Fighting Shame: poverty in Leeds depicted by eight everyday objects

If this was 3 years ago it makes you wonder how on earth they are coping today. Kudos to the ladies looking out for their communities, I see no shame just bravery in the face of adversity.

It's crazy that it's trendy to shop at charity and thrift shops if you have the money to buy new clothes but it's stigmatised if you can't actually afford the new clothes. Absolutely insane.

Homelessness can happen to anyone. Never judge a book by its cover.

I so liked when the lady said "we do not do lines, but the restaurant type". It is so misunderstood that is only about being fed. Such a little thing to bring their confidence up and preserve their human dignity. So thoughtful!! Thank you all for making this movie.

Ugggh, this just hits me in the gut. I'm a disabled person in Michigan, I never had kids because I knew I couldn't support them, and I'm still barely surviving myself. I can say firsthand, having to go to a food bank can be one of the most depressing experiences ever! I hate seeing moms with very young children there, I find myself wondering if this is this child's reality when they are only 2 years old, how is this child growing up??? And things are NOT always about women being irresponsible letting themselves get pregnant with no money, there's women who started out getting married and then maybe 5 years later, suddenly it's DIVORCE and now the ex husband doesn't want to pay child support and now that single mom is struggling like hell!!!! I've seen too much. No, it isn't fair and it isn't right.

What a wonderful group of women..I feel very humbled

I am thrilled that you took the time to share this sensitive film but really ashamed that we still live in a society where our own people are scrabbling to eat, keep themselves warm let alone have special treats and a life without worry. Thankyou for your unselfish service .stay safe everyone.

Sharing a hot meal is so much better than a couple of cold tins all alone by yourself.

What a bunch of absolute stars, you're all helping so many people in so many ways. Much more than the actual donations. Hats off to you all.

The lunch ladies are angels.

Poverty is exhausting. Poverty is stressful.

Don't judge too quickly. Yes, tattoos cost but women were working. Something has to give, as the lunch club proves, helping people to help themselves. If one person in every 5, offered volunteering , what a better world we would live in.

The commodification of housing is one of the truest shames on our society - absolutely shameful that we need to fight for a place to live. The indignity of it all!

Feel so proud of these woman we are the glue of life thank God for them and their amazing compassion

Give that lady an award. She is amazing 👏. All the work she does.

Bless those women. This was nice but my heart is heavy because the documentary was made before Covid struck and things are so much worse now.

Who has the right of shaming the poor? Noone. Even if their poverty is the result of bad decisions, we shouldn't shame them as all of us make mistakes. We should help them to make a better choice. I hope those ladies are doing better now. My heart is compressed when i hear about people who can't afford food or homes. Everyone should have food and home, the society which lets some people live without them is unfair.

A huge credit to these fantastic women who produced this film.

God bless those women giving back when they have sturggled themselves

This makes me so sad. I'm English and work in the Middle East, and there is nowhere near as much shame and stigma surrounding poverty, just an elitism and ego among the haves like everywhere else. We English treat each other which such disdain, such contempt, whilst voting the same people into power