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)
- Food and Heating (5)
- Ill Health (3)
- Unemployment (1)
- Children (5)
- Fresh Start (3)
- Housing (1)
- Struggling with Bills/Debt (7)
- White Goods and Furniture (10)
- People with Disability (1)
- Refugees / Asylum Seekers (12)
- Technology (4)
- Domestic Abuse (1)
- Warmer Homes (1)
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N loves to try and keep active and wants to learn to swim. She has been in the UK for 16 years and has been destitute, therefore unable to afford a gym membership. She has now moved to a hosting placement in South London and is now close to a leisure centre. With your support she could sign up to the leisure centre for 3 months which would allow her to keep herself active whilst she waits for her asylum claim to be resolved. Doing exercise really helps with her mental health.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150This young person was refused asylum, but the Home Office sent a decision to the wrong address and whilst we are supporting him to appeal, he is now homeless and struggling financially as he lost the support he was receiving from the Home Office. This young person needs support to buy a monthly bus travel pass so he can travel to us to resolve his legal issues and to receive mental health support, and a £50 food voucher to allow him to survive until his appeal is hopefully reinstated.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150S is an asylum seeker from Iran who is here with her partner and her five month old daughter. Her phone broke around a month ago so, since then, her and her partner have been sharing a phone. S needs a phone to be able to learn to study English, navigate around her new home city, answer important emails and stay in touch with friends and family.
Still £100 left to donate
Total needed £100R, one of our Foodbank clients, has recently moved from a supported hostel into his own flat and has little furniture. We would like to raise funds to get him a bed and then will access after to see what else he needs. Please can you help?
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200SW is a twenty four year old asylum seeker who is currently living in a hotel with her younger sister. She has recently started college, but her phone has stopped working, which means she cannot access the college website to stay up to date with college work and communication. Without a working phone, it is difficult for her to stay in contact with her immigration solicitor as well as her support networks during very uncertain and stressful times. This is all affecting her mental health quite a lot.
Still £90 left to donate
Total needed £90AI, an asylum seeker mother who lives in a hotel with her three children, fled from Pakistan because of kidnapping threats to her children, due to violent family conflict. She struggles financially, receiving £8 weekly for each member of the family to buy food and clothing (the food provided by the hotel is unsuitable). AI is proud that her daughter was accepted by Westminster Academy, but buying a uniform, a PE kit and a school bag, plus some winter clothing, has been a source of sleepless nights. Please can you help to change her life?
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200This elderly, diabetic asylum seeker has been in the UK for thirteen years. Originally caring for her sister's children, she has suffered mistreatment. In a Local Authority hotel after rough sleeping, she lacks funds, cooking or washing facilities, and also needs diabetic appropriate food for the next few weeks, clothing and toiletries. Pending a schedule 10 application for asylum support and permanent housing, this lady (at the age of seventy seven) remains extremely vulnerable. Funds would restore some dignity and stability, pending her Home Office decision.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200SMS is an asylum seeker living in a hotel with her twelve year old son who recently entered secondary school. They fled from Syria due to the Syrian/Kurdish conflict which affected them severely. They are a very unhappy family and mum is anxious and distressed. SMS needs your help to buy winter clothing plus a school uniform, PE kit, school bag and shoes for her son. Please can you help to bring change to this family? Thank you.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200MB, a vulnerable, single male who is currently sleeping rough, is battling with his immigration status. He has recently been in and out of hospital, due to ongoing health issues which cause pain in his arm and the loss of feeling in his legs. Because MB is sleeping rough, he really needs a warm winter coat and some essential food items. In addition, he must keep in regular contact with his Immigration Advisor, for which he will need £20 for a Tesco mobile SIM.
Still £80 left to donate
Total needed £80F is a fifty nine year old asylum seeker who is homeless and is currently either staying in a night shelter or trying to sleep on buses. She has arthritis, glaucoma and high blood pressure, as well as emotional problems stemming primarily from a history of abuse and trafficking. F suffered female genital mutilation (FGM) as a child, and is vulnerable as an adult, fleeing from her country of origin to find safety here. She only has the clothes she is wearing and urgently needs a change of clothes, underwear, a warm coat and shoes.
Still £115 left to donate
Total needed £125R, a care leaver who came to the UK as a child seeking asylum, is an avid runner which helps to maintain their mental health. However, they don't have a suitable pair of trainers at the moment so are running marathons with inappropriate footwear which is causing them physical pain. They cannot afford to buy new trainers, yet they also cannot afford to stop running. Please would you donate so that R can keep running?
Still £50 left to donate
Total needed £50A has been living undocumented in the UK for over ten years while trying to claim asylum after surviving trafficking. She has finally been granted refugee status in the UK and has been given temporary housing by the council. Her belongings are at the house where she has been sofa surfing, and she needs help with moving her belongings into her temporary housing. This funding would cover the cost of a car to take A and her belongings to her new home.