The BBC3 documentary depicted the issues of poverty through the eyes of three young children. Eight-year-old Courtney, 10-year-old Paige and 11-year-old Sam, all of whom are living in different parts of the country, however, what they have in common is that they all have similar lives and similar living conditions.
The kids honest and frank take on their situations reflect the stories of some of the 3.5 million children living in poverty in the UK. This statistic, according to the BBC, is one of the worst child poverty rates in the industrialised world.
One of the three children featured in the documentary was 10-year-old Paige, who, for most of her life has been in a damp infested flat in one of Glasgow’s tower blocks in the Gorbals. Although the tower blocks have since been demolished and Paige has been re-housed to Drumchapel, the issues she faced on a daily basis, whilst living in her damp, mould infested flat in the Gorbals, are familiar to us at 'With Kids'. We work with vulnerable kids and their families in the East end of Glasgow, who are all affected by poverty and the knock on effects that are related with poverty. Our work is based on a preventative approach that involves early intervention, working with children and families in the East End of Glasgow. Central to this work are the core concepts of building self esteem and the desire to “skill up” children and crucially also the carers of children.
Take a look at one of our videos from our blog. This video highlights the story of Robert Carlyle's early life. One of With Kids ambassadors, Robert was born and brought up in a one-parent family in the East End of Glasgow and was faced with the similar poverty issues that the three kids of 'Poor Kids' were faced with.
There has been a huge response from the public regarding this documentary, that was originally aired in June. According to director Jezza Newman's blog 'the number of your comments has set a record on the TV blog'. The feedback and general desire from those who have commented on Jezzas blog want to help relieve the issues of poverty and the makers of the documentary, True Vision, highlight ways to do so. There is also despair from those comments in that they are appalled that the level of poverty is so high in this day and age. However, we at With Kids continually work with people effected with poverty in the East End of Glasgow and are thankful for documentaries such Poor Kids, for highlighting the seriousness of the issues. Please visit our website, blog or facebook page to find out more about we do.
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