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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Struggling financially on a deficit budget, with two children who have learning needs, this family is seeking help. The youngest is wetting the bed every night and, although measures are in place, is still causing the bedding to be changed daily. Buying waterproof bedding and a new mattress would help long-term, causing less damage and an ability for everything to be washed or wiped down. These are additional items which remain unaffordable for this family, but would bring a relief of stress.
Still £180 left to donate
Total needed £180AI, 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 £200Our client is a young mother of two children, an eight year old son who is autistic and attends a special needs school, and a seven year old daughter who attends primary school. Mum, who receives Universal Credit, is pregnant and is due to give birth in the second half of December. She is in need of a three in one system of a pushchair, car seat and accessories which will cost £168.
Still £170 left to donate
Total needed £170SMS 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 £200J, a mum of four primary school aged children, was left in debt by her ex-partner's gambling habit. She has worked with Christians Against Poverty this year to become debt free and to manage her finances. J's washing machine has broken and she needs £200 towards a new one which she cannot afford as she is on Universal Credit and does not want to get into debt again. Having four children means doing washing several times a week and J is currently hand washing in the bath. Please could you help?