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 lady is a carer for her husband and they are making a fresh start. After living in very poor conditions, the council has now moved them into a more suitable home. However, they are struggling to furnish it and make it into a home suitable for their two very young children. Their most urgent priority is floor covering as none of the rooms have carpet or laminate. A carpet for the sitting room would be a great help for them.
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.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150This single mum is working part-time and in receipt of Universal Credit. She has recently fled domestic violence, where her ex-partner caused £30,000 worth of damage to their property. This lady would like to replace the bed that she previously had, as she tries to restore their life. Mum has been saving up money, but cannot afford the full amount and would appreciate some help.
Still £135 left to donate
Total needed £150S has been referred to Romero to ask if we can help support her with her mental health and hoarding issues. She has been served notice to leave her property. With support from her local council, S hopes to move to another property but, due to hoarding, she needs help in decluttering before she can make this fresh start. Please can you help us to support her to hire the skip she desperately needs to enable her to start taking control over her life and wellbeing again?
Still £160 left to donate
Total needed £160C is seventy five years old and lives with her disabled partner in a very cluttered property. She is accessing support from her housing worker to help with decluttering, as her property is no longer safe to live in. C's housing worker has asked if we can support her to obtain a skip to start to declutter her home, making it safe for herself and her partner. If C can get the support she needs, it will improve her mental health greatly and she can look forward to living a safer, healthier life in her own home.
Still £160 left to donate
Total needed £160We have been helping our client with support as he had got in with the wrong crowd after his partner suddenly died. He is wanting to make a fresh start and so we are helping him to move to accommodation out of the area. He has a lot of belonging so we need to use a removal firm at a cost of £150.
Still £150 left to donate
Total needed £150This family of four, who are refugees from Afghanistan, have been in the UK for several months. Mum is suffering from the trauma of Afghan regime political abuse and is reticent to seek help. The family clearly needs weather suitable clothes and shoes. We have provided most of the clothes they need, but need to purchase shoes and wellingtons for the children. Your support would help in a practical way, but also, importantly, show mum that she can trust strangers.