"The importance of having enough money cannot be ignored"
/The healthy life expectancy gap between the most and least deprived parts of the UK is 19 years. The reasons for this are complex and money is just one part of the picture.
Read More"...poverty is a huge problem in most areas of the city of Glasgow"
/Poverty can have a huge impact on the vulnerability of people. From watching a movie "I Daniel Blake" which is based on a true story, I was able to easily see that this can also influence people's lifestyles
Read More"This is heart breaking and not acceptable"
/I don't think they are aware of how bad poverty is in Castlemilk and how many people are actually suffering from it daily.
Read More"More visible that people in the area live in relative poverty"
/The community health profiles highlight that there are deeper issues that aren't as visible such as low-income families.
Read More"I never realised how much of a problem poverty was in my community"
/I found out a lot more about the community I travel around daily and was oblivious to some of the issues it faced.
Read MoreFood bank providers in Fife
/Although there are other food bank providers in Fife, we chose to research the 'Trussell Trust" as they had a presence in each of our communities and are experts in the field.
Read More"It truly did shock me just how huge this issue really was".
/When we arrived at the food bank we were warmly welcomed and invited into the main reception where service users come in and are offered tea, coffee and biscuits.
Read More"I had no idea what went on in my local community"
/My journey through HICC began in January 2017 when I walked through the doors of Douglas Community Centre in the east end of Dundee a place where I had lived for most of my life.
Read More"Illness, family breakdown or loss of a job can happen to anyone".
/Being able to study an issue that affects so many people has opened my eyes. I never expected the course to have such an impact on me.
Read More"Poverty and Inequality were the issues in my society that shocked me the most"
/Poverty and Inequality were the issues in my society that shocked me the most as the rates I looked at were particularly high.
Read More"I thought l knew my community but in class I have learned a lot more."
/I am a pupil in Secondary school in Castlemilk doing a variety of higher subjects, one of them being community youth work and community skills class which the HIIC course is part of.
Read More"I just never realised that different parts of the city were actually a lot worse than I ever had thought."
/“I have gained more knowledge with regards to how much poverty can have a detrimental effect on not only an individual but as a whole on communities…’
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