2026 Week 5 update: It feels amazing to be able to give you some wonderful news in this week’s update. Thanks to your ongoing support and generosity 500 Acts have now given out over *£500,000* in grants and gifts. Your money sent in mostly individual weekly pounds over ( just over) seven years.

2026 Week 4 Update A very warm welcome to our new members and followers. Here are your 6 gifts this week....

2026 Week 3 Update It’s fair to say that 2026 is officially underway now, and with it a slew of nominations from our members- thank you as always for your thoughtfulness in bringing people and organisations to us who may need a boost. Here are your 5 gifts....

2026 Week 2 Update Back in the account for a double update.... Thank you for all your lovely messages and good wishes after last week’s new year post and news that we’re nearly at the half a million mark.

2026 Week 1 Update: Happy New Year - We're wishing you peace, shelter, safety, nourishment, love and all good things in 2026. Thank you so much for another year of your kindness.

2025 Week 52 Update: Sending you all so much love as the year draws to a close. We hope that for those of us who struggle at this time of year, this week has been manageable, and that the holiday period has brought a bit of Christmas magic to you all.

2025 Week 51 Update We're of course painfully aware that Christmas can be a very hard and lonely time for many people, and we are sending love and warm wishes to everyone who is struggling. The world can feel a very divided, frightening place, but there is such kindness and compassion in it too.

2025 Week 50 Update Thanks for all your lovely messages and nominations last week. It is always a busy time of year, and this week has been no exception, so please forgive us if we take a little longer to get back to you or to have enough funds to pay out. Here are your 6 gifts this week...

2025 Week 49 Update Hurtling towards the end of the year now, and sending all our love and thanks to you all for another week of thoughtful nominations and of course your generous donation of pounds. Here are your 6 gifts...

2025 Week 48 Update: Last update of November and speeding into the festive season now. Several of you have made donations in lieu of cards and presents, on top of your weekly pounds, and we’re incredibly grateful to you all. Here are your 5 gifts....

2025 Week 47 Update: Its a long one this week - grab a brew and settle in.... Before we get into this week's gifts, we are sending love and gratitude out to our long time friend and member Lily who passed away peacefully at home after a long illness.

2026 Week 46 Update: It has been an unbelievably busy week for nominations, so much so that we’ve had to defer a couple until next week. Thank goodness for your generosity - we will honour all your nominations but for the week - Here are your 7 gifts....

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Today marks 7 years of 500 Acts of Kindness! We took a little time to get things set up and start gifting but because of your unstinting support we've been able to do more than we imagined over these years. Thanks to you all for turning your compassion into life-changing Acts of Kindness. ❤️

2025 Week 45 Update: A huge and heartfelt thank you to you all, especially “Auntie Jenny” who donated a significant sum to us in lieu of Xmas gifts This week, its people supporting mothers and children. Your £s give these families space to breathe in very difficult times Here are your 5 gifts..

2025 Week 44 Update: Hard to believe it’s the end of October already, the nights are very much drawing in. We are immensely grateful to two of our members, Anne and Jemma, who have given us extra gifts this week, so that we can help more people in the coming weeks. Here are your 3 gifts...

2025 Week 43 Update: Its what we like to call a Bread and Roses week... "Small art and love and beauty their trudging spirits knew— Yes, it is Bread we fight for—but we fight for Roses, too." 5 gifts this week...

2025 Week 42 Update The emphasis of our nominations have been struggling families this week, with a couple of requests from our good friends at the fantastic HomeStart. Here are your 3 gifts....

2025 Week 41 Update: This week we’re struck by how borderless and boundless the help we’re able to offer is, because of you all. Thank you as always for your thoughtfulness and generosity, and the trust you put in us and in our nominees. Here are your 7 gifts...

2025 Week 40 Update: It really feels like autumn today- and inevitably the shorter, colder, darker days will bring harder times for many. Thank you for constantly keeping your eye out for people who need a bit of help in these difficult times. 5 gifts to tell you about this week...

2025 Week 39 Update: Beautiful nominations again this week - the thought and care that goes into them touches us every time. 4 gifts to tell you about this week...

2025 Week 38 Update Thank you for another week of your kindness. We were so touched and thrilled that an Acoustic Amnesty concert took place and raised £500 for us- thank you so much to Steven and all involved- it has helped us so much. Here are your 3 gifts this week...

2025 Week 37 Update: After a quieter week last week, a very full week of nominations with much variety. Here are your 8 gifts....

2025 Week 36 update 3 gifts to tell you about this week....

2025 Week 35 Update How is it nearly September?? Already we have helped scores of people and organisations this year and have given out tens of thousands of pounds because of your generosity.

2025 Week 34 Update: Some positive news to start with. In last week’s update we told you about a family being charged bedroom tax after moving their disabled adult son downstairs for access purposes, leaving his upstairs bedroom empty.

2025 Week 33 Update: Thank you as always for your contributions and your really beautiful and heartfelt nominations this week. The time and care spent on sharing the stories and requests with us never goes unnoticed or unappreciated.

2025 Week 32 Update: Hello Wonderful You! A slightly less busy week but equally wonderful nonetheless... Here are your 5 gifts this week....

2025 Week 31 Update: A special thank you to J who sent extra from her tax rebate specifically towards the 2 families in need of funds for holiday activities. It means the world when people throw extra into the pot as it helps us reach more people with your £s. Here are your 5 gifts this week....

2025 Week 30 Update: We have had an unprecedented number of nominations this week, and thanks to your generosity we’re able to honour them all, with only a couple deferred to next week. We’ll get straight to it - you might want to get a brew! Here are your 10 gifts...

2025 Week 29 Update: We've been shortlisted for the Most Loved Charity! Being nominated is lovely in itself and enough for us - we wanted to thank the person who did this. Vote for one of the (other) very much deserving charities listed here... ilovemanchester.com/awards #ILoveMCRAwards

2025 Week 28 Update: Special thanks to Z who had some compensation money that she generously shared with a few organisations close to her heart- including us. Every penny we receive goes straight to the people who need it, and we’re so grateful.

2025 Week 27 Update Hope you’re all doing okay in the heat and with all that’s happening in the world at the moment. It’s in times like these that kindness feels like something essential and radical doesn’t it? So thank you, as always, for your kindness. Here are your 4 gifts....

2025 Week 26 Update: Six very different gifts to tell you about this week, only possible because of your inspiring kindness....

2025 Week 25 Update: Can you believe it’s midsummer already? Julie's been reading Rebecca Solnit this week and this resonated... “There is no alternative to persevering, and that does not require you to feel good. You can keep walking whether it’s sunny or raining.

2025 Week 24 Update Fridays come round quick! Here are your 4 gifts this week..

Love everything about this video 😍

2025 Week 23 Update: A big week for nominations so we’ll get stuck in straight away with our usual love and thanks to you all. Here are your 8 gifts.....

2025 Week 22 Update: Just 2 gifts this week - the first is to help with people who've been in our thoughts all week...

2025 Week 21 Update: Thank you for another week of your generosity and for all your thoughtful nominations. Here are your 4 gifts....

Follow and join and contribute, mateys. 👇👇👇 You know it makes sense.

2025 Week 20 Update We are always so grateful to be part of this group, and for your trust in us to distribute your pounds with care and love. Here are your 4 gifts this week.....

What a week! 7 days = 1106 brisk minutes walked. £925 raised for a mental health grant at 53two & to support people via @500actsofkindness.bsky.social The generosity from friends, family, & strangers proves that the huge majority of people are ace. 👏 Thanks for the shares, ❤️ & 💰. Feet up now. 👣

This is a brilliant effort Glenn - bask in just a hint of well-earned smug - seriously, a top effort and we're so grateful - you know we'll help get the cash you raised to someone who needs a helping hand - Thank you! X

2025 Week 19 Update: Thank you as ever for your generosity and thoughtfulness- it’s an honour to receive your nominations and hear about how much good work is going on in communities as people support each other in these hard times. Here are your 7 gifts.....

Glenn's doing brilliantly ❤️

2025 Week 18 Update: A good list again this week so will get straight to it, apologies for slightly early posting this week. Here are your 5 gifts......

2025 Week 17 Update Thank you for another week of your generosity. This week we have been able to honour three nominations....

I am walking in memory of Phil Michael Aizlewood for a grant in his name @53two to support people in the arts with their mental health & @500actsofkindness.bsky.social £345 has been raised so far. Thanks 💕 👏 Can you help by sponsoring me or sharing? Thanks 🥰 www.justgiving.com/page/glennwa...

2025 Week 16 Update: Always lovely to get an update from previous recipients. R, the elderly gentleman who was robbed of all his belongings while he was in hospital, is now happily settled in a nursing home.