
The Message Trust is a charity that supports churches to run sustainable Community Groceries, and Eden Projects, which helps churches to focus on being a part of their local communities.
Kids Matter equip churches to run parenting programmes for parents who have a low income and a low support network.
Places of Welcome is an initiative from the Church Urban Fund, Near Neighbours and the Together Network. Places of Welcome are run by local community groups who want everyone in their neighbourhood to have a place to go for a friendly face, a cup of tea and a conversation if and when they need it.
Safe Families which enables churches to provide support and connections with families in their communities.
The Church of England is a network of churches that Acts 435 has long been associated with due to being founded from Bishopthorpe Palace, the home of the Archbishop of York.
Ascension Trust is a Christian inter-denominational organisation with a passion to empower individuals to work together within their local community and nation, and one of their main initiatives is Street Pastors.
We also work with other organisations to spread the word about our work, and support them in their mission too. Here are just a few of our friends and partners:
Jubilee+ equips UK churches to change the lives of those living in poverty in their local community. They're great at encouraging us in our work, and sharing what we do with churches around the UK.
Stewardship is a Christian charity that facilitates generous stewards who want to give to charities and causes that show God's love in action.
Acts 435 is a Cinnamon Network recognised project. They conduct research, provide advice, deliver training courses and help churches start social action projects, such as Acts 435, that transform their communities.
Acts 435 is part of the Evangelical Alliance, whose core values are sharing the gospel, lifting voices of hope, and building unity as together we make Jesus known.
We 're also a part of the steering group for the Warm Welcome Initiative, which was launched in Winter 2022 to enable organisations to open their spaces as a Warm Welcome space, in light of the rising cost of living.