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Picture     Audio    Titles  “My  Hero”   Music    Image  of  “we’re  out  of  recession”  Opening  cupboard    Food  Bank  sign    

Comm-­‐“We’re  being  told  the  country  is  on  it’s  way  out  of  the  recession,  we  are  in  a  period  of  growth.  However,  for  many  people  in  Medway  even  putting  food  on  the  table  is  a  daily  struggle.    Charity’s  are  needed  to  be  put  in  place  to  help  the  13  million  people  living  under  the  poverty  line  in  the  UK.    

  Comm-­‐“Trussell  Trust  developed  one  of  the  UK’s  first  social  franchise  networks  back  in  2004  in  response  to  the  increasing  problem  of  Britain’s  hidden  hunger.    

Ian  talking     Comm-­‐Ian  Childs  set  up  “Ian  is  the  project  manager  of  the  Medway  branch-­‐  he  is  responsible  for  coordinating  the  distribution  of  food  from  the  warehouse  and  centers.  ”  

Ian  Childs   Ian  Childs  sync  “The  Trussell  Trust  organisation  is  a  Christian  charity,  that  started  in  Salisbury,  and  since  then  they  have  opened  over  400  food  banks”  

Map     Comm-­‐  In  2013,  3  ½  thousand  people  were  in  need  of  support  from  food  banks.  In  medway  alone  there  are  6  distrabution  centres  set  up  by  the  trussell  trust  with  107  agencies  that,  like  most  food  banks,  give  out  vouchers.  However  they  have  a  different  way  to  operate  to  other  food  banks.      

Ian     Ian  sync-­‐“The  way  the  way  that  we  operate,  with  a  limitation  of  the  number  of  times  we  help,3  times  in  6  months  being  the  guideline.”  

    Comm-­‐  “Food  banks  clients  may  receive  help  but  it  is  for  the  short  period  of  time,  while  they  wait  for  benefits”  

Ian     Ian  sync  “There  is  no  doubt  that  some  of  the  demand  that  we  have  has  been  because  of  government  changes  to  the  benefit  system  at  the  times  of  benefits  and  how  they  are  claimed.  “  

  Comm-­‐Some  people  are  ashamed  to  be  associated  with  benefits  such  as  Jane,  

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Jane  as  we  will  be  calling  her,  didn’t  want  to  be  identified  due  to  the  negative  perceptions  of  benefit  claimers”  

Jane     Jane,  sync  “The  food  banks  helped  me  with  the  situation  at  the  time,  I  only  earn  £320  a  month,  I  have  two  jobs  but  they  are  very  part  time  and  I  can’t  work  anymore  hours  around  because  of  my  illness.”    

  Comm-­‐  “Jane  needed  help  as  she  could  not  work  for  long  hours  due  long  term  mental  health  problems.”  

  “I’ve  lost  my  benefits  because  the  government  decided  I  was  fit  for  work,  to  do  more  than  15  hours,  I  did  try  to  increase  longer  days  it  didn’t  work  at  all,  now  I  do  12  ½  hours,  I  do  find  that  sometimes  it  is  tiring,  but  I  like  to  get  out  and  about  and  do  something,    

  Comm-­‐“It  could  be  said  that  there  are  still  negative  connotation,  it  can  even  be  said  they  are  ashamed,  Jane  gives  some  insight  into  how  she  feels”  

  Jane  sync  “I  wouldn’t  want  to  sit  at  home  and  do  nothing  and  watch  television  which  perhaps  people  think  that  people  who  have  been  on  welfare,  that’s  all  they  do  but  I  couldn’t  do  that.      

  Comm-­‐  “Due  to    Jane’s  struggle  with  money  she  needed  help,  Jane  turned  to  the  Food  Bank,  but  found  this  a  difficult  experience”  

Jane     Jane  sync  “It  was  hard  because  you  feel  embarrassed,  you  feel  it’s  not  a  good  thing  to  a  food  bank,  although  their  there  for  a  reason  to  help  people  like  me,  you  receive  3  days  supply  of  food,  and  perhaps  a  bit  more,  depends  on  how  much  you  need,  they’ll  supply  you  nappies,  shampoo,  anything  that  daily  life  you  need,  toilet  roll,  it’s  horrible  if  you  run  out  of  toilet  roll  ”  

  Comm-­‐“Benefit  applicants  do  not  always  get  what  they  need  as  cuts  in  benefits  are  to  blame  for  65%  of  referrals.  The  delay  in  benefit  has  caused  the  public  to  seek  else  where  to  feed  their  families.  Jane  lost  her  benefit  

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and  had  to  seek  help  at  a  food  bank.    ”  Jane     “It’s  not  easy  and  any  body  that  thinks  

it  is  they  don’t  know,  they  don’t  know  what  they  are  talking  about”  

  Comm-­‐“People  such  as  Jane  that  experience  the  trauma  of  going  without  food  rely  on  ,the  thousands  that  donate  food.  Trussell  Trust  relies  on  the  good  will  of  the  public  to  donate  food  this  goes  to  the  food  bank  warehouse,  where  it  is  sorted  and  distributed  to  the  centers.”  (Kevin  set  up)  

Kevin  interview  with  cut  a  ways     Kevin  Sync  “Donations  system  works,  through  the  good  will  of  people  in  Medway  they  donate  food  to  Medway  food  bank  through  some  of  our  centers  and  some  of  our  supporting  churches  and  many  companies  and  schools  donate  food  either  on  a  regular  on  one  of  basis”  

Man  walking  around  warehouse     Comm-­‐But  donations  alone  are  not  enough  without  the  support  of  volunteers  the  system  would  not  work,  there  are  two  types  of  volunteers,  those  that  work  in  the  warehouse  and  help  Kevin……  

Kevin     Kevin  sync  “Food  bank  runs  purely  by  the  good  will  and  hard  work  and  dedication  of  volunteers,  we  have  up  to  a  dozen  volunteers  on  a  roster  system  at  the  warehouse  and  they  work  very  hard  day  to  day,  weighing  all  the  food,  sorting  it  categorizing  it,  and  then  also  shipping  out  orders  of  food  to  our  6  centers  across  Medway  towns”      

  Comm-­‐“and  the  ones  that  work  in  the  centers,  like  Graham,  he’s  a  volunteer  which  is  one  of  the  6  centers,  his  role  is  to  meet  and  support  people  during  a  difficult  time”    

Graham     Graham  sync  “I  wanted  to  give  back  something  of  my  time  to  people  who  are  less  fortunate  than  me,  there  is  so  much  need  in  society  these  days  and  I  think  food  bank  is  one  of  the  most  fulfilling  things  a  person  can  do.”  

  Comm-­‐The  centers  receive  food  from  the  warehouse  on  a  regular  basis    

Graham  with  boxes     Graham  sync  “We  receive  all  the  food  

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from  the  food  bank  warehouse,  the  orders  sent  out  on  a  Monday  and  we  receive  the  food  back  on  a  Thursday  and  then  its  unpacked  ready  for  Friday”  

  Comm-­‐The  Food  Bank  at  the  salvation  army  opens  Monday’s  and  Fridays,  volunteers  such  as  Graham  meet  the  clients  of  the  food  bank  every  week.”  

Graham     Graham  sync  “They  come  with  a  voucher  we  would  then  make  up  a  food  parcel  for  them”  

  Comm-­‐“Food  parcels  are  handed  to  clients  from  the  food  bank.  The  centers  have  the  facilities  for  the  clients  to  have  drinks.  Jane  a  former  client  of  the  food  banks  now  volunteers  to  help  out”    

Jane     “I  help  out  at  the  cafeteria  side,  it  was  very  welcoming.  I  go  up  there  after  work  and  just  help  out  in  the  cafeteria  area,  cups  of  teas  and  coffees  and  cake,  it’s  all  free  and  the  people  give  donation,  and  goes  towards  the  food  bank,  it’s  a  lovely  atmosphere  in  the  café.  

  Comm  “Although  the  help  that  the  Food  Banks  is  limited  the  Food  Bank  clients  are  being  accused  of  cheating  the  system  and  scamming  recourses  from  others  in  need.    

Ian     Ian  sync  “a  critism  that  may  often  be  leveled  at  us  is  that  if  we  give  people  food  then  they  spend  whatever  money  they  do  have  on  drugs  or  alcohol,”  

Benefit  cheats/benefit  street   Comm-­‐“unfortunately  the  stories  which  get  the  headlines  often  reinforce  this  view.  In  fact  they  criticize  food  banks  them  selves.  Negative  press  has  been  directed  to  the  Food  Banks,  regarding  their  checking  of  the  clients  that  come  into  the  Food  Bank.      

Ian     Checking  process  to  ensure  that  they  are  need,  our  process  is  carried  out  by  professionals    in  the  community  they  may  be  doctors,  they  might  be  social  workers,  a  community  liaison  office  in  school,  they  might  be  a  children’s  center”    

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Jane     Jane  sync  “They  do  check  and  are  very  careful,  they  will  check  you  identity,  but  they  would  ask  for  something  that  proves  your  identity,  but  they  would  still  perhaps  ask  for  something  proves  your  identity,  it  could  be  a  letter,  from  the  social  services  or  council  tax  or  anything  like  that  ,  that  shows  address  and  shows  your  name”  

  Comm-­‐“There  will  always  be  those  who  know  how  to  cheat  the  system  but  does  this  mean  that  the  people  who  are  in  need  should  be  deprived  of  the  service  and  associated  with  those  abusing  the  system.  Judging  by  the  increase  in  demand  the  need  is  still  present.    

Ian     Ian  sync  “It  could  get  better,  as  in  less  people  need  us  and  its  ultimately  our  goal,  not  to  be  needed.  But  it  could  easily  go  the  other  way  to  it  increase,  what  I’m  hearing  politically  that  they  are  still  cutting  back,  so  if  those  cuts  were  to  affect  the  people  we  are  often  dealing  with  even  more  deeply,  making  that  group  even  bigger  then  food  banks  will  continue  to  grow.”