HIDDEN HUNGRY: BRITAIN'S FOOD BANKS I A Documentary by Charlotte Harper
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Hello,
This is my documentary which I have made for my course at college. I have met a lot of really inspirational people who I have a lot of admiration for. Doris is my Grandma and I hope this documentary portrays some of what she does for her community. If you can spare the time please take a lot at my production, any small donations would be greatly appreciated, please click the link below. Doris is currently in Australia and I hope to surprise her with the money over Skype next week! Yiewsley and West Drayton are changing the lives of people throughout their area everyday, without donations and volunteers children and adults would go hungry!
Anyway here is my production
To donate (getting very close to the target): www.gofundme.c...
Doris is a absolute legend ! And so is everybody who works in the food banks.
I do not have words to say to these folks with the exception of THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU!! You are amazing!!!
I want to say to the lady who went to Jerusalem and said she saw a poor poverty kids and decided to do something in her own neighborhood... I want to applaud her and say I know how much you love doing it I could see it on your face and. guess what we love you for doing it
God bless you special lady
I stopped giving to food banks when they showed people queueing smoking branded cigarettes at over £8 a pack they could but their own food, a TV news show also showed a family at home who were using food banks, every room including the kitchen had a tv and not small screens either they all had mobile phones and I assume broadband from the games consoles in the bedrooms. Yes some families needed help but some just take advantage and as no proper checks are carried out on those getting their free food and household goods they are just laughing in the face of those who genuinely thought they were giving to the needy.
It is about prioritising though isn't it. Yes some people genuinely need help, but lots of people get priorities wrong. Many have no food in the fridge and a car in the drive even though they are probably unemployed and don't need it for work. I think maybe people need teaching budgeting and cooking skills. I am not referring to street homeless they should be fed and provided with accomodation.
@@susanelliott2287 It depends on where they live as to whether they need a car or not. If you live in a city, then you are fine with out a car, if not then you are stuffed for getting to work. Even a city like Cambridge, buses end at 6pm, doesn't mean that work ends at 6 pm.
I reluctantly agree. I am from the US and have been to Britain many times. A whole different culture. People who weren't working had more things than me. It was weird to see. As a teacher, I look at this from an educational perspective. Education is King in the US. We need to train our children in economics and child care. We need to ensure they get an education that makes them employable. It seems to be a vicious cycle. The culture teaches to access what their parents and grandparents accessed. Of course, always, always help people in emergency situations.
Same in Austria 🇦🇹
What a great job you did Charlotte
You're an angel😇 on earth. You are a blessing to those around you. May God continue to bless you with good health.
I’m very wary of giving to people on the streets now. So many are not homeless or poor. I gave money to a young man who told me he needed to get back to where he lived after being beaten up and discharged from hospital. I gave him a few pounds and my daughter spent the whole evening trying to help him. She then saw him pay a £100 bill in the restaurant where she works. He has new designer trainers, clean fingers and fingernails (one major clue to the real homeless) and sits outside Asda every night. The store don’t want him there and the police won’t move him on unless he asks for money.
Dont give up, there are many on the streets who need help. I always give to those who might look like they use drugs or have mental issues. At least it makes their day. Otherwise the difference might be a meal or a train ticket they need to get somewhere to get a feed. Dont judge others by your own standards! Give if you can. Just because of one person you think of them all as not worthy of help. It might be you one day.
It's great to see people volunteering to help those less fortunate. It's also about having the time and many off us simply don't have the time. I do however donate to a local food bank and help out a few homeless people that I have seen on a regular basis at my local Tesco or sitting out McDonalds, I often give them some change or buy them a meal. I can afford to help and it's no big deal if I give a few pounds her and there, it's not going to make a huge difference to me. I know not everyone can do so, but if everyone who could donate gave a little each week or month, the food banks would have plenty for everyone who came to them as I do know that they sometimes run out of basics and are forced to occasionally turn people who have nothing to eat away. That could mean them living off scraps until they come back and no one should be struggling to eat in this country. From London, UK
People can't buy food but it seems their home full of trash , junk, alcohol, cigarettes and then they we don't have any money. I have never been to a food bank thank the lord. I am glad there are good people out helping the ones in need
Wouldn't it be amazing if the Queen or princess Anne or their family would do this
Superb film charlotte. This should be on national tv. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you so much for your kindness and generosity, God bless you and your family!
Great documentary. These people are wonderful. But someone should help sweet Doris carry those heavy bags!
I used a food bank for over a year during lockdown; not far from where this one is. I really have no idea what I would have done without it, the kindness & gentle generosity of the volunteers was humbling..and as the film mentions, the opportunities to access advice so valuable too. Its absolutely shameful that they even have to exist in a country like this. Im not suprised by so many horrible comments on here though..its the kind of attitude that this government actively promotes. Compassion is an alien concept to them. Its all very well to make nasty remarks about people having kids they cant afford, but sometimes life doesnt turn out as you expect..in fact it rarely ever does..thankfully there are more kind people out there than those that arent.
Maybe each of us can reach out to people we know, who need food, and help them directly.
Well done, Charlotte! I did not read the description until AFTER I watched. I had no idea this was a student project!
Same, I just watched it and then read the description and was amazed that it wasn't a professional documentary, as it was just as good as one! Well done Charlotte, and massive kudos to Doris for doing such a selfless thing with her spare time. Hope she had/is having an amazing time in Australia!
This nice lady is a mother, wife, grandmother and she worked for much of her life so she has skills to offer - unlike out of work people who don't put their best foot forward and get a job!!! Good for her!!!!
Great work. I wasn't aware that people could come back regularly. It's much better than I thought that it was 3 vouchers every 6 months.
Are you the Charlotte from the documentary done by the gentleman? There are so many people that are wondering how you are. If you are one in the same, you won everyones’ hearts. Please respond. This film is wonderful.
Hello, my name is Charlotte, I made the documentary. Who is the gentlemen you mean?
I am sorry. I know that was vague comment. I am looking for the young single college girl from 2012 documentary. I found another shot clip in 2013 where she was assisted by Trussell Trust.
@@vickimanning3900 did you find her? I also took an interest in her well being. She is one of lifes gems and needs a break in life.
@@jonnybarber462 No, I was looking for the wrong name, I believe. I was looking for a college age lady.
@@charlotteharper8044 Are you the young lady helped by the Trussel trust? I am sorry I was confused in who made the documentary. If I would just read! lol
Strange fact: you find a lot, lot more takeaways in poor districts. So they've got a tenner for a Chinese but not 30p for beanz on toast. Duh.
This is such a blessing
Great great. Lady xxxxx wishing her all the very very best x best wishes great .lady xxxx
I have just come across this. It looks like it is probably about two years old? I don’t know, but what I do know is that it is now 2021, and the poverty in England and the food bank story is even worse.
Why is it that everyone HAS to compare their lot in life to Other people and their wages? WHEN exactly, will people STOP blaming OTHER PEOPLE for their lot/mistakes/decisions in THEIR own lives? If you don’t like your lot in life- YOU make changes. The amount of courses, education avenues available to EVERY single person in this country is phenomenal! Of course, you have to get off YOUR arse to do that! At very young age, my father used to say “ if you have taken the wrong road at the roundabout, get off at the next exit BEFORE you have wasted petrol and precious time, and start from your last point again “! But then again, this type of values have seen all my 4 siblings better ourselves- with full time working and families to support, all 4 of us got our degrees through Open University- your time, your input, your life! God, if he heard us blaming others for our lot in life, he would turn in his grave and haunt us. He was the reason all of us have ONE child each! His words” don’t breed if you can’t feed”! But imagine saying that now???
Whyowhy: your Dad was obviously a wonderful inspiration to you and your siblings. He was so right in his advice. Thank God for him in your lives.
Five years ago this was uploaded and we have even more diversity people in the UK.
Beautiful lady x ive used food banks before and they were fantastic. Im not bad in the kitchen and was always able to make something from the food i got. Soup is a fantastic idea if uve vegetables and ur unsure what to do. God bless everyone xx
Great job these people are doing but it does nt solve the problem of benefit cuts and low pay. I fear that Brixit will affect the supply. Just I m moved by the compassion show by these people who work to supply the food to the needy
G'day, Charlotte Harper! Anne Widgington said that she had made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and had seen the poor, realising that there were poor in her own community, so she decided to help them. Her home community was her "Jerusalem", meaning that in the words of Jesus, "you will be My witnesses first in Jerusalem, in all Judaea, and Samaria," (Acts 1:8), Jerusalem being the closest and first area in which the gospel would be preached.
She is doing her job well.
There should be a one off 10%covid..tax on the rich.anyone who has 5 million pounds or more.billions will be raised for the homeless.
Why?
@@whyohwhy3407 ...for the homeless and the poor and the unemployed....
In the palace people eat well
So do all the illegals that come on dinghies.
Poverty and homelessness, is universal. There r too many poor, in our global world. We r moving into Socialism, all over the world.
Charlotte how are you? I hope all is well
So why did this lady "retire" if she wanted to keep working? She never really retired, she just went to work in a food bank.
Because lots of older people like to keep busy and stay active. She did retire, from a job as an oil industry consultant. This is obviously not the same.work she had done previously, and it's probably a lot more fulfilling.
OMG there are starving children in Israel? Who knew?
I thought only (Africa) had starving children.
What is Universal Credit and why are so many people against it? Does it make a huge difference to what they were on previously, and if so, how? I know many people received an extra £20 pw during Lock Down, surely that made a difference in terms of what they could buy during that period.
It replaces tax credits and out of work benefits for many people. For most it works out that they get less money, will be penalised more, and the benefit is not paid for 5 weeks so people tend to get into debt/arrears immediately. There have also been a lot of red tape issues with it.
Charlotte what you up to these days.
Food banks with hundreds of volunteers and thousands of generous people are doing more than the govt with hundreds of thousands of "workers" and a budget of billions of pounds! Food banks show just how much better private charity is to thecwelfare state!
Are u the Charlotte from Britain hidden hungry documentary?
HI,ALL, SO MUCH FOR THE UK BEING THE 5th RICH'S COUNTRY JUST ONE PER,/CEN, RICH, GETTING RICHER, AND OR GOVERNMENT CARE,s CAN'T WAIT TO VOTE THIS GOVERNMENT OUT TIME TO REFORM,
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The grocery stores pulling old inventory donate it to us free a write off for them. We create boxes of groceries people can have a box a month and bread rolls pastries every two weeks
The is go good to have a food back she my to help people
Just curious, is there a reason Britain hasn’t started a food stamps program also?
Councils are currently giving out supermarket vouchers to the lowest income households. There are benefits, and food banks as well.
@@Dingdongbingaling Got it. I had never seen anything like it on any of the British documentaries or shows. Just talks about struggling people are forced to go to Food Banks or to steal food
You people are the best my your God go with Lindsey park Baptist church you I'm not good at this it seem a bit backward please support these people a tin or some time even a hour
I think being the 5th biggest economy is our downside, if we were a 2 bit tin pot 3rd world country like all African and vast majority of Asian countries we wouldn't need to be spending all our money on junk food, sky, cars, xboxes, 60in TVs, 3x mobile phones per person, etc, etc, because they wouldn't exist so people wouldn't be seen as being in abject, or severe poverty, they would just be low earning, etc. i'd like to experiment ban all Benefit and low paid people from buying cigarettes, booze, junk food so no McD's or BK or KFC, no cars, and have them cancel all non essential bills like sky, and mobile phones, etc. after 3 months would there be a need for food banks, thank you, i didn't think there would be as well. 95% of people wouldn't need anyway. if this experiment was carried out you would see people have relative poverty and no where near severe or abject poverty.
Many of them buy junk foods because they do not have cooking facilities or the electric costs too much.
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Who is going to contribute to food banks after BREXIT?? The money will run dry for everyone because of lack of work and relentless inflation.
But you people voted for it, so you get it.
Yes I 've just text that , it's a worry
I would be more worried about the US economy collapsing
Good news for those poor souls who can't afford a tin of 20 pence beans - you can now get food bank apps on your ridiculously expensive smart phone!....
ALL food banks should be closed,,it merely permits the lazy to spend their benefits on booze,fags,takeaways and walkers crisps!
As a private landlord for 34 years I encounter this constantly,!🇬🇧
David Boulton It's not necessarily for people who are lazy, it is for all people who are living in poverty and if they are on Universal Credit for the first time & have to wait 4 weeks to to get payment. U obviously have never been left starving for 4 weeks...lucky you, aren't u privileged to be doing so well, as it sounds like your well off?! Don't look down your nose at people who are suffering, if anything u should be looking down on the government for bringing such a scheme into place even are disillusioned British prime minister (for now) denys that food banks exist. Well he obviously can't afford a telly or is too tight to buy one, otherwise he would actually see whats going on around him if he had one and used his eyes!! Don't go sounding off like him who is ignorant to this situation.
Oh your one of those type of landlords, looking down your nose on under privileged people. Shame on you, your not a decent landlord to tenants that may or may not be doing well financially or emotionally/mentally.
Do you know what I encounter all the time? Landlords who get wealthy by buying property and charging excessive rents. Landlords who do not bother doing repairs and leave their tenants in run down properties. Shelter is a basic right and there can be a whole dispute about how ethical it is to make a living from property.
However, unlike you, I do not assume this is ALL landlords. Your attitude to food banks is incorrect, uneducated and all encompassing. Also, may be you need to look at why your judgement is so poor if you keep choosing lazy tenants. Or is it that their rent is guaranteed through benefits? Because being 'lazy' seems to work for you then doesn't it?
@@Richard-ov8ow Well you if you have 0 money in the bank and randomly thought "I just go to the supermarket and get some groceries...oh you CAN'T COS YOUR BROKE!!! Wake up britian...do you think every regular joe who may or may not have a job is living fat and can afford to spend on things they really. I lost my job 4 ago but luckily found another this year with people who help disabled young kids out to events like bowling, cinema etc because the parents want them to socialize and mix with other people there own age and play games, organize charity events. I was laid for cos of lack of funding. I have a back disability and after 15 years of service to a council in scotland,I was for the chop...so the little guy hardly ever wins! Think on before kissing every rotten minded creeps ass! 😘 🍑
@David Boulton Don't know why you put a like on my comment from 4 weeks ago. Sarcasm must be a necessary good to the arrogance of small minded big mouths like you and lea!
If people are getting free food what do they spend their benefits on?
Electricity, gas, water, bus fare to get kids to school, clothing for children, formula milk (not available in a food bank), second hand white goods because your fridge/oven/washing machine has packed up (again), a bed for your child, school uniform so they don’t stand out, school equipment so they don’t stand out. An education for the parents so they can get themselves out of poverty. Anything else ?
@@snapdragon2441 why formula milk? Why still breeding? If you have more than 1, surely you would consider “feeding BEFORE breeding”more? Or lack of common sense has gotten people into this predicament in the first place? Just asking for a friend!
@@whyohwhy3407 Try to work it out on your own
Universal credit isnt paid for the first 5 weeks.
Perhaps you could go and educate yourself on the reasons why some people cannot breast feed. And bear in mind that many of these issues don't present themselves until after the baby is born.
No need for foodbanks,stop using drugs alcohol and tobbaco!!!
Wow..
Yeh because those are the only reasons people are ever in need of food
What about single parents who are trying to feed their children ?
U small minded idiot
@@d4rthreversx772 couldn’t of said it better myself