Anode -Changing Lives, Giving a Voice, Fighting Poverty in Torbay

Thank you for visiting my blog! My name is Rosie and I am trying to inform people about the charity Anode, who support families that are struggling with poverty in Torbay. Poverty in the UK is a bigger problem than people think. Almost one in four children live in families who struggle to pay for basic needs like food, heating, transport, clothing and the extra costs of schooling like equipment and trips. There is a total of 13 million people living in poverty in the UK.

Poverty is the single greatest threat to the well being of children and families. It can affect every area of a child's development - social, educational and personal.  –Barnardos

To be able to tackle poverty in the UK we must...  start small, think big.

The charity, based in Torbay, was founded five years ago by its managing director Nigel Williams. Anode is a charity that is determined to help. They give counselling, life coaching, food, school uniform, furniture and much, much more.  Devon is well known for being a beautiful place to visit, but nobody notices the mass unemployment and high deprivation levels. If there were places like Anode all over the UK we could easily stamp out poverty. The Values of Anode are built around people. They believe that each person is to be treated with kindness, compassion and respect.

Thanks again for taking an interest in my blog. Please post a response with your thoughts, the answers to the following questions and where you come from.

• Have you ever heard of the charity anode?
• If there was a place like Anode near you would you volunteer?
• If there was a place like Anode near you would you donate?
• Tell your family and friends about places like Anode?

Many thanks

Rosie J