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.
This Iraqi couple who live in Leeds are expecting a baby in the summer and ask for £120 to purchase a used pram and accessories with a buggy board for their older child. They are getting some help for items from the Leeds Baby Bank, but are unable to resource or afford these items. They are housed in very restricted housing with a large family and desperate to have what they need to take their children to school and manage with a newborn. Please can you help this couple and their children to have what they need, as savings are depleted?
Still £70 left to donate
Total needed £120This Iranian asylum seeker who lives in Leeds is asking for £150 to purchase a laptop for college, improving English and for his asylum claim searches. He receives some help from Meeting Point, but no laptops are available. He is desperate to prepare himself to use his vocation to work in the UK, if he receives leave to remain. Due to the very low benefit and cost of living this man cannot save for this item and asks for your help.
Still £125 left to donate
Total needed £150Our client, a newly granted refugee who receives Universal Credit, has recently moved into rented private accommodation. He needs your generous donation to afford a washing machine. With the moving costs and getting other essential furniture for his house, he could not afford to purchase a washing machine. With the increase in energy bills, he is struggling to handwash and dry his clothes. Your donations will be massively helpful to him.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200C, a refugee who is disabled and lives alone, receives Universal Credit. She recently got a council home and needs your generous donation to obtain a washing machine. With the moving costs and getting other essential furniture for her house, C could not afford this extra expense. Your donations will be massively helpful for her.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200M is a refugee who recently rented a private house which is unfurnished. He is in low income and cannot afford to buy all the furniture, therefore, he needs your support to purchase a washing machine. Your donation will make a difference to M's day to day life. Thank you.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200F is a refugee who recently received a council house after years of waiting on the Social Housing waiting list. The house is a blank canvas and she needs to carpet her home. This is a large cost, especially for someone receiving Universal Credit. The opportunity to carpet the house for free is a true lifeline, however, F needs support to pay the fee for a contractor to fit the carpets. The remaining cost of materials etc. is provided free of charge.
Still £200 left to donate
Total needed £200Our client is a medical student who has been approved by the Education and Training Committee to register with the Health and Care Professions Council and needs help to pay for the registration fee to start his internship. He is not financially buoyant and has no friends or family to support him towards this need. Our client will be happy to accept your kind support because it will allow him to practise his profession and get him prepared for future employability.