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 (4)
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- Ill Health (7)
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- Children (15)
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- Housing (10)
- Struggling with Bills/Debt (12)
- Benefit Delays/Sanctions (2)
- White Goods and Furniture (36)
- People with Disability (7)
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers (13)
- Technology (6)
- Domestic Abuse (6)
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R is a single mum who is on a low income and has recently been offered a council house. However, the house is unfurnished and she needs your generosity to purchase a washing machine. Your kind support will have a huge impact on the quality of the family's life.
Still £170 left to donate
Total needed £200A, a refugee with a family of three children, has moved into a new home, but urgently needs a fridge freezer. Without it, the family is struggling to store fresh food and prepare meals. Your donation will make a big difference, helping A to settle into his new life and provide for his children.
Still £170 left to donate
Total needed £200R is a refugee and single mother who has now moved into a council property which is completely unfurnished. Mum is currently receiving Universal Credit and so has very limited funds. R is unable to make herself food, as she does not have a cooker, and would greatly appreciate your generosity in enabling her to have the funds to buy herself and her small family a cooker so that she can make some home-cooked meals.
Still £160 left to donate
Total needed £200This Zimbabwean single parent recently received refugee status, but due to the housing crisis in Leeds, has been moved to a temporary hotel room with her two school-age children. While they struggle without cooking or laundry facilities and reduced benefits, mum is most concerned that her boys are not able to attend school due to the distance. She asks for £110 to get bus passes for them and for two weeks of her bus pass, in order to support their transport in this transitional period.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £110This Iraqi refugee, who is living in Leeds, was a professional in her country and is on a college course requiring submission of her coursework, but doesn't have a laptop. She has been trying to save, but due to the cost of living, cannot save at all. However, this lady has found a refurbished laptop for £150. Please would you consider helping her to buy a laptop so she can complete her paperwork, seek employment and have what she needs to embrace her new life in the UK?