'Poor Kids'

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This programme is moving me to tears.....

I want to send Sam my sons clothes that he has outgrown, I want to buy him a new uniform with proper boys shirts and trousers that fit....

So many of us come on here and bicker about how tough life is....but for the 3.5 million kids who live below the poverty line, I think we need to get a grip.....

Where can I find out how to help Sam???

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
 
DragonSlayer said:
This programme is moving me to tears.....

I want to send Sam my sons clothes that he has outgrown, I want to buy him a new uniform with proper boys shirts and trousers that fit....

So many of us come on here and bicker about how tough life is....but for the 3.5 million kids who live below the poverty line, I think we need to get a grip.....

Where can I find out how to help Sam???

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
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Those poor, bright wee girls in their damp, mouldy flats ... :(
 
It's just awful. Those wee girls are fab. Wise beyond their years.
Nobody should be living like that in the uk in the 21st century. That wee boy sam with the girls shirt on and ripped trousers, poor kid, he gets such stick at school.
When we think what football players and pop stars are paid and the lavish lifestyles they lead, it makes you sick really.
 
I'm going to suggest this programme is watched at skool during the PSRE lessons, so those kids with xboxes and all the things they want can watch it....and be bloody grateful.
 
Am now snivelling a little bit at the little girl who wants to be a lady jockey because 'you get to ride horses and be happy'.
 
What programme was that?

It sounds like those kids are victims of crap parenting rather than being poor.
 
nona1 said:
What programme was that?

It sounds like those kids are victims of crap parenting rather than being poor.
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It was called 'poor kids' on bbc1. It was about poverty and focused on the children, it really was about parents trying their best but difficult to do when the council put you
in flats dripping with damp, single dad who can't find work, people really struggling to make ends meet. There are a lot of it around.
 
nona1 said:
What programme was that?

It sounds like those kids are victims of crap parenting rather than being poor.
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Not all of the parents are crap.....you need to watch the programme to understand that. I'm the first to yell about benefit cheats, look at my previous posts on such things as tax credit etc etc!

The dad of some of these kids is trying to produce a miracle, he even made Sam a birthday cake. He didn't get much, but at least there is love in the home. I can't even fathom how difficult his dad is finding it.

I have two suitcases full of clothes I was sending to the charity shops, clothes of mine...Kayleigh can have them! I have clothes my son has out-grown, he is a year older than Sam...Sam can have them, I want to buy him a new uniform and a new school bag, so he can go to school and escape the stigma.

I have a large TV sat doing nothing, my son got a new one for xmas....he even has his old PS2....Sam can have that too..

I'd load me truck up, with all sorts of stuff, and drive to Bradford to deliver it, after stopping and buying a load of groceries for their freezer...

It's not a play on people heart strings, it's a very serious problem, and they estimate many more will be falling into the povery trap because of the cuts. Sure, get rid of the spongers, but you can guess that the genuine ones will suffer too....
 
I watched the program.... and I want to do something for Sam too. I thought that his family, dad, older sister, himself and his younger half brother were a fab family unit and I really want to do something.... even if its just a £10 for his birthday.
So, how do we go about getting our donations to him?

As for the 2 sisters, I feel for them too. I have a dolls house I can donate to them for birthday/christmas. My daughter doesn't play with it, so its wasted here.

Lets do something positive!
 
I too watched this programme.
If anyone can find out how to help those children I would love to know. My home is stuffed to the brim with things I could pass on.
My daughter is only 4 but I so wish that she would understand just how lucky she is!

I was apalled to find out how we rank in the poverty stakes :( Ashamed doesn't cover it!
 
i heard a polish man describe us as a third world country ! apparantly their hospitals are sparkling clean with excellent and quick treatment . by all accounts they are appalled by our rubbish schools as well. people used to say charity begins at home , yet we seem to be struggling while the government is giving our hard earned cash to countries that are probably atually richer than us.
 
I have recorded this.
Sounds like it's going to be emotional viewing :(.

I take my outgrown children's clothes to the charity shop but they are so bloody ungrateful. It would be good to deliver it direct to those who need it.
 
Just got a message from head of year on FB to tell me she did tape it so all kids at our school will get to watch it!

...and gas prices going up 19%....and electric a little less? A town near us is about to lose 1200 jobs, 700 are going in our own city....who the hell is going to keep them supported?

We are one of the biggest foreign aid distributors, I think our government now needs to wind it's neck in, and deal with problems at home.

Bugger bailing out other countries when they get in a tizz over money...

In fact, let me be PM for 5 years, I'll sort it all out....
 
you dont need to travel your unwanted possesions to other cities - contact your local volunteer bureau or citizens advice - they will be able to deliver the items to a local charity who can pass them onto similair familes on your own doorstep - povery isnt just an inner city issue - just as bad in rural commmunities
BTW - very poor people cant afford to shop in charity shops so sending things there may help the charity but rarely helps the poorest families
if you really want to offer help - consiider getting involved in a charity that supports the poorest families - i have taken very low income kids to play with the ponies in the past - a lovely time was had by all:)
 
Didn't see program,as in bed with migraine, but the one where you can have kids to come and be round your horses sounds interesting, can you pm details Ruthmeg
 
rubysmum said:
if you really want to offer help - consiider getting involved in a charity that supports the poorest families - i have taken very low income kids to play with the ponies in the past - a lovely time was had by all:)
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Which charities do this? I'd love to help if I can :)

I haven't watched, but will on iPlayer

J&C
 
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