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.
Mum is a single parent of three children under five years old. The family has moved to a new property where there is no cooker and she has limited finances. Mum suffers with poor mental health and has recently been physically unwell. The family is isolated and mum is struggling to manage the meal times with no cooker. There is a separate Acts 435 request to cover the cost of the gas cooker. This request is for the installation and delivery costs. Please could you help? Thank you.
Still £140 left to donate
Total needed £140This student, who attends our food pantry, shared that she does not have an oven or hob to cook with. She is currently living in a small place with a kitchen that is too small for a normal size oven. Due to being an Open University student, the benefits she receives are very low. We have helped top-up the gas and electricity. We have enquired about family help and have discovered that there is no immediate extended family to help. Please can you help this student to get a mini oven?
Still £120 left to donate
Total needed £120This client was referred to us by a partner agency after they managed to source accommodation for him, following him being homeless for the past six months. We have managed to help support this client with decoration and furniture, but he is still in desperate need of a fridge and washing machine. We have managed to source a package deal from a local second-hand shop, but unfortunately, due to low income and debt, he is unable to buy these items. Your support would help him to turn his house into a home and settle in.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200A lovely mum that Safe Families are supporting would like to get a cabin bed for her daughter, who is six years old and on the pathway for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Mum struggles with anxiety and is also struggling financially. There isn't much space in the daughter's bedroom, and so mum feels that having a cabin bed would enable more space and also make space for a sensory area under the bed for her daughter to be in. Please could you help this family? Thank you.