V is a hard working, single mum of 4. Some of her kids have additional needs but that doesn’t stop her. She is ambitious and will be training to be a paramedic. She already volunteers at church and is active in the community. V is currently on benefits as she’s recovering from surgery and caring for her baby so she doesn’t have spare money. A laptop will help her with her course and the children can use it for homework too. V is amazing, she just needs a bit of help to achieve her goals.

W has been living in one of our supported properties for approximately one year; he engages well with our service and is regularly in employment, but has fallen on hard times as his employer needed to downsize and he lost his job. W is now claiming Universal Credit, so is finding it difficult to pay for everything that he needs. He recently lost his smartphone which he needs to access his Universal Credit journal and his recruitment apps.

G, who has been ill with various illnesses that have come about as a result of poor accommodation, has to be careful about which jobs he applies for because he cannot do strenuous work. He has felt let down in the past and now that he has found organisations that are supporting him, he is looking to the future. G's debts are now nearly under control, but he is finding it hard without a working mobile phone. Please can you support him with £90 for a Smart phone so that he can keep up to date with emails, job searches and finances? This would be a huge help to G and give him a much better quality of life.

S 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.

This client, who lives alone on benefits with no savings, faces financial strain and ongoing debt. Their expenses remain challenging, and living with borderline personality disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, attention deficit disorder, anxiety and depression, further impacts their ability to work and manage daily tasks. They seek charitable assistance for a chest of drawers and a phone, essential items to improve their quality of life and provide stability amid financial and health challenges.

SW 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.

This Iranian refugee is struggling to do her e-Visa, as required by the Home Office, before the end of 2024, as she has no smart phone and no means of saving for one. She asks for your help with £120 to purchase a refurbished one she has seen. This lady is also keen to use the phone to take up some further online English lessons to further her pursuits for employment in the UK, using her qualification from her country of origin. Please can you help her if you are able?

C is an asylum seeker who is studying hard at college to get his Maths and English qualifications. He is a keen learner, but it is really difficult for him to do his homework and access all the necessary information online without his own laptop. Thank you for helping C to succeed in his learning so that he can seek further qualifications and find a job, once he is allowed to work.

O is an asylum seeker who regularly attends our support drop-ins and also takes part in our twice weekly English classes. It is difficult for him to do his homework and access any information or additional English classes online with only a phone. We would love to get him his own laptop. Thank you so much for helping him with this!